2019-05-01_Games_World_of_Puzzles

20 GAMES WORLD^ OF PUZZLES | may 2019

2. PRESENT TENSE

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A letter appearing by itself (in this case, both P and X) always Cipher 2:

represents either I or A. Hint: At least one word ends in -ING.

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is probably E, the most common letter in the English language.

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What seven-letter contraction might begin a question?

The word THE does not appear in this cryptogram.Cipher 5:

The word THE does appear in this cryptogram.Cipher 6:

The vowels, in no particular order, are represented by L, E, G, N, and P.Cipher 7:

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