The third easy conundrum

This is the third easy conundrum.
You’ll discover along the way what you have to do
to gain the chance of a pair of tickets.
But it starts simply with:

BDISJTUNBTDJQIFS.XPSEQSFTT.DPN




for the next step, remind me to remind you how to crack
a key substitution cipher :)

The second (easier) conundrum

Decipher the code and email me as instructed for the chance of tickets for MOTRD.

The deadline is noon on next Thursday 20 December.

Enter this only if you have not already been a puzzle winner... if you have, then you should tackle the harder set.

This code is another keyword substitution cipher :)


SCN DKRWNQ YLT KNNI SCER SEJN ER UTQENI WESCEK SCN IERPLVNQENR DHQNDIY JDIN DKI MTUHERCNI LK SCER WNURESN EA YLT HLLG SCQLTBC NESCNQ SCN ALQTJR LQ SCN TKNDQSCNI RL ADQ RNPSELK SCNK YLT RCLTHI AEKI NVNQYSCEKB SCDS YLT KNNI SL UN DUHN SL DKRWNQ SCN ALHHLWEKB OTNRSELK VNQY REJMHY WCDS KDSELKDHESY WDR WEHHEDJ JLQDY

The fourth (harder) set of puzzles

The first puzzle leads you to a code, the second puzzle to its key.

You will then be able to read some speculation I've made about William Moray. And find the word you need to email me for the chance of tickets for MOTRD and to enter the Hunters' Club. The deadline being noon on next Thursday 20 December.

I don’t *think* these ones are as hard as the last ones so do have a go, you may be surprised… :)


The first puzzle




The second puzzle

Extending the third set of puzzles and announcing the first easier puzzle!

I fear that my puzzle-setting has gotten a bit too cryptic with the third set here. I’ve had some part-entries but no one’s found the person - although I suspect some of you are close. I think I will extend the deadline to next Monday 10 December and I will also drop a few clues here in the next couple of days. The same instructions apply as before.

I am also going to start setting a regular easier puzzle. Each of these will be a code and I will tell you which one it is. Half the tickets for MOTRD will be made available to those I select at random from correct solutions sent to me. The tickets will only be for those who have not yet gotten entry via me and my mysterious accomplice. But I’ll try to sew some interesting tidbits into them to make solving them worth everyone’s while. To see the easier puzzle, look at the next post here.

The first easier puzzle

What follows is what I’ve learnt is a keyword substitution cipher (I am learning a lot about codes and ciphers from this job). You can see some info about this type of cipher and how to solve it here and here.

When you’ve deciphered all of it, it will tell you how to find the answer I’m looking for. It’s one word, email it to me at sonia at makemode dot co dot uk by noon on Monday 10 December. Tickets will be made available to those I draw from the correct entrants (those who haven’t gotten tickets from me yet). Here goes and good luck!

KJU RCDJB D PCKTHQ CMVU IUJRDKJUQ DP MHOUMQY DP CKW ITSC RCDP OUIDJQP IU KE RCU AUMHU SDLCUOP YKT PCKTHQ BKKBHU RCMR DE YKT QKJ R MHOUMQY GJKW RCU PRKOY KJU IKPR STODKTP RCUKOY DP RCMR RCU AUMHU LMLUOP WUOU WODRRUJ AY LKU CDIPUHE LUOCMLP CU CMQ AUUJ DJEHTUJSUQ AY RCU PRKOY WDHHDMI IKOMY RKHQ CDI DJ RCU AMO DE CMH KPBKKQ DP ODBCR MAKTR RCMR IUURDJB DE RCMR DP ROTU RCUJ D WKJQUO MAKTR RCU LTOLKPU KE RCU ROMDH KE SKQUP RCMR IKOMY PUR RKWMOQP RCU ROUMPTOU WUHH RCU MJPWUO YKT PUUG CUOU DP RCKIMP AUMHUP MHHUBUQ IDQQHU JMIU PUJQ RCMR RK IU MJQ BKKQ HTSG