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A DOUBLY DIFFICULT CHALLENGE
TO TAX ANY EINSTEIN!
Work out what the codes and ciphers in
this collection are saying before solving the twist
to every puzzle.
Carefully constructed to challenge beginner and
expert cryptologist alike, this set of puzzles will
reveal all if you have determination and a
sense of humor.

David J. Bodycombe started inventing puzzles

and games at the age of sixteen when he became

one of the game designers on The Crystal Maze,
a popular British game show. He has also
contributed to The Daily Telegraph and Mensa
Magazine, as well as editing and writing other
puzzle books, including The I. Q. Obstacle
Course, The I. Q. Mine Field, and The
Mammoth Puzzle Carnival.

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ISBN 0-7607-2897-6
90000

Cover design: the Senate

780760"728970
CODES & CIPHERS
 Also in this series:

N^ystery Puzzles by Chris M. Dickson

N\\nd Benders: Adventures in Lateral Thinking

by David J.
Bodycombe

Optical Illusions & Picture Puzzles by David J.

Bodycombe
 CIPHERS

Devised by
David J. Bodycombe

With an introduction by
Victor Serebriakoff
Hon. President of International MENSA

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&<NOBLE
BOOKS
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Text and selected diagrams copyright © 1 999 by David J.
Bodycombe
Introduction copyright © 1 999 by Victor Serebriakoff

This edition published by Barnes & Noble, Inc.,

by arrangement with Constable & Robinson Ltd.

All rights reserved. No part of this book may be used or reproduced

in any manner whatsoever without the written permission
of the Publisher.

The use of copyright clipart originated by

Corel Corporation, Techpool Studios Inc., One Mile Up Inc.,

and Image Club Graphics Inc., is acknowledged.

2002 Barnes & Noble Books

ISBN 7607 2897 6

Printed and bound in Singapore

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 INTRODUCTION
By Victor Serebriakoff,
Hon. President of International MENSA
The encryption of information is an ancient art which probably
came with the very first phonetic writing, which is reputed to
have been in cuneiform symbols marked in clay. This came even
before the Egyptian ideograms, which we see revived today in

the form of "icons" in Information Technology. An ideogram is

in essence a small formalized picture of the object or event to

be communicated.

The reason why ideograms cannot easily be encrypted is that

there are so many of them. Each one is unique and represents a
concept or percept, rather than the sounds we make to convey
the meaning. It would be hard to find a consistent way of
encoding such complex symbols.

The problem of the cryptographer is to deceive or to uncover

deception. In the case of the examples set within these pages,
their intention is to hide from you the information you seek, the
hidden message which lies hidden within the riddle.

The whole art of encryption, as well as the opposite art of

decryption, has been revolutionized by the invention of the first

computers. They were first used at Bletchley Park in Southern

England by mathematician Alan Turing during World War Two
to break the German military and naval codes. This is claimed
to have ensured the victory of the Allies in that war.

The German encoding machine was ingenious. encoded the

It

letters of the alphabet as other letters, but the same letter was
encrypted differently each time, thus defeating the simple
method of code breaking, that based on letter frequency. There
is then the more arduous method, that of trying every

mechanical coding procedure systematically. That is almost

impossible for the unaided solver, although much simpler with a
computer to do the donkey work. But because the German
machine changed the code with each letter, the work was too
arduous even for a computer

The answer which team of brilliant people

Turing and the big
around him found exploited the individual weaknesses of the
enemy radio operators. All the encrypted broadcasts were sent
in Morse code, and it was possible for a good British operator

to recognize the "handwriting" or personal Morse style of the

individual enemy operators. Furthermore, the principle of the
coding machine, although not the initial setting for each
transmission, was known to the code-breakers.
With that information, certain routine messages (like signing-off
and signing-on signals) could be decrypted. With such clues to
guide them, and the ability to try many combinations in a short
time which Turing's early machines provided, the decryption
specialists gradually shortened the time needed to solve the
codes to the point where the information gained was useful.

In practice, it was also possible for Japanese codes to be

broken, despite their ideogram-based language. In order to
encode their massages, the Japanese devised a phonetic way of
conveying meaning because, in those early days, radio
telegraphy had to use a Morse-type code. The days of the bit-
map transmission, such as facsimile, were a long way in the
future.

I am sure I can promise the bold and fearless reader who

tackles these codes and ciphers many hours of happy
absorption. In particular, I have no doubt you will enjoy the
instant feeling when you suddenly see through the wily trickery
and get the right answer.

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There's a particular bird that, in recent months, has been
spotted flying across the United States of America, from the

West coast to the East.

This bird made a number of scheduled stops for a few nights

before continuing its journey. The numbers on the map show

you the states in which it rested.

By solving the hidden code, you will be able to identify the type

of bird.
Use the clues provided to solve the code.

CLUE I . One diagonal spells lOU (in some

direction).

CLUE 2. One row spells TOO backwards.

CLUE 3. Both Ts have a vowel in the square
above them and in the square to their left.

CLUE 4. When the puzzle is completed, one

square remains blank.

CLUE 5. Y and G are in adjacent squares.

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The solution to this code is before your very eyes. The
diagram holds the key.

You should be able to solve this one pretty quickly, especially

if you have a thick felt-tip pen handy.

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As an expert cryptologist (even after only three puzzles), you
have been hired by the Government to crack the safe shown
below.

The safe was found in a secret location, and is believed to

contain valuable secrets. All that is known about this kind of

safe is that the code sequence is four shapes long, and that

the final shape must be the circle.

What sequence would you use to open the safe?

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 .

In this puzzle, a friend is testing your ability to look for

information that you can't see.

You arrive at the hotel which is to be your home for the next

week. A knock at the door - "Parcel for you," says the

bellboy. You tip him and open the package. In it you find an
invitation and a calculator. The invitation says "Sarah's

Birthday Party. 8 for 8.30 pm. Hotel Grande Restaurant. For

dress code, see enclosed." The calculator is on and displays

the number 73 I

How would you dress for the occasion?

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 There is a prize in one of these boxes, and the others are
empty. There is nothing to distinguish one box from another

apart from the symbols on the top of the boxes.

Some of these boxes have something in common, whether it

be the shade or meaning of the symbol. See if you can find

the significance of this fact, which will ultimately reveal the

location of the correct box.

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Your mission is to meet a secret agent in a certain hotel.

When you book in at the foyer, the receptionist hands you an

envelope.

Retiring to the comfort of your own room, you open the

envelope to find a piece of paper and some shapes which
look like letters cut in half. Some of the shapes have already

been arranged to look like FTCFIX. but there are four spare
pieces left over. The piece of paper says "Meet me at this

room".

By substituting the four spare pieces for four from the given
letters, and a little further rearrangement, can you discover

which hotel room is your rendezvous?

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A puzzle that needs no introduction... literally. Both the
question and answer are contained in this grid.

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Two puzzles for the price of one. Use the diagram to decode

the encrypted message below. Then see if you can solve the
subsequent puzzle that will become apparent.

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QIES YAUBF KWERWEA
DEIN RGW RIO EIQ,
RGWB RGW IRGWEA
NYARVW...?

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You need to gain access beyond a door which blocks your
path. The door is secured via a standard four-digit
combination lock, where all the digits are between I and 9.

Your operatives in the field have been able to gather certain

clues about the identity of the code, but now it's up to you
to complete the job.

What code will gain you access?

YELLOW = The average of all four digits

RED = Sum of yellow and green digits

GREEN = Number of letters in yellow digit

BLUE = Difference between green and blue digits

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Rearrange these blocks to find out what code phrase you

nnust use when you are meeting your secret contact.

As a hint, in the correct solution the two Ys, Os and Ns are

in adjacent squares.

w E A K

w A N D

>y O N S

Y^ o U R

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Your aim is to find an eight-digit combination, and the only

clues you have been provided with are the words below.

Your back-up team have managed to find out that the

sequence begins "54...". Using this as a starting point, can

you deduce the combination?

I CREDIT CHRD
2 TYPEWRITER
3 CALCULATOR
4 Pavao|a Note

6 OLD COMPUTER
7 G/?ffK
8 IIANmmiTING

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You are playing hangman with an opponent and, sadly, you
haven't done too well so far.

However, I know what the answer is. Using the diagrams

shown, and given that there is no letter "Z" in the word, see
if you can work out the winning word.

A-17 N-20
B-5 0-I2
C-13 P-4
D-9 Q-8
E-21 R-14 1

F-l S-18 6 10

G-25 T-22
II 15
H-19 U-24
1-3 V-2 16 20

J-7 W-16
21 25
K-23 X-6
L-ll Y-IO
M-15

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This grid contains a very important secret message. Find out

what this message is by changing direction as you travel

through the grid.

"^ u T E A
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N E T O <e T
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Your itinerary for a trip around the United States has been
handed to you. In order to maintain its secrecy, it has been

encoded.

Can you deduce where you are headed for over the next

few days?

Get to Florida by air r sea. From

there, follow up the East coast. This will be the

only place with a suitable laundry for quite

some time, so make sure you do your

ight. Then head further North, but take

care: there will be a lot of tramps and ho

ight. Then head almost directly West to a

big city where many of the residents are

rebellious in open spaces (technically known as

anar raphobics). Then travel South to

have something to eat. Try salami in focaccia

a sand lions like to

bread, which is

Then continue South to the border, where

eat.

you must complete your mission by offering

assistance.You must h nofa Mexican

father. Then return to base.

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While touring Europe, you are approached by a woman in

the street. "You are needed. Ring this number as soon as

possible," she pleads. She hands you a newspaper bearing
the message shown below, before disappearing into the

crowd once more.

You go into the nearest telephone box to make your call.

What number would you dial?

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You must find out the enemy's secret codeword using the
diagram we have managed to obtain for you. However, they
have been extremely cunning by using a code which seems
incredibly abstract.

However, with a bit of lateral thinking you should be able to

deduce the nine-letter word required.

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A short communication is encoded here. The key to this

pu2:zle is to use the blocks shown and place them in the grid

provided.

Can you overcome the odds and discover the message?

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perfectly ordinary, and bna .>(^£nib"io xinshsq

yet it contains a very Y^9v B zniBJnoc 3i Jsy

helpful code. Watch hDJfiW .sboD lulqIsH

carefully. Look at both Hjod JB >looL .yliu^siBD

images and see what JbHw 992 bnB 29§Bm

you can find. If you are 9-1B uoytl .bnil riBD uoy

clever enough, you will lliw uox .Hguone i9V9b

discover a cipher that isdl 19hqiD B 19VOD2ib

will contain the answer i9W2na 9Hj niBJnoD lliw

you uoy^l .noiiS9up i\r\l 01

to this question. If

do not understand, ,bnaJ2i9bnu Jon ob

then fear not. The 9HT JomB9"t n9r\J

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without the answer.

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The diagram shows the dial of a safe. Not a great deal is

known about the combination, but we have managed to gain

a few clues. We don't know the correct starting position, but

we do know that the number of "clicks" after each letter is

five, then eight, then eleven, changing direction each time.

Also, the correct combination spells out a four-letter word.

What is this word?

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Another codeword puzzle, but this one looks like it's a

mathematical equation.

Two forms of encryption have taken place - one is

straightforward, the other less so.

Can you calculate the correct answer?

lDAr\ IA\ CA

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You are trying to disarm this atomic model. Eleven of the

atoms are neutral, but one is charged. You have to work out
which one is the rogue and remove it.

Which is the dangerous atom, and what is so "neutral" about

the other eleven letters?

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This is a decoding machine which takes in a set of seven

letter tiles and produces a word. It does this by revolving the

wheel through a half-turn, then moving the tiles two
positions along, and repeating until the word is decoded.

What word does the following become when decoded using

the machine? Guessers beware - there are many possible

anagrams of these letters!

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By looking at this diagram carefully, and using a little

foresight, you can spell out a simple message.

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1) If Vulcan was the Roman god of fire, cross out the E;
otherwise cross out the A.

2) If the River Kwai is found in Singapore, cross out the C;

otherwise cross out the M.

3) If Revolver and Rubber Soul are titles of Beatles albums.

cross out the S; otherwise cross out the N.

4) If Pluto is the coldest planet in the Solar System, cross out

the P; otherwise cross out the Y.

5) If an eagle means "two under par" in golf, cross out the T;

otherwise cross out the R.

6) If an Icosahedron is a solid figure made from twenty

hexagons, cross out the O; otherwise cross out the I.

What word remains?

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What secret do these blocks of yellow and red lights hide?

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There are three additional anagrams of the word DECLAIM.
Work out what they are, and then place the letters in the
diamonds so that all four words can be spelled out by
following the black lines.

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On your latest mission, you are trying to break in to a top-

security lab but unfortunately a word-lock blocks your path.

You know that this variety of combination requires a seven-

letter word where every button is used at least once.

With lightning-quick thought, you deduce that one of the

buttons must be used twice. It transpires that one particular

button, if pressed twice, will make the door impossible to

open. This is because a suitable word cannot be formed

using two instances of that letter.

Which of the six buttons is this?

^^
Your next challenge is a little more sedentary. All you have to

do is complete this crossword. There are a few letters

already in the grid to start you off.

What are you waiting for? Oh, I've forgotten the clues.

Never mind - I'm sure you'll find another way to solve the

puzzle.

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This is one of those alphabet arithmetic (or "alphametic")
puzzles where each different digit is represented by a
different letter of the alphabet. The alphabet version is

shown first, followed by the arithmetic version underneath.

I have revealed the positions of some numbers, and all the

occurrences of the letters of C, O, D and E. The key on the
left is incomplete, but is listed in alphabetical order. When
you are finished, something familiar should be apparent.

With thanks to Chris Cole

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III X DDDC
D=3 ?OD?CO??E
E=4
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0=2
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Each row contains the letters to make up one of the capital

cities highlighted, plus two rogue letters. By putting these

rogue letters into the correct corresponding columns, it wil

be possible to reveal the capital city you should fly to for

your next mission.

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A spy has smuggled out the letters of a secret codeword by

disguising them as graffiti painted on a wall visible to her

contact.

Can you discover the six-letter word also, from this apparent
mess of graffiti?

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In order to discover the codeword, you must move through
this maze. However, the enemy is not far behind, and should
you attempt to re-use any letter you will surely get caught.

You have been told that the codeword is twelve letters long.
Which route should you take?

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You have a photograph to pass to your accomplice, but you
do not know when you are supposed to meet her. However,
when you next open your wallet you find that some lollipop

sticks have been planted in there.

By rearranging and overlapping the sticks into a ladder shape,

you find that the message reads...?

B DHOTI
M E
P FEVER O
A T
S GRIND N
P M

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Which woman has left this cipher for you to decrypt?

CHOOSE
A
LETTER
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A typist for a rival organization is going on holiday. In order

not to give her movements away, she has encoded them in a

special way.

How many of her movements can you locate?

1 2th March: Tour of a European city

(6 letters using top row)

1 3th March: Visit a European capital city

(6 letters using left hand)

1 5th March: Tour of city in former Yugoslavia

(6 letters using left hand)

1 8th March: Arrive at famous U.S. city

(6 letters using middle row)

2nd April: Fly to South American capital

(7 letters using left hand)

0th April: 2 weeks holiday in U.S. resort

1

(8 letters using right hand)

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Someone at HQ has told you that you are urgently required
to fly to a remote country, but they can't tell you which.
They have said that you can find it out by following the paths
in this maze, starting and finishing anywhere you like.

When you discover the intended answer, why might you

think HQ are having a joke at your expense?
Use this CODE to find what you should wear at your next
secret rendezvous.

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You have been provided with two similar, but not identical,

pictures. By examining the picture in the grid against the one

shown below right, deduce the six-letter codeword.

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The six-letter codeword in this difficult pu2:zle is found by
selecting the first letter from the top rectangle, the second
from the next, and so on for each rectangle.
While on a mission in Europe, you are handed a parcel which
contains the nine tiles illustrated. Rearrange them to find
your next destination.

As an additional clue to start you off, every tile is either in the

correct row or the correct column.

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 .

Your organization has managed to steal a secret formula

from the enemy. Unfortunately, it appears to have been
encoded. However, using your knowledge of chemistry, can
you save the day and provide the complete solution?

1 Take equal parts of the three metals

^O^^^-^E^K^ir^iir-, -p:^<y^*l-^-::^p: and

^x^^<0>x^^v^'^ and place them in a

beaker of nitric acid. Xenon and argon (two of

the 0^0°^ ee** ^-*) will be given off.

2. When most of the liquid has evaporated,

condense the residue.

3. The resulting ^ir^, when super-

cooled, will provide enough energy equivalent

to five thousand ^^l^x^^ :V^* bombs.

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A short message has been encrypted into the diagram shown

below. Unfortunately, you have not been supplied with the

key to crack the code.

Never the less,can you track down the message and then
provide the answer to the question it poses?

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You are a secret agent for the Government. Your directions
have led you to a left luggage locker at the railway station.

Your mission, should you decide to accept it, is to retrieve a

microdot which has been hidden on an object.

When you open the locker, you find that there are six

objects: an anorak, a model of a snowflake, eyeshadow, a toy

canoe, a metronome and some banknotes. One of these

objects is the correct one, and you must only take one

object.

Can you work out how to complete your top secret mission?

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If every counter is either on the correct row or on the
correct column, how should the counters be rearranged?

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Here, an amateur cryptologist (aged 2) has been busy at

work setting a devious code using letter bricks.

Dismantle the pyramid brick-by-brick - you should find

solving this is child's play.

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You are at a locked door in a secret compound, and you have

just 30 seconds to try to crack the lock before the guards

return. Out comes the piece of glass you were given. This

has been carved with the sequence required to open the

four-digit combination lock. However, you don't know for
sure which way up the perspex is supposed to go.

Each different combination takes 5 seconds to enter into the

keypad. Will you be certain of making it in time?
Answer the clues, then enter them into the grid. The nine
letters can be rearranged to find the surname of the next
secret agent you must contact.

YELLOW Custom

GREEN Number

BLUE Existed

RED Superlative

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Here are five different shapes with their associated numbers.

How many different numbers can the rectangle represent?

Circle = 50

Cylinder = 5

Sphere = I or 3

Ring = 7 or 8

Rectangle = 7

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This shopping list for food and other various household items

was found in the handbag of an enemy agent.

However, a little bit of re-arranging will show you that this

list isn't as innocent as it first seems. Why?

EGGS
PEARS

PLUGS
WAFFLE
ONIONS
CAM PARI
PETIT POIS

GRENADINE
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A simple, three-button code sequence must be punched into

the keypad in exactly the right order, otherwise the bomb

will go off.

Using the instructions from the bomb defusing manual, can

you save the day?

Instructions

1. If the red button is pressed first, the yellow is second.

2. If the red button is pressed second, the yellow is third.

3. If the yellow button is not pressed first, the blue is second.

4. No button is pressed more than once.

5. Do not hit the bomb with a large mallet.

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You have been instructed to investigate the murder of
renowned cryptologist Dr. X. The field of suspects has

already been narrowed down to four of his rivals: Celia

Krypto, Thomas Morse, Danielle Coad and Sam OTore.

"How was the body found?" you inquire. The detective

investigating the case explains: "He was stabbed from behind
while sat at his bureau. There was nothing nearby except for

a telephone. Here's the list of phone numbers."

He hands you a copy of the telephone bill. All the numbers

appear to be local take-away restaurants, except the final

one-(02l3) 715 8539.

Who would you interrogate first?

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Revolve the concentric tumblers on this safe in order to spell

out a six-letter word.

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The four-letter codeword required is not illustrated here.

However, the five pictures here should give you a very good

clue as to what the answer is.

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This is a cryptogram, where each symbol represents a
different letter of the alphabet. Because letters are used in

different frequencies in written language, it is usually possible

to work out the code.

Armed with this information, can you decipher the following

message?

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Follow this numerical maze to find a four-digit code number.

UK readers will find a significance in their final answer, and

international readers should add 934 to their total to find a

different solution which is arguably more significant.

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Move each letter tile one square horizontally or vertically
exactly five times, avoiding the blocked squares as you do so.

What coded message then lies within one of the columns?

AD
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Reassembling these cut-out pieces will provide an eight-

letter codeword.

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Using the usual chess moves for a knight, king and bishop,
land on the squares that spell out appropriate words. Each

word is at least eight letters long.

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What letter of the English alphabet should replace the

question mark?

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In Britain, car registration plates are of the format: one letter,

followed by a number between I and 999, followed by three

more letters.

The Special Branch police force have penetrated the

communication networks of a terrorist organization. They

suspect that messages are being passed in newspaper
advertisements for buying and selling registration plates.

An informant has told you that LIE LOW appeared in the

adverts shown on the right.

Using this lead, can you decode the message represented on

the left?

G 1 THG
N 3 IRS
A 8 RET F 6 ERG
B 1 7 TEL 5 MTI
H 13 DAE X7GID
J 4 RTU A 11 DNA
R 1 BER E 10 RET
Y 2 EHS C 20 TEL
P 16 EUL
E 26 CON

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What symbol should replace the question mark in this

sequence?

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The entry to the back door of an enemy surveillance post is

opened by standing on a series of pressure pans in the floor,

as illustrated.

The only clue you have been given as to how to open the
door is a piece of paper which reads:

STEP PETS PETS

Given that you begin on the "E" as illustrated, what word
will open the door and allow you to progress with your

secret mission?

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Can you solve this arrow-based puzzle?

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A

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In this game, your aim is to find a seven-letter codeword.

Before you do this, you must first work out what the seven
letters are.

Try to decipher what the six clues are trying to tell you. and

then enter one letter into each segment of the main diagram.

1 stone Automobile

1 Solid fuel Rouge

1 Actual Fish

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A two part challenge - decode the anagrams and place them
into the appropriate lines on the grid.

Then see how many six-letter words you can form by

choosing one word from each line, starting from the top and
moving down one line each time.

CAUSE
LATER
CAMGI
VEERF
USHOE
REBAD

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 I

These codewords have been hidden beneath some railway

tracks so that only alternate letters can be seen. Can you

decipher them?

Clues (in no particular order) are:

Fight, Word book. Polygon, Animal, Time limit.

'
— — — — — — '
'
I I I I I I I I

-
I

I
1

1
1

I
1

1
1

I
1

1
1
1 1

I
r

1 I
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1 1
I I
I I 1 1 1 I I 1

I 1
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1 I
1
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I 1
mM I 1

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1 1 1
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Jane picked up a strange piece of paper from the floor. It

looked like something secret. On one side it had "D. H.

Lawrence, Judy Garland and a trout". The other side is

illustrated below.

Can you work out what the message says?

COURTROOM
AKIN STEAD
TENDON AGREE
./zn

ME ETCH
NAN O
IN A

O
In most of these puzzles, there is often a clue in the question.

However, this puzzle takes things one step further.

What extremely useful piece of information does this coded

question ask of you?

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Some of the letters on this keyboard have been eliminated

already. To eliminate some more, answer the general

knowledge questions about mathematics. You can eliminate
the first letter of your answers from the keyboard.

When you have finished, only eight keys should remain.

What eight-letter word can be typed using each key once?

nmnnnnnnnnnnnrk

LLLLU
^

/) Type of tables invented by John Napier, opposite of the

exponential (9)
2) The numbers I, 2, 3, 6, 8 and 12 are all of 24 (7)

3) Half the diameter of a circle (6)

4) In calculus, the reverse operation of integration (15)
5) Fraction with a "I" as the numerator and a "4" as the
denominator (7)

6) Number system v/ith base two, uses only Os and Is (6)

7) Array of numbers, usually written between brackets (6)

8) Numbers such asO, 1,2,3,... etc. (5)
9) Archimedes found this measure of a circle to be 2nr (13)

PASSWORD :

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Another day, another bomb to diffuse.

However, this time we can't help you out so much. You see, I

know that, of the clues provided, at least one of them is true.

However, I also know for sure that at least one of the clues is

a red herring put in there by the enemy to disturb any

potential bomb crackers.

Cutting the correct wire will disarm the bomb and prevent it

from being used - which one is it to be?

Cut this wire

Do not cut
this wire

Don't cut
the blue wire

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Your aim Is to obtain a particular eight-digit code number.

This code number only contains the digits I to 4, but you

know nothing more than that.

However, you have been told how to find the number. Start
with a " I ". On the next line, describe how many Is, 2s, 3s

and 4s there are (i.e. one " I "). This is your next line. Then
continue (i.e. two " I "s) etc.

The boffins say that, if you continue the sequence far

enough, the correct solution will become obvious eventually

because it is the last number in the series.

What is the eight-digit code required?

(one I)

(two Is)

(one one 2) I ,

(three s, one 2) I

®
You're on surveillance duty late one evening to ensure the
safety of Mrs. Clare Todd, the wife of the press baron v^ho is

taking part in a conference this evening.

You are biding your time by doing the crossv^ord but. being

the expert puzzle-solver you are, it's not long before that's

polished off.

Then you suddenly become extremely alarmed and begin to

make plans for how you're going to get Mrs. Todd out of

there, and fast.

What message did you read?

LOW
B E C A L

M^m^
TlolRlX
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T
M
A

F R A
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M^UL
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BAD F E N D E R S E E D

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In this puzzle, there are at least two codewords you could
possibly find by moving the columns up and down, and
reading across the red stripe indicated.

Find either word.

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You are given a test by another agent who wants to test your

cryptology ability.

Given that the items shown below are acceptable, you must
name another item which could also be acceptable.
Given that the ball always bounces the same vertical distance

each time, care to guess what word will be formed on the

ball's travels?

1
EA 1= 1 N
o
Crack this code by looking for something that isn't there.

PAR LEY
RAM KIN
FORE LOSE
TANG AM
FIR TRAP
LO US

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You are trying to find the eight-letter password to enter the
enemy base. However, you seem to be having trouble
deciphering it.

Any ideas what it is?

^^
Crack the safe by deciding whether the statements below
are true or false. This will lead to the correct two-digit code

number.

A) The novel "A Tale of Two Cities" is set in Ljondon and Pans

B) The flag of Iran is a plain green rectangle

C) The decimal version number of digits

ofn has an infinite

D) "je Ne Sais Quoi" is French for "I don't know what"

E) Ananas comusus is the Latin name for
the banana

F) lolanthe is a Gilbert and Sullivan operetta

G) Poseidon was the Greek God of the Sea
H) Roy Rogers' horse was called Scout

I) Albert Polaroid invented the first film camera

j) 6/x Beiderbecke
played the cornet

K) Calvados is a liqueur made from

almonds
more nicely
L)A euphemism is a way of expressing something
M) is not a prime number
I

Orange
N) Henry V was a member of the House of

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This message hasn't been encrypted at all, although it has

been obscured rather.

Can you see through the clutter and work out what you
have to do?

^^
In this code, your aim is to eliminate five sets of related

letters, so that you are left with some seemingly random

letters. These remaining letters will form a five-letter

codeword.

Start eliminating.

S
P O " T

C D^
'^
P°
N u tE
H R
S D
T E

O
By using each path once only, find the 14-letter codeword.

o
This looks very similar to a code you've encountered

previously in this book. However, unfortunately it is a

different code.

This time, your aim is to find a six-letter codevs^ord.

y /

5
Tracing a route between facing bricks, what is the most

appropriate six-letter word that can be found here?

X
Litl L_
UlYIElAl I

HIHIVIRIMK

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You've been informed that it's possible to trace a ten-letter

codeword, with the letters in the correct order, by passing

through this maze without ever crossing your path or using

any part of the maze twice. Many people have tried it. but

failed.

Can you triumph over the labyrinth?

o
Which of my felt-tip pens should use to shade in the H?
I

Y run

^^
This looks like someone has jammed the keys on their
typewriter. However, look closer and you should be able to

detect a coded message in there somewhere.

MEMATEUATN

ETETHHTTE

^
I have a monster that lives in my basement, and we use a

primitive code to communicate.

For example, if it says the number " 16", I know it wants a

vegetable to eat. If it says the number " 1
0", I know it wants
to eat a bird, and a grunt of "2" means it fancies a nice juicy

insect. "20" means it's thirsty.

says "2 "?

1

What should I do if, one day, it

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^^
Complete with words. What can you locate down column
shown?

o
You must open the correct box marked with a star.

However, only one box is correct, and the others are booby
traps.

Start with the middle box. The answer is "abrupt". So that

should tell you how to move on to the next box.

Which box should you open?

\
o Copy
(9)
Fruit

(10)
oSudden
Split

(5)

Vertical Dusk Scrap Wolf-like

fear
(7) (7) (8) (6)
(6)
,
'^^^
\- '

Near the
audience

^^^^
(9)
Event of

~~^^^^
sadness

(6)
-^^
Sudden
(6)
Yellow
flower

(9) o ^^

o
^— — -
^^^^=^
Make
whiter

(8)

^^^
©
(9)
Inoffensive

expression

(9)

\ \
Team
(5)

^^

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e.g.
Small dog Maker Virtuous
Kangaroo
(5) (6) (9)
(9)

^^
A spy has been using a typewriter cipher to create

codewords for contacting other agents on her secret

missions.

We have managed to find out the words used on her

previous missions. We also know the next word is going to
be eight letters long.

Can you detect a pattern, and thus predict what the

codeword for Mission 8 is going to be?

Mission I: ACCESSED
Mission 2: DEFERRERS
Mission 3: REGRETTED
Mission 4: FRY
Mission 5: HUMBUG
Mission 6: MINIMUM
Mission 7: MUKLUK

Mission 8: ????????

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Rotate the code wheels so that a word is formed in the red
loop.

o
The boffins at the lab have been trying to work out what this

strange sequence of lines is. They think it might be a bar

code of some description, but thinkI it's something a lot

simpler.

What do you think the bars are representing?

o
Solve these clues, which are in alphabetical order. The first

letters of each answer are an anagram of the eight-letter

codeword required.

*
Swizz QCO
[_ Wear OOO
Age OOO
Panicle OOO
Short name OOO
Child OOO
Weight OOO
**Son of" OOO
t
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Tm out in the main street of the city, trying to punch in my
secret code into the number lock to enter my lab. I've been
told to push the button that's above the red star, below the
white X, to the right of the blue circle, and to the left of the

green square. However, I can't find the button anywhere!

Can you see where I'm going wrong? And which button
should I be pressing?

iV 1
1
V.

XA
#
X
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^'•0 X
X mm
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Can you crack this off-beat code?

is a surprise
/
y starts to say something

3 depends on where you are

^ is rich

C tal<es its share

M^ is pointy

7 is a connector

X is a touch of Hollywood

O has a bulge in the middle

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Find the nine-letter codeword. Not all the letters or arrows

are used.

^
Someone's tried to censor this message, but there's just

enough left showing for you to try and work it out.

What does it say?

ANSWERS

^
ANSWERS TO PUZZLES 4 1 The only words we could
ENDING IN -I find are BIJOUX and
CHINTZ.
I The map shows that the

bird stopped at California, 5 1 The shopping list becomes

Utah, Colorado, Kansas, less innocent if you overlap
Oklahoma, Ohio - the first the correct two items and
letters of which spell then examine the red parts.

cuckoo. For example, the red parts

of CAMPARI and TRIFLE
I I When the spiral picture is

give RIFLE:
assembled, the message
reads across each row
SAYYOUKNOWAN CAMPARIFLE
DREW, which (when
Similarly for PETIT POIS
respaced) gives SAY YOU
KNOW ANDREW andONIONS (POISON),
GRENADINE and EGGS
21 There is one line missing
(GRENADE) and PLUGS
from each letter, then the
and PEARS (SPEAR).
whole thing has been
6 1 Coronet is the missing
reflected left-to-right. The
word. As the question tries
original word reads
to imply, there is something
ADVANTAGE.
significant about reading the
31 The capitals are TOKYO, words backwards. Each
RIYADH, JAKARTA,
word in the box contains a
SANTIAGO and
number when reversed
REYKJAVIK. The spare
(suomoneV etc.) Your call
letters, reading down the
sign is therefore One-lwo-
columns, should give
Six-Nine-Ten.
MONTEVIDEO.

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 .

7 1 Jump three letters each 91 Did you solve this puzzle If

time round the circle. The so. it's MIRACULOUS!

question you reveal asks

you "How many leners do

you have to skip", v^hich

D^o R q;shbh
isn't a very useful clue given
Lw H aTBBBH
that you'd already worked DL CA-hlHHB
out the answer by then! _i o u ]
81 The combination DDCj^o C T .=*
E

Shade out the segments

is 91
nn^Qw N
ornH
c; ^ ^

relating to false statements

to see why. A) TRUE. B)

nnn thqwn
FALSE (that is Libya's flag).

Q TRUE. D) TRUE, E)

FALSE (it is the pineapple),

F) TRUE. G) TRUE. H)
FALSE (it was called

Trigger). I) FALSE (it was

FoxTaJbot).J)TRUE. K)
FALSE (made from apples).

L) TRUE. M) TRUE. N)
FALSE (he was in the House

of Plantagenets).

^
ANSWERS TO PUZZLES 22 The dangerous atom is C.

ENDING IN -2 The other eleven letters,

going from bond to bond,

2 The squares must contain
spell out SWITZERLAND, a
GIOOTTUY and a blank.
neutral country.
Clue I : the O must be in

the central square. Clue 2: 32 If you look very carefully,

OOT must be the middle you will find that the letters

row. Clue 3: As they are the of the word QUARTZ are

only vowels left to place, on the wall.

the I and U must appear in

42 It looks like you're off to
the top-right and bottom-
Italy, to see Mount ETNA:
left squares in some order.

Clue 4: the Y and G must

appear top-left and top-
middle. Remaining blank

must be at the bottom

right. With a little trial and
error thereafter, you should

have obtained the message

YOU GOT IT, reading

down each column.

52 The only combination that
12 If 5 is first, look at line 5,
works is Yellow then Blue
which is like a ransom note,
then Red.
so go to line 4 next. Line 4
says "Ransom Note" in 62 It should be a letter "A", so

Greek letters, so we go to that the four skewers

line 7. Continuing, the full contain the letters for the

code is 5473 628. 1 four basic elements:

EARTH, WIND, FIRE and

WATER.

^P
11 The answers are:

I ) Logarithm, 2) Factors.

3) Radius, 4) Differentiation,

5) Quarter, 6) Binary,

7) Matrix. 8) Whole,
9) Circumference.
Eliminating the first letters

of each answer leaves the

word HEPTAGON.

82 The message says RED

ALERT REPORT TO BASE
AT ONCE.
92 All the answers contain the

letters "up", "down", "left"

or "right". The correct

route is abrupt, leftover,

sundown, downer,
brighten, copyright,

euphemism, buttercup,
fright, lupine and cleft,

leading you to the star near

the top-right corner.

^
ANSWERS TO PUZZLES 43 The missing words are:
ENDING IN -3 Germanium, Magnesium,
Manganese, Rare gasses.
3 Connect the dots as shown
Resin, Uranium. Each
and read the answer in the
symbol in the question
direction of the arrow.
represented a different
letter of the alphabet.

53 Thomas Morse is a key

suspect: it looks like the

victim might have pressed

the buttons for (02 3) to 1

draw the "T", then pressed

7 58539 to
1 draw the "M".
Of course, someone could

have done this after the

3 Each tick represents a
1

murder to frame Morse

number, which in turn
instead.
represents a letter. For
example, the top tick in the
63 The plates read HQ IS

UNSAFE. Take the year

grid is in box 3, which
letter given, and advance
corresponds to the letter I.

the given number of letters

Therefore, the answer is

along from there. The

EXECUTION.
groups of three letters
23 The machine will eventually
backwards read... well, see
crank out the word
for yourself!
PIRATES.

33 The word you're looking

for is AMBIDEXTROUS.

^ffi>
73 You should cut the green
wire - this way the two
statements pertaining to the
blue wire are true, and the

red wire statement is false.

Cutting the red would give

three **true"s, and the blue

would give three "falses"

.83 You can draw straight lines

through equidistant letters

for LOCUST. BEETLE.

ANT SPIDER and APHID.
The remaining letters make
up the word LOUSE.

93 See diagram below. Each

mission uses letters from an

area of nine letters on the

keyboard.

z|x|c[v| b|n|m| I I /I

After each mission, the

trapezium is moved one

space to the right. For

mission 8, the only eight-

letter word that can be

formed from lOPKL is

LOLLIPOP

^
ANSWERS TO PUZZLES letters spell A SIMPLE
ENDING IN ^ MESSAGE when read from

bottom to top:
4 The number of sides on

each shape represents the EBBBB

number of "clicks" you can GBBBB
turn the dial, and the circle ABBBB
represents (i.e. no more sBBBB
moves). Start with 6-sided sBBBB
shape as shown. Turn 6 EBBBB
clicks counter-clockwise (to mBBBB
triangle), 3 clockwise (to EBBBB
prism), then 5 counter- LBBBB
clockwise (to circle). pBBBB
mBBBB
BBBB
1

SBBBB
ABBBB
34 Overlapping the rungs with
the main poles gives the

message BRING ME
PHOTO AT SEVEN PM:
14 Turning right at every circle,

and turning left at every

diamond, MEET ME
gives: R I N
AT STATUE IN THE
MARKET SQUARE FOR
TEA.
HOT
24 Precede each word with a
letter to make the words
EVE
five letters long. These

^^
44 By cycling through yellow, 94 The word is SUNDAY
blue, green and orange, you
obtain the message WHAT
IS THE MIDDLE LETTER?
The middle letter on the
diagram is the central "X".

54 The only word that you can

find is SYNTAX.

64 A large, red dot to

represent the letter "E".

The symbols represent
successive letters of the

alphabet expressed in

Morse code. Circles

represent dots, squares

represent dashes, all

arranged in order of outside

first, inside last.

74 If you keep the series going

long enough, you get to the

number 2 3223
1 1 4. If you
write out the description of

that, you get "two I s, three

2s, two 3s and one 4" - in

other words, it generates

itself and so must be the last

term in the series.

84 The word is

INDIVISIBILITY.

^
ANSWERS TO PUZZLES 45 You should choose the
ENDING IN -5 eyeshadow. The word
eyeshadow contains YES,
5 By thinking about the
whereas banknotes,
segments that aren't lit, you
anorak, snowflake, canoe
can see your attire should
and metronome all contain
be black tie...
NO.

U
C
i
i
C
C
55 The
The
final word is OPTS.
pictures represent five

anagrams of this word:

POST STOR TOPS, SPOT
1 5 The spaces are all filled in

and POTS.
by the names of cities: "...by

air OR LAND Or sea", "do 65 The piece of paper is a

your WASHING TONight", rebus which represents

"lots of hoBOS TONight", "One step forward, two

"known as anarCHIC steps back." If you did
AGOraphobics", "is a exactly this according to the

sandWICH ITAIians like to illustration, you would spell

eat", "you must hELP A out the word S-E-T

SOn" (El Paso).

75 The press baron had put a

25 You should have crossed secret message in the

out E, M, T and which

S, R I crossword of his

gives the word CRAYON. newspaper. If you read

every other line, the
35 CARMEL has, because her
"unchecked" squares in the
name can be spelled out if

CLARE IS
crossword read
you do what the question
says.
NOT SAFE; PLANE TO-
NIGHT AT THREE AM.

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85 Take the first letter in

CIRCLE, the sixth letter in

OCTAGON etc. and you

will spell out the code word
COPIER

95 They are the letters of the

alphabet (A to D on the top

row, E to H on the

bottom), but viewed from

the side.

o
 T

ANSWERS TO PUZZLES 36 Read down each column in

ENDING IN -6 turn. The message begins "I

wonder how long it will

6 Connecting symbols of the
take..." You can read the
same shade, as well as
rest for yourself!
symbols of similar meaning
(music notation, map 46 Like so:

symbols, fruit, body parts)

arrow pointing to
Mor
gives an

the angel, which is guarding

Brm 1

Bat
the prize:
Huh 1

Hg!
LCIHIE] iE1E1
MT H H n
^^^ ^^^

HsM I
56 "You must not jump to
conclusions. I did not say
-w-»-m- that my solution would
contain a Tifth symbol',
1 6 Say the phrase aloud and which is drawn similar to
you'll hear the number 425
an 'F' but with an
8980.
additional bit to stop it

26 Push the blocks together in from falling down".

the order illustrated to

reveal the SECRET:

^h
66 Each set of arrows draws
out a different letter. If you
figured this out yourself, the

answer to the question

would indeed have been
YES:

76 LASER or BUXOM will do.

86 The word VERTEX does

indeed take you to the
vertex of the pyramid itself.

96 The answers are CON,

DON, EON. ION, RON,
SON, TON and VON. The
first letters rearranged gives

VERDICTS.

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ANSWERS TO PUZZLES 37 The destinations are
ENDING IN -7 OPORTO, WARSAW,
ZAGREB, DALLAS,
7 Rearranging the shapes so
CARACAS, and
that each square is matched
we see
HONOLULU.
up with its inverse,

that the room you should 47 The message reads WHICH

go to is number 80: LETTER IS NOT USED,
and you have a "P"

EBSEHS
left

over. So P is the answer.

57 British readers will reach

the result 1066, the date of

1 7 Rearrange the shapes into the Battle of Hastings.

numerical order, then take Adding 934 will make this

the first letter of all the result the year 2000, the

names. This gives the word new Millennium.

HOPSCOTCH (Hexagon,
67 Take the yellow clues as an
Octagon, Pentagon, Square,
example: the clue "

Circle, Octagon, Triangle,

stone" is in solid yellow,
Circle, Heptagon).
meaning that the letters

27 This arrangement gives you inside the yellow circle are

the words MEDICAL, LODE (lodestone is a

DECLAIM, CLAIMED and magnetic, naturally

DECIMAL: occurring mineral). The clue

that is in yellow but outside

the yellow box refers to the

letters that are outside the

yellow circle, in this case

CAR. Similarly for the other

clues: COAL is inside the

blue circle, and RED is

m
 outside. REAL is inside the 97 What's going wrong is that

green circle, and COD is the yellow street lights are

outside. causing the buttons to look

different. White buttons will

look yellow, red buttons

will look orange, and blue

buttons will not show up at

all! If the panel were viewed

in normal light, it would
look like this:

The seven-letter final

answer is the anagram of

these letters, which is

CAROLED.

77 Any word with three letter

As will do. The pictures

The button to press is the
PANAMA,
represent blue triangle near the
TASMANIA. MASCARA. bottom-left corner.
BANANA and CANADA.
87 You can trace the word
FLAMINGOES - you need

to enter by the lower

entrance, and exit by the

top.

«
ANSWERS TO PUZZLES 28. You can have a double M
ENDING IN -8 (stammer), a double R

remove the confusing

(smarter), a double T
8 If I

(matters), a double E
"inverse" patterns, it's easy
(steamer) and a double S
to see the black tiles say
(masters), but pressing the
"What does this nnean" and

the white ones say "Just

A twice is a no-no.

skip each time". 38 Starting with the R in

CIPHERS, you can spell out

RHODESIA. However,
jniauHsnT technically it would be
impossible to fly to

Rhodesia because it is now

called Zimbabwe.

48 There are eight possible

TteiiBMBmJ codes, because the piece of

glass could be turned over

to give another four
8 Just place the blocks in the
combinations on top of the
same order in which they
four obvious ones. So
are given in the question.
there's no guarantee you'll
The slightly different grid
make it.
makes the message "Hi!"

visible:

^ff>
58 The answer speaks for 78 It will spell out RAINBOW:
itself:

_
i
i «

si
•
1

88 Peach, which ends in H.

68 SAUCE should go on the 98 The code refers to the

white, ALERT should go on
symbols above the numbers
the red. MAGIC should go
on a computer keyboard.
on the black, FEVER should
For example. SHIFT -- I is

go on the yellow, HOUSE the exclamation mark.

should go on the green, and SHIFT -I- 2 IS speech marks
BREAD should go on the
etc.
brown. Then, the words
you can form include:

HAILER, HEALER.
HEARER, HEATER, SAILER.
SCALAR, SCALER,
SCARER. SEALER. SEARER,
SEATER. SECEDE.
SUMTER.

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ENDING IN -9 revealed in the question,

but these would have been

9 Transpose each letter one
Indigo and Violet as well!
position right on the
Here is how the full
keyboard, so that UD
crossword would look:
becomes IF. The message
reads: If "typewriter" is not ^p MBBMPI"gB B
Bt|o|m|o|r|r|o|wP ^oH
T ijj p

the only longest word using

P [
l| ^1 m mM H ^ g[y|
IMIm o mTTTtHTBTH R~U
Ip D D Q
letters from the top row, then lyi Bp 1
1 Ml 1
i| 1

1
1
1
m|
g|o|m BjO t||o11oM|p
the others must be...? oH t|o[m]m y|r|o|t
±m wTo ojHj^^ D
urn i
tQ^j^ nia
The answer to this question g[
^me^
g|o|o
I
[g
1 M o^T m
H ojoWKfT
oTr| t g
Perpetuity, Proprietary
is
ra ra n D ra ^B^^^t^
o||v o|m| |t|o|r|y HHIrJI
and Repertoire. I

pIrIy D w|o|m|b|

1 9 There is one mistake in

each line of the "reflection"

39 Fitting all the pieces
- either the letters are not
together like a jigsaw, and
reflected properly, or they

are missing entirely. Taking

then reading down the

column, shows that you

these letters and putting
need to wear a carnation:
them together gives the

message "Each line has an

error".

29 The letters M, TY O, R B,

R, G and W have been

replaced by Magenta,

Turquoise, Yellow, Orange,

Purple, Blue, Red, Green,

and White squares

respectively. The and V
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49 The answers to the clues 79 If you write the word

are RITE. NINE. BEEN and SECRET down the middle

BEST When entered into of the page, you will see a

the grid as shown, you end set of longer words being

up with nine letters that can formed: for example.

be anagrammed to give the PAR(S)LEY.

surname BERNSTEIN. 89 Take the first red letter,

R IN then the first

then the second red

blue letter,

letter,

TIE N etc. The message reads

MEET ME AT THE HUT

S B E AT TEN.

59 The pieces, when joined 99 The arrows are pointing

together, do actually form you in the right

the word CODEWORD. DIRECTION, for that is the

word you were seeking.

69
T|H|E|s|A|dPJl3|

COUNTDOM ffl

r|R|l|A|l^G|lJE

-II — — — —
I
I I ' > -*^

[a|l[t|e|pjc|/^'iji^_
a—t=T—1=3—r=3—e=a—e=r— :^^

|A|l#JE^l|l^ltfT
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ANSWERS TO PUZZLES this gives DAVID x DDDC
ENDING IN -0 = BODYCOMBE.

1 Represent each digit with a 40 There are mistakes at AD

letter: (end of tail missing), AE
(green shading missing) and
r R G B
CF (whisker missing).
The blue clue is better
ADAECF anagrammed gives
expressed as "green is
FACADE.
double the blue digit".
50 The middle circle of a
Using this, and the red clue,
dartboard (the "bull's eye")
gives us:
is worth 50 points. Similarly,
Y y+26 2B 6
in the game of carom, the

If y is the average of all four red puck (called the

digits, then: "queen") is worth five

points; a red ball is worth

Y + {Y + 2B) + 2B + B
4 one point in snooker or

4Y = 2Y + 3B three points in billiards; the

lY = 56 red ring is worth between 7

and 8 points on an archery
This means Y=S and 6 = 2,
target. Therefore, the red
otherwise both numbers
rectangle could represent
would be 0, or over 9, or
any of 1 8 numbers on a
not a whole number. So the
roulette layout.
answer is 5 9 4 2. The
green clue isn't necessary. 60 For this puzzle, you need to
remember that a knight
20 The correct combination is

moves in an L-shape, the

found if the dial is turned to
bishop can move any
spell the word DIAL!
number of squares on the
30 37053x3338 =
diagonals, and the king can
123682914. When decoded
move one square in any

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 direction. The words that 100 The uncensored message
are spelled out are Chivalry would read THE END OF
(for the knight); Religious THE BOOK IS NIGH.
(for the bishop) and
Coronation (for the king).

70 Using the answer to the

riddle (Rainbow) as a clue,

you can put together the

words in order of their
occurrence in the rainbow,

starting with red. After

respacing the words a little,

you get the message "Meet

Chinaman by law court.

Room ten. Don a green

anorak instead".

80 The word is MISCHIEF. The

enemy agent was sneaky by

turning the M upside down.

90 16= 1 6th letter of the

alphabet = P = pea.

Similarly, 10 = J
= Jay,

2 = B = Bee. and
20 = T = Tea.

Because 21 = U. I should

run out the door as quickly

as I can - because he's

saying "I want to eat you."

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 ABOUT THE AUTHOR
David J. Bodycombe was born in Darlington, England, in

1973. Over nine years his creations have appeared in various

magazines and newspapers, and on television and radio.

For five years, he was one of the games creators for the UK
Channel Four programme The Crystal Maze. He also devised

some of the virtual reality games seen on the childrens BBC

game show Sub Zero.

On BBC Radio 4, he has appeared on the problem solving

programme Puzzle Panel, and is also the researcher and
question setter for the treasure hunt game XMor/cs the Spot.

In the 1 998 Mind Sports Olympiad, David won a Silver medal

in Brainteaser Design, and scored equal highest in the

Creative Thinking World Championships.

He has written, edited and designed other puzzle books,

including Lateral Puzzles and Optical Illusions and Picture

Puzzles, available as part of this series.

After graduating in Mathematics at the University of Durham

in 1995, David moved to Kingston-upon-Thames, Surrey,

where he runs a puzzle and games consultancy.

Web page: http://www.qwertyuiop.co.uk/

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