A CIPHER FOR ALL THE SCHOOLS

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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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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!

[Cryptness]

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

🎅 🎄 [EDIT: nice tune, Harry] 🎄 🎅

[Kford-academy]

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

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@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?

[The-letter-wriggler]

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!

[Person314]

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

[Kieron2411]

You, my friend, have got me singing

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

– Cue the music…

(@Kford-academy I have counted you in)

[Kford-academy]

[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.

[Giggles]

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.

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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.

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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!

[Jian]

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]

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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.

[Author]

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