Puzzle 1
Starter clue: L = E
KLEU-OXGLJRALRSMXLKRXSTRMKBXZEMRXSFACENSBLZKLXUCXEFSFYTETOLRYFLKTEXRL.
Decoder — write your answer under each cipher letter:
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Herbert Hoover Cryptograms Set 2
5 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: H = E
FHKCOHPHHUYTAIKHAIXNHAYHDIIKHSHCPZLVFKMDKBXOHAPSHPIDCPLHCUCNIHUIXKTSCPZHAOMDH.
Decoder — write your answer under each cipher letter:
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Puzzle 3
Starter clue: D = E
GEYODJDOIDZBGDOBCVEOMDOCBMQODDMEPQOEPDBNOECNWPDBGZJGWDQZOJGYKOYEJDEQXEIDOBPDBG.
Decoder — write your answer under each cipher letter:
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Puzzle 4
Starter clue: Q = T
TSRDBQHQHSPHYPSQSPMWQGBFJYHYSADUSQBTQHSPQSQGBTSPYLRBUFLQHYQGBHPTBPQHKBQSDUSOUBYY.
Decoder — write your answer under each cipher letter:
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Puzzle 5
Starter clue: K = E
FWJZJBKAGUJWJIETVKWJISGMKVAKVKFKEWTYKJVEUTOAJSKZTJQQFWTWJMKNJGZWGVSTMKAVBKVZHXZWKYKTYQK.
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 (5 solutions)
- “Self-government does not and should not imply the use of political agencies alone.”— Herbert Hoover, 1929, Inaugural AddressCipher key: A=M B=H C=P D=X E=L F=I G=V H=K I=B J=R K=S L=E M=D N=Y O=G P=W Q=Z R=N S=T T=A U=F V=Q W=J X=O Y=C Z=U
- “We have need further to perfect the means by which Government can be adapted to human service.”— Herbert Hoover, 1929, Inaugural AddressCipher key: A=R B=G C=A D=C E=X F=W G=Z H=E I=T J=L K=H L=B M=I N=P O=V P=N Q=J R=Q S=M T=U U=D V=Y W=K X=O Y=F Z=S
- “To preserve internal order and freedom from encroachment is the first purpose of government.”— Herbert Hoover, 1929, State of the Union AddressCipher key: A=K B=N C=A D=E E=O F=W G=T H=Z I=V J=S K=U L=Q M=D N=C O=R P=M Q=F R=B S=Y T=J U=X V=L W=H X=G Y=P Z=I
- “Competition is not only the basis of protection to the consumer but is the incentive to progress.”— Herbert Hoover, 1930, State of the Union AddressCipher key: A=F B=E C=J D=P E=Q F=B G=H H=I I=K J=A K=V L=U M=L N=D O=G P=N Q=T R=M S=O T=C U=R V=X W=Y X=Z Y=S Z=W
- “What America has done has given renewed hope and courage to all who have faith in government by the people.”— Herbert Hoover, 1929, Inaugural AddressCipher key: A=R B=M C=J D=X E=D F=W G=I H=B I=S J=A K=E L=K M=V N=F O=U P=Q Q=L R=Z S=G T=O U=C V=N W=H X=Y Y=P Z=T