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  • 19th November 2020 at 9:04 am #52170
    The-letter-wriggler
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    NOTE: Do not let this take you away from the competition cipher – do that first.

    This is meant for the school participants only. It should not be too hard!

    You have 2 weeks to solve it.
    The solution and plaintext will be put up on the 1st of December.

    We would like to hear from more Students so feel free to do what it says in the cipher. Good luck.

    TLW CRIMBO CIPHER
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    Santa came to say…
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    HoHoHo!Ho!HoHoHo!HoHoHo!;)HoHoHo!HoHoHo!HoHoHo!;)Ho!Ho!HoHoHo!:):)HoHoHo!Ho!HoHoHo!;)HoHoHo!Ho!;)HoHoHo!HoHoHo!HoHoHo!;)Ho!HoHoHo!HoHoHo!:):)HoHoHo!Ho!Ho!;)Ho!HoHoHo!;)Ho!Ho!Ho!;)Ho!Ho!Ho!Ho!;)Ho!;)Ho!HoHoHo!Ho!:):)Ho!HoHoHo!;)HoHoHo!Ho!;)HoHoHo!Ho!Ho!:):)HoHoHo!Ho!Ho!;)Ho!HoHoHo!;)HoHoHo!Ho!;)HoHoHo!Ho!HoHoHo!Ho!;)Ho!;)Ho!HoHoHo!Ho!:):)Ho!HoHoHo!;)HoHoHo!Ho!;)HoHoHo!Ho!Ho!:):)Ho!HoHoHo!HoHoHo!Ho!;)Ho!HoHoHo!Ho!;)Ho!HoHoHo!;)HoHoHo!Ho!;)HoHoHo!Ho!HoHoHo!Ho!;)Ho!;)Ho!HoHoHo!Ho!:):)Ho!HoHoHo!;)HoHoHo!Ho!;)HoHoHo!Ho!Ho!:):)Ho!Ho!Ho!HoHoHo!;)Ho!Ho!;)HoHoHo!Ho!Ho!HoHoHo!;)Ho!;)HoHoHo!Ho!:):)HoHoHo!Ho!HoHoHo!Ho!;)HoHoHo!HoHoHo!HoHoHo!;)HoHoHo!HoHoHo!;)Ho!;)HoHoHo!:):)Ho!HoHoHo!;)HoHoHo!Ho!;)HoHoHo!Ho!Ho!:):)HoHoHo!Ho!HoHoHo!Ho!;)Ho!Ho!HoHoHo!;)Ho!HoHoHo!HoHoHo!Ho!;)Ho!Ho!;)HoHoHo!Ho!Ho!:):)Ho!HoHoHo!;)HoHoHo!Ho!;)HoHoHo!Ho!Ho!:):)HoHoHo!Ho!Ho!;)HoHoHo!HoHoHo!HoHoHo!;)HoHoHo!Ho!;)HoHoHo!Ho!;)Ho!;)Ho!HoHoHo!Ho!:):)Ho!HoHoHo!;)HoHoHo!Ho!;)HoHoHo!Ho!Ho!:):)HoHoHo!Ho!Ho!Ho!;)Ho!HoHoHo!Ho!Ho!;)Ho!Ho!;)HoHoHo!;)HoHoHo!HoHoHo!Ho!Ho!;)Ho!;)HoHoHo!Ho!:):)HoHoHo!Ho!Ho!Ho!;)Ho!Ho!HoHoHo!;)HoHoHo!:):)HoHoHo!Ho!Ho!;)HoHoHo!HoHoHo!HoHoHo!:):)HoHoHo!Ho!HoHoHo!HoHoHo!;)HoHoHo!HoHoHo!HoHoHo!;)Ho!Ho!HoHoHo!:):)Ho!HoHoHo!Ho!;)Ho!;)HoHoHo!Ho!HoHoHo!Ho!;)Ho!HoHoHo!;)Ho!HoHoHo!Ho!Ho!;)Ho!HoHoHo!Ho!Ho!:):)HoHoHo!;)Ho!Ho!Ho!Ho!;)Ho!:):)HoHoHo!HoHoHo!;)HoHoHo!HoHoHo!HoHoHo!;)Ho!Ho!Ho!;)HoHoHo!:):)Ho!Ho!HoHoHo!Ho!;)Ho!HoHoHo!;)HoHoHo!HoHoHo!;)HoHoHo!HoHoHo!HoHoHo!;)Ho!Ho!HoHoHo!;)Ho!Ho!Ho!:):)Ho!HoHoHo!Ho!;)Ho!;)Ho!Ho!;)HoHoHo!Ho!;)HoHoHo!Ho!Ho!;)Ho!;)Ho!;)Ho!HoHoHo!Ho!:):)HoHoHo!HoHoHo!HoHoHo!;)Ho!Ho!HoHoHo!Ho!:):)Ho!HoHoHo!;)Ho!HoHoHo!Ho!Ho!;)Ho!HoHoHo!Ho!Ho!:):)Ho!HoHoHo!Ho!;)Ho!Ho!HoHoHo!;)HoHoHo!Ho!Ho!;)HoHoHo!HoHoHo!HoHoHo!;)Ho!HoHoHo!Ho!Ho!;)Ho!HoHoHo!HoHoHo!Ho!;)Ho!Ho!Ho!Ho!:):)HoHoHo!;)Ho!Ho!Ho!Ho!;)Ho!:):)Ho!HoHoHo!Ho!;)Ho!;)HoHoHo!Ho!Ho!:):)HoHoHo!Ho!;)HoHoHo!HoHoHo!HoHoHo!;)Ho!Ho!Ho!;)Ho!;)HoHoHo!Ho!Ho!:):)Ho!HoHoHo!Ho!;)Ho!;)Ho!Ho!;)HoHoHo!Ho!;)HoHoHo!Ho!Ho!;)Ho!;)Ho!;)Ho!HoHoHo!Ho!:):)Ho!Ho!Ho!Ho!;)Ho!HoHoHo!;)HoHoHo!Ho!Ho!:):)Ho!HoHoHo!:):)Ho!Ho!Ho!HoHoHo!;)Ho!;)Ho!HoHoHo!Ho!;)HoHoHo!Ho!HoHoHo!HoHoHo!:):)Ho!Ho!Ho!;)Ho!Ho!Ho!Ho!;)Ho!Ho!;)HoHoHo!Ho!;)HoHoHo!Ho!HoHoHo!HoHoHo!:):)HoHoHo!Ho!;)HoHoHo!HoHoHo!HoHoHo!;)Ho!Ho!Ho!;)Ho!:):)Ho!HoHoHo!;)HoHoHo!Ho!;)HoHoHo!Ho!Ho!:):)Ho!Ho!;)Ho!Ho!HoHoHo!Ho!:):)HoHoHo!Ho!HoHoHo!HoHoHo!;)HoHoHo!HoHoHo!HoHoHo!;)Ho!Ho!HoHoHo!:):)Ho!;)Ho!Ho!Ho!HoHoHo!;)Ho!;)Ho!HoHoHo!Ho!:):)Ho!Ho!Ho!;)Ho!HoHoHo!;)Ho!HoHoHo!HoHoHo!:):)Ho!Ho!;)HoHoHo!:):)HoHoHo!Ho!HoHoHo!HoHoHo!;)HoHoHo!HoHoHo!HoHoHo!;)Ho!Ho!HoHoHo!:):)Ho!HoHoHo!HoHoHo!;)HoHoHo!HoHoHo!HoHoHo!;)Ho!Ho!HoHoHo!;)Ho!HoHoHo!Ho!Ho!;)HoHoHo!Ho!Ho!:):)Ho!;)Ho!Ho!Ho!HoHoHo!;)Ho!;)HoHoHo!Ho!:):)Ho!Ho!Ho!;)Ho!HoHoHo!;)HoHoHo!Ho!HoHoHo!HoHoHo!:):)Ho!Ho!;)HoHoHo!:):)HoHoHo!HoHoHo!Ho!;)Ho!HoHoHo!Ho!Ho!;)HoHoHo!HoHoHo!HoHoHo!;)Ho!HoHoHo!HoHoHo!;)Ho!Ho!Ho!:):)Ho!HoHoHo!;)Ho!HoHoHo!Ho!Ho!;)Ho!HoHoHo!Ho!Ho!:):)HoHoHo!HoHoHo!HoHoHo!;)Ho!Ho!HoHoHo!Ho!:):)HoHoHo!;)Ho!Ho!Ho!Ho!;)Ho!:):)HoHoHo!HoHoHo!HoHoHo!;)HoHoHo!;)Ho!Ho!Ho!Ho!;)Ho!;)Ho!HoHoHo!Ho!:):)Ho!HoHoHo!Ho!;)Ho!;)Ho!Ho!;)HoHoHo!Ho!;)HoHoHo!Ho!Ho!;)Ho!;)Ho!;)Ho!HoHoHo!Ho!:):)Ho!Ho!HoHoHo!;)Ho!Ho!Ho!;)Ho!;)HoHoHo!Ho!Ho!:):)HoHoHo!;)HoHoHo!HoHoHo!HoHoHo!:):)Ho!HoHoHo!Ho!Ho!;)Ho!HoHoHo!;)Ho!Ho!HoHoHo!;)HoHoHo!HoHoHo!Ho!;)Ho!Ho!Ho!Ho!:):)Ho!HoHoHo!;)HoHoHo!Ho!;)HoHoHo!Ho!Ho!:):)HoHoHo!Ho!HoHoHo!Ho!;)Ho!HoHoHo!;)Ho!HoHoHo!Ho!Ho!;)Ho!HoHoHo!Ho!Ho!:):)Ho!Ho!Ho!Ho!;)Ho!Ho!;)HoHoHo!HoHoHo!:):)HoHoHo!Ho!;)Ho!HoHoHo!;)HoHoHo!HoHoHo!;)Ho!;)Ho!Ho!Ho!:):)HoHoHo!;)Ho!Ho!Ho!Ho!;)Ho!;)HoHoHo!Ho!HoHoHo!HoHoHo!:):)HoHoHo!Ho!;)Ho!;)Ho!Ho!Ho!HoHoHo!;)Ho!;)Ho!HoHoHo!Ho!:):)Ho!HoHoHo!Ho!Ho!;)Ho!;)HoHoHo!:):)Ho!HoHoHo!HoHoHo!Ho!;)HoHoHo!HoHoHo!HoHoHo!;)HoHoHo!HoHoHo!HoHoHo!;)Ho!HoHoHo!Ho!:):)Ho!HoHoHo!Ho!;)Ho!Ho!HoHoHo!;)HoHoHo!Ho!Ho!;)HoHoHo!HoHoHo!HoHoHo!;)Ho!HoHoHo!Ho!Ho!;)Ho!HoHoHo!HoHoHo!Ho!;)Ho!Ho!Ho!Ho!:):)Ho!HoHoHo!HoHoHo!Ho!;)Ho!HoHoHo!Ho!Ho!;)Ho!HoHoHo!;)HoHoHo!Ho!HoHoHo!HoHoHo!:):)Ho!Ho!;)HoHoHo!Ho!:):)Ho!HoHoHo!;)HoHoHo!Ho!;)HoHoHo!Ho!HoHoHo!HoHoHo!:):)Ho!HoHoHo!Ho!;)Ho!;)Ho!Ho!;)HoHoHo!Ho!;)HoHoHo!Ho!Ho!;)Ho!;)Ho!;)Ho!HoHoHo!Ho!:):)HoHoHo!HoHoHo!Ho!;)Ho!HoHoHo!;)HoHoHo!HoHoHo!;)Ho!;)Ho!Ho!Ho!:):)HoHoHo!;)Ho!Ho!Ho!Ho!;)Ho!;)HoHoHo!Ho!:):)HoHoHo!HoHoHo!HoHoHo!;)HoHoHo!Ho!;)Ho!:):)Ho!Ho!HoHoHo!Ho!;)HoHoHo!HoHoHo!HoHoHo!;)HoHoHo!HoHoHo!Ho!;)HoHoHo!HoHoHo!Ho!;)HoHoHo!Ho!HoHoHo!HoHoHo!:):)HoHoHo!Ho!HoHoHo!Ho!;)Ho!Ho!Ho!Ho!;)Ho!HoHoHo!Ho!;)Ho!Ho!;)Ho!Ho!Ho!;)HoHoHo!;)HoHoHo!HoHoHo!;)Ho!HoHoHo!;)Ho!Ho!Ho!:):)Ho!;)Ho!Ho!Ho!HoHoHo!;)Ho!:):)Ho!Ho!Ho!;)Ho!HoHoHo!;)HoHoHo!Ho!;)HoHoHo!;)Ho!HoHoHo!:):)HoHoHo!Ho!HoHoHo!Ho!;)Ho!HoHoHo!;)HoHoHo!HoHoHo!;)Ho!:):)HoHoHo!;)HoHoHo!HoHoHo!HoHoHo!:):)Ho!Ho!Ho!;)Ho!HoHoHo!;)HoHoHo!Ho!HoHoHo!HoHoHo!:):)Ho!HoHoHo!Ho!;)Ho!Ho!HoHoHo!;)HoHoHo!Ho!Ho!;)HoHoHo!HoHoHo!HoHoHo!;)Ho!HoHoHo!Ho!Ho!;)Ho!HoHoHo!HoHoHo!Ho!;)Ho!Ho!Ho!Ho!:):)Ho!HoHoHo!HoHoHo!;)Ho!Ho!;)HoHoHo!;)Ho!Ho!Ho!Ho!:):)HoHoHo!Ho!HoHoHo!HoHoHo!;)HoHoHo!HoHoHo!HoHoHo!;)Ho!Ho!HoHoHo!;)Ho!HoHoHo!Ho!:):)HoHoHo!Ho!;)HoHoHo!HoHoHo!HoHoHo!;)Ho!Ho!Ho!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    19th November 2020 at 10:35 am #52241
    The-letter-wriggler
    Participant

    If you have a problem copying the ciphertext…
    Highlight the first one or few characters then
    hold down the SHIFT key and press END key
    hold down the CTRL key and press C key
    hold down the SHIFT key and press HOME key to retrack
    You know how to paste, right!

    24th November 2020 at 4:46 pm #52245
    Cryptness
    Participant

    I know you say it is for school students but I could not resist because

    🎅 🎄 [EDIT: nice tune, Harry] 🎄 🎅

    24th November 2020 at 4:46 pm #52305
    Kford-academy
    Participant

    [Oh well, you heard TLW, I guess I have to edit this so you can post according to their rules! Harry]

    24th November 2020 at 7:01 pm #52326
    The-letter-wriggler
    Participant

    @Kford-academy

    Such jollity!!! And accepted.
    But that is not what I asked you to post, there is enough HoHo!’s from Santa.

    May I ask Harry to delete and you post again?

    25th November 2020 at 8:59 am #52328
    The-letter-wriggler
    Participant

    It’s almost Cryptness err sorry Christmas 😉


    @Cryptness     thats OK,
    I am mainly hoping that school members and their teachers will solve and post, but…

    EVERYONE is welcome to the Santa Grotto. Thanks for not giving any other info.

    Hopefully by December we will gain a choir!

    25th November 2020 at 3:39 pm #52343
    Person314
    Participant

    Thanks for the really interesting challenge. You got me singin’.

    26th November 2020 at 5:19 pm #52366
    Kieron2411
    Participant

    You, my friend, have got me singing

    26th November 2020 at 6:36 pm #52369
    The-letter-wriggler
    Participant

    First a solo, then a duo, then a trio and now a quartet!

    – Cue the music…

    (@Kford-academy I have counted you in)

    28th November 2020 at 5:00 pm #52371
    Kford-academy
    Participant

    [ANSWER THAT I WAS ACTUALLY MEANT TO POST! “YOU GOT ME SINGING”]

    What I was trying to say in my first post was ‘Thanks’, for those who are wondering.

    28th November 2020 at 8:53 pm #52398
    Giggles
    Participant

    YOU GOT ME SINGING.
    I think I am just in time on the date front (28/11/2020) and on the school front (yr 12)
    Thanks for the challenge. I love Christmas so nice to have a themed cipher to practise on.

    29th November 2020 at 2:10 pm #52414
    The-letter-wriggler
    Participant

    Due to many of you having to spend a lot time on the all important competition cipher
    Santa asked to extend the deadline by 2 weeks to midnight 14th of December, so now you still have time to join the choir.

    1st December 2020 at 2:15 pm #52439
    The-letter-wriggler
    Participant

    Congratulations to those who got in the choir before the extension.

    We just pulled a cracker and on the tinsel paper that fell out it reads…

    “A hint? HoHoHo!” Says Santa dashing through the snow, “Ho! they need a hint”
    say the dotty elves all spaced out winking and smiling. “That will do” says
    Mrs Claus, “and now to your chores, I’m sure with that they will find a song and join in.”

    And that is no joke!

    2nd December 2020 at 6:39 pm #52416
    Jian
    Participant

    Im really stuck

    [This is the natural state of a cryptanalyst, to be contrasted with the far less frequent, but much more intense elation that accompanies once of those rare breakthrough moments. I feel your pain. If it help, so did Alan Turing! Harry]

    8th December 2020 at 7:11 pm #52533
    The-letter-wriggler
    Participant

    Just one more week to to go!

    Look at the hint carefully – what does Santa say and what is he doing?
    What do the Elves say and what are thy called?
    Maybe you will get something that sounds like what Mrs Claus told them to do!
    Don’t forget 😉 🙂 us, we keep Santa and the Elves safely apart.

    🎄 🎅 If we gain any more choir I will send you all a little tune 🎅 🎄 Harry allowing.

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