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Cryptic Scripts and Secret Codes
Moderate difficulty suitable for most players
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  • 2. To shift letters in a text, often used in substitution ciphers
  • 4. Name of a square chart used in classical ciphers
  • 7. Matrix-based cipher invented by Lester S.
  • 9. Spoken language code used in WWII by US Marines
  • 11. Short for a method hiding information within other data
  • 12. Root related to a classical substitution cipher by Julius Caesar
  • 13. A method of transforming text to conceal its meaning
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  • 1. Alternate spelling sometimes used for a secret code system
  • 3. Ancient Hebrew cipher reversing the alphabet
  • 5. A word used to guide letter substitutions in encryption
  • 6. Short for secret writing or code-breaking study
  • 8. Common short form for unencrypted text in crypto
  • 10. Character encoding standard used in computers
  • 14. Polyalphabetic cipher named after a French diplomat
  • 15. Famous World War II device for encrypting messages
  • 16. Word describing a fake or false encrypted message
  • 17. Dots and dashes encode this communication code
  • 18. Type of key that enhances cipher unpredictability

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