21Feb 2014

Some silly cryptograms for you to enjoy…

As you can probably predict, I’m getting a tad tired of reviewing so many intensely po-faced Voynich theories one after the other. So I thought I’d instead post some silly puzzles to cheer myself up, hope you enjoy them!

(1) What links Burst Uvula and Chief Ghillie with Heroic Defiance, Solemn Operas, and Foxy Zappers? Feel free to suggest your own! 🙂

(2) J x AITKEN = SLEAZE. Can you solve Bill Hartston’s maths cryptogram?

(3) Of course, the most famous numeric cryptogram was composed by Henry Dudeney in 1924 for an article in Strand Magazine. SEND + MORE = MONEY. Can you work that out as well?

(4) A dog bitten by a snake fears sausages. True or false?

Posted in: Historical Ciphers

7 thoughts on “Some silly cryptograms for you to enjoy…”

SirHubert on February 21, 2014 at 9:20 pm said:

Dabchick?
nickpelling on February 21, 2014 at 10:12 pm said:

SirHubert: yes, only slightly more so! 😉
SirHubert on February 21, 2014 at 11:08 pm said:

Calm no priests?
nickpelling on February 21, 2014 at 11:30 pm said:

SirHubert: by Jove, I think he’s got it. 😉 Overwhelm? Nope!
Walter Grosse on February 23, 2014 at 1:28 am said:

“Le code du manuscrit Voynich enfin décrypté”

Dear Sir,

Have you read it ?
Gorilla City on February 25, 2014 at 5:03 am said:

Greasy Zabagliones!
nickpelling on February 25, 2014 at 7:29 am said:

Gorilla City: I like it! 🙂