Cryptolists
by Raymond Simon
Below are four lists of related words and phrases that have been translated into simple cipher alphabets. The letter substitutions remain constant within any one group of words (for instance, if V represents G in one word, it will represent G in all the words in that list), but change from one list to the next. A tip to new solvers: Start by thinking of answers that might fit one of the categories; then see if any enciphered words in the list have the same letter pattern.The fourth list has been left untitled. Solve the code to determine what the items have in common.
Printable pdfs
1. ROMANTIC MOVIES
Example: Dirty Dancing
- G K K L A B G Q Q
- V B A K P V A D P P Z
- D X A G V B Q A U U
- V B A A K O Q L U B F G V L A K V
- F X A V V S E P C G K
- V L V G K L N
- D A H P X A U Y K X L U A
- N G U G D Q G K N G
- O B P U V
- D X L A H A K N P Y K V A X
2. DELI DELIGHTS
Example: Nova lox
- Q Z J O Z W
- R K X A Y O K U U P Y J V
- I Q Z K R I M Z Z P Z
- M Y X V K P X Q K R H
- C H U U V H I S U Z
- I Y Q W Z C O Z Z G P V Z I H K U
- V Y X K X Y V K W I K S Z
- I Y U Z P U K D
- D M H X Z G H P M P K U K C
- I M Z Q Q F O U H W X A
3. HOCKEY HEROES
Example: Mario Lemieux
- F E R P X M P H E B
- N D Z P H K N A K Z W A
- U B Z X T P H H W L D
- K H B F H Z M H V A B A G
- U A U U R A B B
- K W X T S Z Y Z W X
- F A B V Z H D A C H
- C X R T H F B H W O Y R
- S X B Y S H K K Z H B
- U H B T Z H M H V H B Y A
4. MYSTERY LIST
What do they all have in common?
- H A G G A R H M R C B
- R A G O V R Y D
- H M T A J V R X
- G A A G O
- D Z X J J A E D N H H X D D
- O X T X M E G X T
- O A Z X M J M Q M Z M
- H O V J C A ' Z V R X
- E N C Y X Q T A P R V X
- Q M Q B ' D D Z V J X