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Bond Cryptograms


Your Mission:  You are to take the field agent's exam at MI6. First up on the exam, you are to decipher cryptograms containing code from one of the Bond films or books.  What are cryptograms?

A Cryptogram is a set of sentences written in a simple substitution code, where one letter of the alphabet is substituted for the correct letter. No letter stands for itself. The code is different for each cryptogram. For example:

BOND, JAMES  BOND
QSDM, NKCAF QSDM

There are many clues you can look for when breaking the code on a cryptogram. Single letters usually stand for "i" or "a". Common two-letter words are "of", "in", "is", "it", "at", "or", and "to." Three-letter words include: "the", "and", "are", and "for." Also look for common suffixes like "-ing", "-ed", "-tion", & "-able." Some of the most frequently used letters are: e, t, a, o, i, n, s, h, r , and d.

Thanks to Pam at MartinLeeGore.com for her help, instructions and inspiration about the Cryptograms.

Here's Our First Cryptogram Good luck. Click here for the answer.

WN  LNX  ZYRW  YS  ZL  SVYMRW  CYEC  EOYC  NRM  NXE.

COM'C  AXCE  WMJW!

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