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->Transitions->
Obviously, the back halves of the clues have all been encoded somehow.
Filling the grid
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Entry to CIA Part #1
This cipher (despite the CIA's claims) actually has little to do with mathematics, and much more to do with...
First:
That's the mathematics part over with. Then:
The result is:
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Don't decrypt this encrypted string
Per the instructions,
So I came back to this one and decided to take a stab at it. It appears that
After doing all that, you realize that the solution is
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Again, the scientific one!
Having had this on my watchlist for a while, mulling it over from time to time, I think I finally have the answer...
First of all, note that this question was posted by the OP shortly after The ...
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->Transitions->
I haven't worked out how to fill out the whole grid yet, but here's what I have for all of the decoded clues, if it helps save anyone some time:
Across:
Down:
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mmm mmmmmmmmm mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm mmmmmmmm mmmmm mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm mmmmmmmmm mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
Props to those who have come before me, but another possible answer is
because the puzzle's text decrypts to
And the 13th letter of
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Just Some Lines To Me
Starting with what fljx did, you have to:
apply ROT13
decode as base64, get a string starting with V1Z
decode as base64, get a string starting with WVV
decode as base64, get a string starting with ...
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The Cryptic Safe
I'll start with a partial answer, since I'm stuck. Here's what I have so far
EDIT 1: added a bit more progress
The safe:
The letter:
The picture
What's left:
That's what I have. It's not much but ...
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Just Some Lines To Me
Partial answer, getting the text down to a manageable size.
Note that the puzzle has been rewritten, the encoding for the first stage has changed, but the decoded text is the same:
Original first ...
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Numbers and Dashes again... but with letters this time!
For the numbers:
For the letters:
The solution:
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Find the pattern in this encrypted sequence
Some observations and thoughts...
Regarding the hints:
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