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  • 40. Names (GCHQ Puzzle)

    From David Entwistle@qnivq.ragjvfgyr@ogvagrearg.pbz to rec.puzzles on Sat May 2 08:12:56 2026
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    From The GCHQ Puzzle Book, which is excellent.

    ISBN 978-0-718-18554-1

    40. Names

    Apart from being names, what do the following have in common:

    ALICE, CICELY, ELAINE, ESTHER, JANE, JASON, MARIAN, NORMA, RONALD
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  • From David Entwistle@qnivq.ragjvfgyr@ogvagrearg.pbz to rec.puzzles on Sun May 3 17:47:24 2026
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    On Sat, 2 May 2026 08:12:56 -0000 (UTC), David Entwistle wrote:

    40. Names

    Apart from being names, what do the following have in common:

    ALICE, CICELY, ELAINE, ESTHER, JANE, JASON, MARIAN, NORMA, RONALD

    Solution:

    40. Gurl ner nyy nantenzf bs bgure anzrf.

    NYVPR, PVPRYL, RYNVAR, RFGURE, WNAR, WNFBA, ZNEVNA, ABEZN, EBANYQ

    PRYVN, PRPVYL, NVYRRA, URFGRE, WRNA, WBANF, ZNEVAN, EBZNA, EBYNAQ

    V abgr gung WNFBA <-> FBAWN naq EBANYQ <-> NEABYQ nyfb jbex.

    Well done if you got that.
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    David Entwistle
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  • From HenHanna@NewsGrouper@user4055@newsgrouper.org.invalid to rec.puzzles on Sun May 3 21:23:11 2026
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    David Entwistle <qnivq.ragjvfgyr@ogvagrearg.pbz> posted:

    On Sat, 2 May 2026 08:12:56 -0000 (UTC), David Entwistle wrote:

    40. Names

    Apart from being names, what do the following have in common:

    ALICE, CICELY, ELAINE, ESTHER, JANE, JASON, MARIAN, NORMA, RONALD

    Solution:

    40. Gurl ner nyy nantenzf bs bgure anzrf.

    NYVPR, PVPRYL, RYNVAR, RFGURE, WNAR, WNFBA, ZNEVNA, ABEZN, EBANYQ

    PRYVN, PRPVYL, NVYRRA, URFGRE, WRNA, WBANF, ZNEVAN, EBZNA, EBYNAQ

    V abgr gung WNFBA <-> FBAWN naq EBANYQ <-> NEABYQ nyfb jbex.

    Well done if you got that.



    one AI said: jason= July, August, September.......

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  • From Ammammata@ammammata@tiscali.it to rec.puzzles on Mon May 4 08:22:14 2026
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    David Entwistle pretended :
    URFGRE

    arire urneq guvf anzr :)
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    -=- -=- -=- -=- -=- -=- -=- -=- - -=-
    ........... [ al lavoro ] ...........
    -.-. .... . ... .. ...- .. -. -.-. .- --- -.-. .... . ... .. .--. . .-.
    -.. .- ..-. --- .-. --.. .- - --- .-. --- . .--- ..- ...- . -- . .-.
    -.. .-
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  • From David Entwistle@qnivq.ragjvfgyr@ogvagrearg.pbz to rec.puzzles on Mon May 4 11:29:00 2026
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    On Mon, 04 May 2026 08:22:14 +0200, Ammammata wrote:

    David Entwistle pretended :
    URFGRE

    arire urneq guvf anzr :)

    Ab, V unir gb fnl gung unq zr chmmyrq naq V unq yvzvgrq pbasvqrapr va zl
    bja nafjref nf n erfhyg. V jnf guvaxvat bs GURERF, ohg ntnva gung vfa'g
    jryy xabja gb zr.
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    David Entwistle
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  • From Ammammata@ammammata@tiscali.it to rec.puzzles on Tue May 5 08:21:13 2026
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    David Entwistle laid this down on his screen :
    On Mon, 04 May 2026 08:22:14 +0200, Ammammata wrote:

    David Entwistle pretended :
    URFGRE

    arire urneq guvf anzr :)

    Ab, V unir gb fnl gung unq zr chmmyrq naq V unq yvzvgrq pbasvqrapr va zl
    bja nafjref nf n erfhyg. V jnf guvaxvat bs GURERF, ohg ntnva gung vfa'g
    jryy xabja gb zr.

    vg npghnyyl qbrf rkvfg :-)

    uggcf://ra.jvxvcrqvn.bet/jvxv/Urfgre
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    -.. .-
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