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Solution to this Week's Puzzle

20230329 – Change the World

Easy Substitution Cipher

 

This cipher is one of the easiest substitution ciphers to write and to break.  Because it is easy to break, it is not used very often.

 

3  8  1  14  7  5   /    25  15  21  18   /   20  8  15  21  7  8  20  19   /    1  14  4   /   25  15  21   /   3  8  1  14  7  5   /   25  15  21  18   /   23  15  18  12  4

 

You write 1 through 26 and write the alphabet next to the numbers – A=1, B=2, Y=25, Z=26

 

 1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

I

J

K

L

M

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

N

O

P

Q

R

S

T

U

V

W

X

Y

Z

 

Then you write you message in numbers instead of letters.

This week’s proverb is:

Change your thoughts and you change your world. ~ Norman Vincent Peale