This one is from the archive. Play it for practice — past puzzles never
count toward a streak. Today’s cipher is here.
3 guesses to crack the cipher.
One cipher each day.
Review Day
The cipher’s name is withheld — working out which it is comes first
YIRMT Z OZMGVIM ZMW ILKV
Need a nudge?
One of this week's ciphers — working out which is part of the puzzle.
The answer
BRING A LANTERN AND ROPE
How it works
A review day — the cipher's name was withheld, so step one was working out which of the week's techniques was in play. Every letter has been swapped for another one, and the same swap is used all the way through. Letter shapes stay put — word lengths and spacing are still real clues. This one is Atbash. The key: mirror. The alphabet is reversed against itself: A becomes Z, B becomes Y. Apply the key to the first three letters and they resolve to B R I. The answer was BRING A LANTERN AND ROPE.