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Puzzle of the Week 6
« on: February 21, 2011, 05:28:26 PM »
PM me the answer.  Do not post it here.


Puzzle #6 (2/21/11)

This is an easy one.  And fun!  Send the answer by Friday.


Each of the words and phrases below has been translated into a random cipher alphabet.  Letter substitutions remain constant from word to word.  Can you decipher everything?

Topic:  Signs on doors

Starting Hint:  T stands for K

1.  RCUSBARRY BESA

2.  EB YCBTJEO

3.  GYR BFDRL ZBBL

4.  OREFSRCRE

5.  DBGLY

6.  BIIGUJRZ

7.  TRRU BGF

8.  ISBYRZ
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Re: Puzzle of the Week 6
« Reply #1 on: February 21, 2011, 08:37:55 PM »
ivan gets 25 puzzle points!

Banshee gets 25 puzzle points!

Jaepheth gets 25 puzzle points!

BananaSkittles gets 25 puzzle points!
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Re: Puzzle of the Week 6
« Reply #2 on: February 21, 2011, 09:30:19 PM »
Novice gets 25 puzzle points!
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Re: Puzzle of the Week 6
« Reply #3 on: February 22, 2011, 12:16:22 PM »
Pyrenus gets 20 puzzle points!
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Re: Puzzle of the Week 6
« Reply #4 on: February 22, 2011, 02:26:41 PM »
Lacerda gets 20 puzzle points!
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Re: Puzzle of the Week 6
« Reply #5 on: February 22, 2011, 04:59:33 PM »
New guy, foo gets 20 puzzle points!
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Re: Puzzle of the Week 6
« Reply #6 on: February 22, 2011, 10:19:43 PM »
Rizzy also gets 20 puzzle points!
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Re: Puzzle of the Week 6
« Reply #7 on: February 23, 2011, 05:41:44 AM »
Quote from: Detta on February 22, 2011, 04:59:33 PM
New guy, foo gets 20 puzzle points!

 haha.. NuManfoo


 . . . witha FuManchu?
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Re: Puzzle of the Week 6
« Reply #8 on: February 23, 2011, 12:54:11 PM »
I'm sporting a beard, but its hardly a FuManChu.
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Re: Puzzle of the Week 6
« Reply #9 on: February 23, 2011, 05:21:46 PM »
Nice puzzle.  Not too hard but it still took a few minutes.
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Re: Puzzle of the Week 6
« Reply #10 on: February 28, 2011, 03:54:23 PM »
ivan has 125 puzzle points.

Jaepheth has 125 puzzle points.

Novice has 110 puzzle points.

Banshee has 55 puzzle points.

Demo has 45 puzzle points.

reimero has 45 enriching puzzle points.

Lacerda has 35 puzzle points.

TheJudge has 30 puzzle points.

Pyrenus has 30 puzzle points.

p5ych0t3ch has 25 puzzle points.

BananaSkittles has 25 puzzle points.

HeavyJay has 25 puzzle points.

Rizzy has 20 puzzle points.

foo has 20 puzzle points.

Fraggles has 5 puzzle points.
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