Puzzle 1
Starter clue: L = E
ALHJFFWYLNULHYYWILGLXBLDLTKGWSYWBX,ICYALTWLNULHYYWTBDLZYBYWKTLPGJTBFPHWFTBYBWFZ.
Decoder — write your answer under each cipher letter:
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Calvin Coolidge Cryptograms Set 6
6 cryptograms to solve with a pencil. Each letter of the quote has been swapped for another letter, and the same swap holds all the way through.
20 pt ciphertext — the size a newspaper puzzle page never gives you. 26 pt ciphertext with wide letter spacing and room to write. Both sizes print on US Letter with the answer key on its own page.
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The puzzles
Puzzle 2
Starter clue: A = E
NEASIBSAINFBVNEAGBWYNIF,QMPANEAVIAALBRBVNEAGBWYNIF,JAQBYUTNBNEASABSQABVNEAGBWYNIF.
Decoder — write your answer under each cipher letter:
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Puzzle 3
Starter clue: O = E
FZOPZXKOFZOXDHXRXVDNWUFNFVFNXWUNULIUOTXWFZOKNLODFHIWTNWTOJOWTOWEOXRFZONWTNBNTVIK.
Decoder — write your answer under each cipher letter:
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Puzzle 4
Starter clue: O = T
TBXHZOKFLTVBOBVNKOFZUJHEHNZYZAGOOFZLATBNGOZMGOKBSUJBOZXOHVYHOTZNSLVMHOTHVMHEHMGLNT.
Decoder — write your answer under each cipher letter:
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Puzzle 5
Starter clue: F = I
XYREFZFYRVNHVZLIBPYDFEIEHREIPTGFXGBIYBSIXURNUQIUSFDFRJURETYPQYHZYMZGIFPEFMMFXHSZFIV.
Decoder — write your answer under each cipher letter:
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Puzzle 6
Starter clue: X = E
KTMEXKXQXGMZXIEKIVGUDSDDOXZIUXIPQUDTXEO,KXIZXXCJIEEVQXUXZBMPXQUDAXMPQXOXPQXPUIPQHZXX.
Decoder — write your answer under each cipher letter:
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Solver's cheat sheet
- Most common letters
- E T A O I N S H R D L U
- Most common 1-letter words
- A I
- Most common 2-letter words
- OF TO IN IT IS BE AS AT SO WE HE BY OR ON DO IF ME MY UP AN GO NO US AM
- Most common 3-letter words
- THE AND FOR ARE BUT NOT YOU ALL ANY CAN HER WAS ONE OUR OUT DAY GET HAS HIM HIS HOW MAN NEW NOW OLD SEE TWO WAY WHO BOY DID ITS LET PUT SAY SHE TOO USE
- Common double letters
- LL EE SS OO TT FF RR NN PP CC
- Common word endings
- -ING -ION -ENT -TION -LY -ED -ER -EST
- After an apostrophe
- T (don't) S (it's) RE (we're) VE (I've) LL (we'll) D (I'd)
Want this on its own sheet? Print the letter frequency chart.
Show the answer key (6 solutions)
- “We can not expect to be relieved from toil, but we do expect to divest it of degrading conditions.”— Calvin Coolidge, 1926, State of the Union AddressCipher key: A=W B=I C=U D=V E=K F=N G=R H=C I=B J=A K=F L=E M=H N=X O=J P=G Q=Z R=Q S=M T=D U=P V=Y W=O X=L Y=T Z=S
- “The property of the country, like the freedom of the country, belongs to the people of the country.”— Calvin Coolidge, 1926, State of the Union AddressCipher key: A=E B=O C=Q D=X E=H F=Y G=C H=J I=R J=B K=A L=D M=I N=T O=Z P=K Q=L R=M S=P T=S U=G V=F W=U X=W Y=N Z=V
- “The whole theory of our institutions is based on the liberty and independence of the individual.”— Calvin Coolidge, 1926, State of the Union AddressCipher key: A=X B=V C=G D=R E=C F=T G=M H=Y I=A J=P K=L L=B M=J N=I O=E P=W Q=K R=F S=Q T=D U=S V=U W=N X=O Y=Z Z=H
- “Society has not only the privilege but the absolute duty of protecting itself and its individuals.”— Calvin Coolidge, 1926, State of the Union AddressCipher key: A=B B=O C=W D=K E=V F=H G=U H=I I=X J=R K=Y L=A M=D N=L O=T P=Q Q=Z R=M S=F T=S U=P V=N W=J X=C Y=G Z=E
- “Conditions must be provided under which people can make a living and work out of their difficulties.”— Calvin Coolidge, 1925, Inaugural AddressCipher key: A=X B=P C=Q D=V E=D F=I G=H H=U I=E J=G K=Z L=B M=F N=M O=Y P=R Q=K R=N S=L T=W U=A V=S W=J X=C Y=O Z=T
- “While we desire always to cooperate and to help, we are equally determined to be independent and free.”— Calvin Coolidge, 1924, State of the Union AddressCipher key: A=B B=M C=Q D=O E=L F=V G=S H=F I=A J=U K=W L=X M=I N=G O=P P=N Q=D R=K S=C T=H U=T V=Y W=Z X=E Y=J Z=R