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
PGPCJ ECPLDFCP SLD L VPPAPC
Need a nudge?
One of this week's ciphers — working out which is part of the puzzle.
The answer
EVERY TREASURE HAS A KEEPER
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 Caesar Shift. The key: shift unknown. A Caesar shift, but you have to find the distance yourself. Try the one-letter words first. Take the first letter, P, and walk it back 11 places: it lands on E. Do that to every letter and the message reads E V E… The answer was EVERY TREASURE HAS A KEEPER.