536 Puzzles and Curious Problems

Cryptarithm Puzzles 49

an example. Each letter represents a different digit, and no 0 is allowed."

WRONG

WRONG

RIGHT

"If you substitute correct figures the little addition sum will work correctly.

There are several ways of doing it."

157. LETTER MULTIPLICATION

In this little multiplication sum the five letters represent five different

digits. What are the actual figures? There is no O.

SEAM

T

MEATS

158. THE CONSPIRATORS' CODE

A correspondent (G. P.) sends this interesting puzzle. Two conspirators had
a secret code. Their letters sometimes contained little arithmetical sums
relating to some quite plausible discussion, and having an entirely innocent
appearance. But in their code each of the ten digits represented a different
letter of the alphabet. Thus, on one occasion, there was a little sum in simple
addition which, when the letters were substituted for the figures, read as
follows:

FL Y

FOR

YOUR

L I FE

It will be found an interesting puzzle to reconstruct the addition sum with
the help of the due that I and 0 stand for the figures I and 0 respectively.