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.
Printing this web page instead? Press Ctrl+P (⌘+P on a Mac). The navigation and buttons drop away, and the answer key prints on its own page — open it below first if you want it included.
Decoder — write your answer under each cipher letter:
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z
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)
“The free public school, the chance for each boy or girl to get a good elementary education, lies at the foundation of our whole political situation.”— Theodore Roosevelt, 1906, Sixth Annual Message to CongressCipher key: A=Q B=D C=P D=Z E=C F=R G=H H=L I=E J=V K=J L=U M=N N=B O=M P=S Q=I R=K S=Y T=X U=G V=W W=A X=F Y=T Z=O
“We can, however, do nothing of permanent value for peace unless we keep ever clearly in mind the ethical element which lies at the root of the problem.”— Theodore Roosevelt, 1905, Fifth Annual Message to CongressCipher key: A=K B=F C=Z D=M E=D F=R G=B H=Q I=X J=W K=E L=G M=L N=U O=T P=C Q=I R=N S=V T=A U=O V=H W=P X=Y Y=J Z=S
“Some antiquated and outworn rules which once safeguarded the threatened rights of private citizens, now merely work harm to the general body politic.”— Theodore Roosevelt, 1905, Fifth Annual Message to CongressCipher key: A=Q B=C C=B D=X E=O F=I G=N H=K I=U J=Z K=S L=E M=T N=H O=F P=A Q=V R=G S=L T=D U=Y V=R W=J X=P Y=M Z=W
“Every man must be guaranteed his liberty and his right to do as he likes with his property or his labor, so long as he does not infringe the rights of others.”— Theodore Roosevelt, 1903, Third Annual Message to CongressCipher key: A=S B=E C=M D=H E=U F=N G=K H=L I=P J=Q K=X L=A M=R N=D O=C P=B Q=F R=O S=Z T=W U=Y V=I W=J X=V Y=G Z=T
“Some persons speak as if the exercise of such governmental control would do away with the freedom of individual initiative and dwarf individual effort.”— Theodore Roosevelt, 1906, Sixth Annual Message to CongressCipher key: A=H B=X C=O D=U E=B F=N G=V H=A I=P J=Z K=C L=M M=L N=W O=F P=J Q=D R=S S=G T=R U=E V=K W=Y X=T Y=I Z=Q