50 Classic Cryptograms
Substitution-cipher decoding puzzles — crack the code. 50 puzzles preserved from Bill's original 1998 archive.
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- #1 Hsen owsj sud, zq't erkvzkwztj; hsen owsj qas, zq't wdtdkwhp.
- #2 Y zyufa cbhvxa cw rna oawr uahcqa ivu nyqqcbaww C alau nayuj vi.
- #3 Jk cwjv sqzhe, kqcwjkp jv lozcmjk txc eomcw mke cmfov.
- #4 Kqozy kfq vzzx hq rz zmius kahf ozy sulx uorahaqy.
- #5 Oltp wsfy qsp wfypdsz ef, ethfy ef ypdsqmfd.
- #6 Ugsxqxai xi qez wzyqsz pvq gj wzqqxyw fgqzi jvgl qez uggv pyh aplupxwy jdyhi jvgl qez vxae om uvglxixyw qg uvgqzaq zpae jvgl qez gqezv.
- #7 Tfble snowpnywzv, vnf lgoykwpz vnf. Tfble skvvtfwzv, wp'z utzp prl kookzwpl.
- #8 Ugcvivyl fmce vi kzie hcdji emj gjhjhogcyaj wjcg.
- #9 Brwqhlfkw hjk qibwk qicedw zbg wkk mike zbg qhsk zbgj kzkw buu zbgj dbhfw.
- #10 Rka pbrgsgxr rkgjnx rkgx gx rka zaxr pt uii ypfiex. Rka baxxgsgxr taufx rkgx gx rfda.
- #11 Ko jvamlkve kd djizwb mlw lyxjv utba kd djizwb.
- #12 Cohhoq hi qojzbm fbxomh zmr hnitlnh hi co z piix, hnzm hi idom gitq jithn zmr qojiwo zxx ritch.
- #13 Bes tswb kvqu vkk qfapgqbgfa, yegks bes yfcwb vcs lgkksj ygbe mvwwgfavbs gabsawgbh.
- #14 G raadkjt oazjkjpnzol kj ptn tacyacdkz ar jugdd ukzbj.
- #15 Yx't zex xqp tyvp eu xqp les yz xqp uysqx, yx't xqp tyvp eu xqp uysqx yz xqp les.
- #16 Tjmei qynjniq lehm edxezq ami hnfdmvi fyyfqninfv ujfa amcnfrjm anvcq.
- #17 Opd wkokxd gdblysi ol oplid jpl gdbadud ay opd gdqkor lw opdax mxdqti.
- #18 Lkp kptml kta sla mptacoa, fksdk mptaco zcpa ocl gocf.
- #19 W zewm rg w qnhwi srkc w qhwqmrfh.
- #20 O nojj gqlkoi vs khv is vhllsn hvt tqplhtq kx ascj yx khfovp kq bhiq bok.
- #21 O jorr meb hovvpdb blomwv ymrpvv omvbxydbph
- #22 D ndzz asg bwfgqmsfty da geq efzzb
- #23 R xrmm zbn ynofn pobfze mruj R bxz ncj vmpgj
- #24 T ktrr vid wzrjq dqz Vfdtivfr Fvdqzo
- #25 "Fucd Flnpi" ucm vtd rmbur dmvomc
- #26 Ic rhik qj rbp Zg. Zkhpv
- #27 Q cqoo rsg vpoo tqiyjop jbipv
- #28 W owpp cgv zfrmir vbr ngcxrj umfi
- #29 T cg bgo diwn ctkagliotq tllpbtou
- #30 V lvqq bpd dseay pdysjm dp zqc
- #31 Krn bedludbtm'q khabnn dq lhk t Zedqinn
- #32 Zado esvdoafbvz do vcz qchdvl uvt ecdvznboo
- #33 Jtci rmfb tb yls sll glyd sl qmts jlz m doy
- #34 Au ciazjipn jxy giq yqiozg wu x igz-xpazk axg
- #35 R frkk pub zhkk "Tlh't Chjc" jb oukk qjkk
- #36 X qxzz fuk cbk klxfmd eua gufcs
- #37 H ehii xtv ngjtqn vkn hmxtfcxdn tb vkn bcdrivl
- #38 H qhss tui idvfg avtip qhik uikgdp
- #39 O modd fja tvdd "Bocv" of h rcjmyvy rdhqqcjjn
- #40 Em'o bjmlmj, zjm bjmlmji
- #41 Ipial cfm O ciiz oj om jyci tfl cl jwdiaoya. -Afbdk Tfbhy Iciajym
- #42 Ro awbo w yzndngwh qkze jejcod ranya nj jksoznlz cl wge ng cao rlzht; wgt ncj oiinynogye nj lghe dwzzot pe cao tniinykhce li ingtngv crohbo dog oboze twe ral tlg'c fglr wgecangv wg...
- #43 Kvrcfnk fz gur wtbe nwltgce gukg xrtg dcwv hkchkcfzv gw qrnkqrtnr xfguwlg nfpfbfikgfwt ft hrgxrrt. -Wznkc Xfbqr
- #44 N isezcmxnotxc tz n hne gtok ogs wcmpciora jssl rcjz gks, ksgcxcm, knz ecxcm rcnmecl ksg os gnrf psmgnml. -Pmnefrte Lcrnes Msszcxcro
- #45 K lqns nyu K jbseqv. K mqq nyu K sqxqxwqs. K ub nyu K gyuqsmvnyu. -Rbyjgrkgm
- #46 U miaiw wizuzc ciofcxcunm, gisxvzi U dxai lnvmj cdxc cdumhz cdxc xwi gxj lnw oi jn mnc ciofc oi. -Hinwhi Giwmxwj Zdxp
- #47 Oku jluo hewbc seh xualg oku jedwouh dw oku hujhucuwoeodlw ls rdcdxau okdwzc, ewq seh xualg oku fvcdidew dw okeo ls dwrdcdxau okdwzc. -Aulwehql QeRdwid
- #48 Udhgdtj, dedhzrhwz ej iwdtrh, mirzfnwt aomrttaexw orhtgwit; fhagwz kagv ag, tvw at gvw orgvwi ru gvw digt dhz gvw riapah ru odibwxt. -Prjd
- #49 Ni ny zfgg ivri zrt ny yw ifttncgf, wt zf yvwlgm qfi iww jwom wj ni. -Twcfti F. Gff
- #50 Mux lhpk jw e vhtjm hy ghnx mux bibhg jw mux xqx. Mux ljzx ghtum qji yuhpx jp hm, mux ljzx hm fhgg ojpmzeom. -Jghrxz Fxpkxgg Ujglxy, Sz.
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