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Skizz · Boot Joined: 11 Jan 2006 Posts: 37

I've been looking at the 6 word code and I'm sure it's not a straightforward substitution cipher - the second word doesn't match any word in my dictionary (i.e. all letters different except the third and last). That leads me to think it's one of three things: it's not a substitution cipher, the second word is a name (so it wouldn't be in the dictionary) or the text isn't English (German text has a lot of capitilised words).

Skizz

**Posted:** Fri Jan 27, 2006 8:37 pm

monkeyslave · Boot Joined: 06 Jan 2006 Posts: 12

I really don't think its a substitution cipher either. Been playing with this for almost a week now Confused

Has anyone managed to crack this keyword yet???

There's never a super computer around when you really need one!

Maybe the captials and spaces have been added to lead us up the garden path, as there are 34 characters could it be a paired cipher of some sort OR maybe i've just lost it Shocked

**Posted:** Sat Jan 28, 2006 9:40 am

ALISDAIRPARK

I'm guessing the plain text underneath is a clue, rather than a keyword, but not got anywhere down that route yet. The cipher could still be substitution, but not simple, e.g. a rolling Caesar cipher.

The 3rd & 4th words with there repeated g's, may give a route to go down, or the last 10 letter word.

**Posted:** Sat Jan 28, 2006 9:59 am

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monkeyslave · Boot Joined: 06 Jan 2006 Posts: 12

I guess so, but as far as i've got with those two words as a clue is,

**Posted:** Sat Jan 28, 2006 1:37 pm

ALISDAIRPARK

Anyone had any joy? I've got nowhere.

EDIT: For what it's worth my current idea is that the bottom line is the clue for the top line, in that the phrase is a

**Posted:** Mon Jan 30, 2006 4:42 pm

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ALISDAIRPARK

For info, although it's starting to feel like I'm the only one left, people have solved this screen, but as I'm still stuck, and for any others who may be, I've asked about the possibility of hints/ clues on PCT.

**Posted:** Thu Feb 02, 2006 7:26 am

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Lysithea

You're not the only one still stuck and working on this section of the trail. I haven't made any progress, and I've currently run out of things to try.

**Posted:** Thu Feb 02, 2006 8:39 am

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Avalix · Boot Joined: 18 Oct 2005 Posts: 52 Location: Sheffield, UK

Ive been away for a couple of days and i was woundering how this puzzle is going. at the moment it seems to have died lol

**Posted:** Tue Feb 07, 2006 10:47 am

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SteveC · Unfettered Joined: 05 May 2005 Posts: 381

Just picked up on this today (man was the first puzzle convoluted!).

anyway, totally stuck on the second. I'm guessing it's

**Posted:** Tue Feb 07, 2006 11:09 am

ALISDAIRPARK

well it's beyond me, just feel stupid now.

**Posted:** Tue Feb 07, 2006 3:39 pm

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monkeyslave · Boot Joined: 06 Jan 2006 Posts: 12

You're not the only one - not feeling to bright about now Confused

Well at least there's the live event on Wednesday to take my (clearly tiny) mind off the fact I just can't crack this one! Embarassed

Phant

ok guys you're on the right track, the first block is clearly encoded with some kind of cipher but the other bit is plain text - the relevance of which you have already discovered.

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**Posted:** Tue Feb 07, 2006 4:57 pm

Roommate · Kilroy Joined: 07 Feb 2006 Posts: 2 Location: NC, USA

Woohoo, got it! Thanks Phant, your nudges definitely helped. Smile

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**Posted:** Tue Feb 07, 2006 8:48 pm

ALISDAIRPARK

thanks guys. got it at last, had tried that cipher but never thought to use that to break it!

OK I know who he is, no idea what to do with him, if it's another steg I'll have to wait until tonight to crack it..

EDIT: Doesn't seem to be steg, so I reckon it's

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monkeyslave · Boot Joined: 06 Jan 2006 Posts: 12

The slow coach has caught up at last Very Happy

Thanks for the hints everyone!

monkeyslave

**Posted:** Wed Feb 08, 2006 5:54 pm