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GK-CRYPT GK-Crypt is the strongest data security package available. It keeps your data secret and secure against any intrusion by using the latest ultra-strength 640-bit data encryption.

MX-CRYPT MX-Crypt is a fast, secure way of exchanging messages without transmitting or distributing any cryptographic keys.

The cryptograms on this page are conventional simple substitutions, where one letter stands consistently for another letter, and no letter stands for itself. All of the cryptograms are in English, and most of them avoid obscure or obsolete words, dialect or unusual spellings. The word breaks and punctuation are given. An * precedes any capitalized letter.
There is no relationship between these cryptograms, so that a letter which represented A in one of them might represent B or W in one of the others.

Contributed by Rick Oden

OU, EQ ES ED SU VI, RU NJ UA WA UB VZ KZ JW UH KW WD ZI RU "GU HI KE QW DU OW SE GU" SU ND.

Solved by: Cryptopop, Bob Aber, Doug Robertson, Michael Rubesch, Bill Briere, Amy Rinearson

XDQ RDQ HDQ, SDQ VDQ KDQ, TDQ BDQ MDQ JDQ PDQ. ZBG MWJ *NST PYH KZR EZF VYX.

Solved by: Rudy Wang, Denis Borris, Cryptopop, Jim Gillogly

GUCJO YUKCJOZSG CZYKQRSJO OTXKLIRB QBXHLJGUOT IUKCJ JWSUPTOBV WRSQBUKC JOAWHTUBC YSAJOBUKP JKZYCSUIO.

Solved by: Denis Borris, Joshua Baldwin, Richard Blumenstock, Sudipta Das, Jim Gillogly, Cryptopop, Gordon Bockus, Jay Frankenberger, William H. Smith, Patrick Foster, Rick Oden, Dale Beasley, Flavius Suciu, Carlton Jones, Doug Robertson

FOEPIHW SFIHEZO SVCGEXIZWR SBZXEVJ XRDA SFGEYRPCW HDOJ. HBCOEXWPB GDVW WRYCGEPA YDBESPOGR, WBCIHVPA APXEWDH.

Solved by: Denis Borris, Joshua Baldwin, Richard Blumenstock, Sudipta Das, Jim Gillogly, Cryptopop, Gordon Bockus, William H. Smith, Patrick Foster, Rick Oden, Dale Beasley, Flavius Suciu, Carlton Jones, Doug Robertson

DEPTH AMBLER YBDE LIMOS HOMY TWAS ROPWI.

Solved by: Cryptopop, Rick Oden, Patrick Foster

SJPFMLVFPI NISJVN MPL.

Solved by: Denis Borris, Joshua Baldwin, Richard Blumenstock, Jim Gillogly, Cryptopop, Gordon Bockus, William H. Smith, Patrick Foster, Rick Oden, Flavius Suciu, Dale Beasley, Carlton Jones, Doug Robertson, Amy Rinearson

IFZSEU, O HFSCZT HRQUHTD RQIODE.

LEUNSRHB AMBUSHED HER: CHMAN CLEANED.

Solved by: Cryptopop, Doug Robertson, Rick Oden

HISKNR HINDUSTANI TAPEWORM KWUPIMW.

Solved by: Rick Oden, Doug Robertson, Cryptopop

EI, YHNARMING HARMONY RMUNGOGERMU.

Solved by: Cryptopop, Gordon Bockus, Richard Blumenstock, Jay Frankenberger, Jim Gillogly, William H. Smith, Patrick Foster, Rick Oden, Flavius Suciu, Gerald Harrison, Dale Beasley, Carlton Jones, Doug Robertson, Amy Rinearson

THIS HUSKY UKYHST UKIS.

Solved by: Cryptopop, William H. Smith, Patrick Foster, Gordon Bockus, Jim Gillogly, Rick Oden, Dale Beasley, Flavius Suciu, Doug Robertson

*UNDERSEA FLAUNTOWOF *PROWLUP.

Solved by: Cryptopop, William H. Smith, Patrick Foster, Gordon Bockus, Jim Gillogly, Rick Oden, Flavius Suciu, Dale Beasley, Gerald Harrison, Doug Robertson, Amy Rinearson

FATHER *SUREFWST WHATHURT.

Solved by: William H. Smith, Cryptopop, Patrick Foster, Gordon Bockus, Jim Gillogly, Rick Oden, Flavius Suciu, Dale Beasley, Doug Robertson, Amy Rinearson

*PRYOTP ENDNASTY ENASNDO ERP ENDENAS.

Solved by: Cryptopop, Rick Oden, Jim Gillogly, Gordon Bockus, Flavius Suciu, Dale Beasley, Doug Robertson, Amy Rinearson

IRSTRE STAR START ITSERE.

Solved by: Cryptopop, Rick Oden, Gordon Bockus, Flavius Suciu, Dale Beasley, Carlton Jones, Doug Robertson, Amy Rinearson

BRANDED GLENBOA ALGDEABRON.

Solved by: Cryptopop, Rick Oden, Gordon Bockus, Flavius Suciu, Dale Beasley, Carlton Jones, Doug Robertson

PARTED EPOLYINOPY TRAPSE IDLESYN.

Solved by: Rick Oden, Cryptopop, Flavius Suciu, Carlton Jones, Doug Robertson, Amy Rinearson

PRIVATE DRIPRUHIE AUTHUVIEDRU.

Solved by: Rick Oden, Cryptopop, Gordon Bockus, Flavius Suciu, Carlton Jones, Doug Robertson, Gerald Harrison, Amy Rinearson

ESTFROG ADESIGN RODNAFYGIT.

Solved by: Rick Oden, Doug Robertson, Cryptopop

COT, *BARB *BARBOT BOLT BARO COLT.

Solved by: Cryptopop, Doug Robertson, Amy Rinearson, Rick Oden

TOG'A HIDE LIZ'A HKRZ'A RZA'H KRZ'A.

Solved by: Cryptopop

PAMS DHOTIS IMPART RAID HOST.

Solved by: Cryptopop, Rick Oden

MITDONUS ANTIDOTE AMOEBA BUS.

Solved by: Doug Robertson, Rick Oden, Cryptopop
Medium difficulty for a person, very tough for a computer

FABH VFJKUIS QATIX CBSGMH CQAHMSF RBAY QIGM LMHB VHBKESM RBHUKXN VQMC CKTJMS PHFJ VBNHIT.

Solved by: David M. Adler, Sudipta Das, Jim Gillogly, Cryptopop, Jay Frankenberger, John Gidusko, Bill Mason
Moor eft dose aim

CUD MRZ OWQL NWDQ EWKF XCME SDYX CWVLQ TVLI XMPVUH PWY OZWRQ HUL TRWKLQS.

Solved by: Cryptopop
Contributed by Rick Oden

ZKMTIAZIN ELINX MTIIZKLIJTN ALIENX.

Solved by: Cryptopop, Flavius Suciu, Carlton Jones, Gerald Harrison, Doug Robertson, Amy Rinearson
Contributed by Rick Oden

*MATMAT THY QHUY MAQZUB TZBYA.

Solved by: Cryptopop, Doug Robertson, Amy Rinearson
Contributed by Rick Oden

BGKEPL BLUE GLQWY, UWQPB UWYKUP.

Solved by: Cryptopop, Doug Robertson, Amy Rinearson
Based on an idea from Cryptopop

OEWHYD DREWHYD NRWAY NORWA

Solved by: Rick Oden, Flavius Suciu, Carlton Jones, Doug Robertson, Amy Rinearson
Contributed by Rick Oden

STUNTSHOUE UONOSW UTSHOWE.

Solved by: Cryptopop, Flavius Suciu, Carlton Jones, Doug Robertson, Amy Rinearson
Contributed by Rick Oden

WKMYKJQB QXMWXQ QKJMV YBQMVXQQ.

Solved by: Cryptopop, Flavius Suciu, Gerald Harrison, Doug Robertson, Amy Rinearson
Based on an idea from Cryptopop

EMRY MPAIR UMPAIR PUMA EPA EMRY?

Solved by: Rick Oden, Doug Robertson, Amy Rinearson

GOOD MANY MAN MANGOOD GOODY.

Solved by: Rick Oden, Cryptopop, Doug Robertson

OSEY STAR STORY ASTER.

Solved by: Cryptopop, Rick Oden

*COME *SUWVNG COVENS *BUYING *BRAWN, *SRVOMS *SAYI.

Solved by: Cryptopop, Rick Oden, Doug Robertson

ONCE MOURNED, DCKBUJCKMR JOURABACK.

Solved by: Cryptopop
These short cryptograms, called Zyptograms, were contributed by Cryptopop (Pete Wiedman)
"Zyptogram" is a trademark of Pete "Cryptopop" Wiedman

Z1: BMYG MY-BOX MBOXOG.
Solved by: Jim Gillogly, Gordon Bockus, Richard Blumenstock, William H. Smith, Patrick Foster, John Gidusko, Rick Oden, Doug Robertson, Michael Rubesch, Amy Rinearson

Z2: AL'LY-IN-GLOO IYNGALI.
Solved by: Jim Gillogly, Richard Blumenstock, Gordon Bockus, William H. Smith, Patrick Foster, John Gidusko, Rick Oden, Doug Robertson, Michael Rubesch, Amy Rinearson

Z3: QUARRAYS QAUX *X. RAYS.
Solved by: Jim Gillogly, William H. Smith, Gordon Bockus, John Gidusko, Rick Oden, Michael Rubesch, Doug Robertson

Z4: UNUPON AXED NOUXE UPUPAND.
Solved by: Jim Gillogly, Richard Blumenstock, Gordon Bockus, William H. Smith, Patrick Foster, John Gidusko, Rick Oden, Flavius Suciu, Carlton Jones, Doug Robertson, Michael Rubesch, Amy Rinearson

Z5: PUZOAVI IAFUZ LUZO ... FAVIP, FAIFLIP!
Solved by: Jim Gillogly, William H. Smith, John Gidusko, Rick Oden, Flavius Suciu, Carlton Jones, Doug Robertson, Amy Rinearson

Z6: *MICHAAEL TYRCXQHLYBUA HOEQUB CHORD EDMICRQ YCELRCHYXTA.
Solved by: Jim Gillogly, Gordon Bockus, Richard Blumenstock, Jay Frankenberger, Edwin Doe, William H. Smith, Patrick Foster, John Gidusko, Rick Oden, Flavius Suciu, Carlton Jones, Doug Robertson

Z7: TROTKY GACK GORY CROAK.
Solved by: Richard Blumenstock, Jim Gillogly, William H. Smith, Gordon Bockus, John Gidusko, Rick Oden, Flavius Suciu, Doug Robertson

Z8: WILDONES STNO LETIXDW IXNOEWD.
Solved by: Jim Gillogly, William H. Smith, Gordon Bockus, Richard Blumenstock, John Gidusko, Rick Oden, Flavius Suciu, Carlton Jones, Doug Robertson

Z9: SURFBOA TASU OBAF AUSTORU.
Solved by: William H. Smith, Jim Gillogly, Gordon Bockus, John Gidusko, Rick Oden, Flavius Suciu, Carlton Jones, Doug Robertson

Z10: GNYL GNOUN JUNGO JNGNLY.
Solved by: William H. Smith, Jim Gillogly, Gordon Bockus, John Gidusko, Rick Oden, Flavius Suciu, Doug Robertson, Amy Rinearson

Z11: QPGO MORK UGIMAK CEMLO QCPOR MAGIC UMCLE.
Solved by: Jim Gillogly, William H. Smith, Patrick Foster, John Gidusko, Rick Oden, Flavius Suciu

Z12: VPCREW IRBODCH EPAH AMVDEBO BAD-COMIC WRMO BOPAIC.
Solved by: Jim Gillogly, William H. Smith, John Gidusko, Rick Oden, Flavius Suciu, Doug Robertson

Z13: XMAN, MARUN BEAR QENX BEAM QMRUB.
Solved by: John Gidusko, Rick Oden, Jim Gillogly, Flavius Suciu

Z14: *PIGS AGIG ZGAI HEOUGHT REYD PIKO UAR DIZSKYT.
Solved by: Rick Oden, John Gidusko, Jim Gillogly, Flavius Suciu

Z15: KIHUGAZ BIGORCHI UOXTI OTUIB DRIXRGAZ DRUOBCKI.
Solved by: Rick Oden, Jim Gillogly, Flavius Suciu, Carlton Jones, Doug Robertson

Z16: GARBIDJ, OWBIDJ (REWDQ ONQT) GARDB DJNET.
Solved by: Jim Gillogly, Rick Oden, Flavius Suciu, Doug Robertson

Z17: ALILOOM SORESICK MCLKLAMB JBESIREJ.
Solved by: Rick Oden, Jim Gillogly, Flavius Suciu, Carlton Jones, Doug Robertson, Amy Rinearson

Z18: EHZLOKYCHA AKEUYRHJ JLNKEUM MFERZ, OKF RE NCH.
Solved by: Rick Oden, Flavius Suciu, Carlton Jones, Doug Robertson

Z19: ULTEGO TEGDIM PYGII ULTTGO TGLPYLDLM.
Solved by: Rick Oden, Flavius Suciu, Carlton Jones, Doug Robertson

Z20: F-AITH: HYAICHA AITS OFTEN HYAZXFNYA SITOXFEO HYAZXC.
Solved by: Rick Oden, Flavius Suciu, Doug Robertson

Z21: SIMYANG YHICHIN SIMYAHCMYG.
Solved by: Rick Oden, Flavius Suciu, Carlton Jones, Doug Robertson

Z22: MESIBO ASOYEDMB *IDEAS *YEDO.
Solved by: Rick Oden, Flavius Suciu, Doug Robertson

Z23: *LFYTPSF-OAFZY IPSO, TFPS UNFL *SAI *NTZAFSU.
Solved by: Rick Oden, Flavius Suciu, Doug Robertson

Z24: RHYQNO RHYME QHEOI MRHMY RENI. Solved by: Rick Oden, Flavius Suciu, Carlton Jones, Doug Robertson

Z25: COLTJPSU LDTJOUD COLDSUUPOUT.
Solved by: Rick Oden, Flavius Suciu, Carlton Jones, Doug Robertson

Z26: RHMYZOLD MYZOOPHELF *EDLPZRAYP'F FLAH.
Solved by: Rick Oden, Flavius Suciu, Doug Robertson, Amy Rinearson

Z27: ZIGH AEGIL DGLA HILZE ILEAADE.
Solved by: Rick Oden, Flavius Suciu, Carlton Jones, Doug Robertson

Z28: PERLJI REIGHL APHGJQT AJTGFQPA FREIGHT.
Solved by: Rick Oden, Flavius Suciu, Carlton Jones, Doug Robertson

Z29: SYBAEYER ABUSYBODU SYLBED LURODBR.
Solved by: Rick Oden, Flavius Suciu, Carlton Jones, Doug Robertson

Z30: MAGYCBLB HORSEMA, NHROXELM YCBYE URSCHION, UIGHN GINXBLM.
Solved by: Rick Oden, Flavius Suciu, Carlton Jones, Doug Robertson

Z31: OKAP *PARKUH CHYA OBZU CHOY BYHZBR.
Solved by: Flavius Suciu, Rick Oden, Doug Robertson

Z32: ZLMINU *ZYPTOX, IMOY IPTORX, HINUITLY THZRXIU.
Solved by: Rick Oden, Carlton Jones, Doug Robertson

Z33: EDICZ ZDWEKE WDKZE DRSO SLICEW ORDLC.
Solved by: Rick Oden, Doug Robertson

Z34: FLAG *HEIL ADELHUN *AIUAD GLNF.
Solved by: Rick Oden, Doug Robertson

Z35: LADY LOVYDLE LHYVADL LHYLOVE.
Solved by: Rick Oden, Carlton Jones, Doug Robertson

Z36: XNPHANT OMATY MXNUYT JMYMAURJ PHORAU.
Solved by: Rick Oden, Doug Robertson

Z37: SARDYBE IMBEB EDITH EOHYDMOH TOYBEARSD.
Solved by: Rick Oden, Carlton Jones, Doug Robertson

Z38: NOSE PSTYQH QTYPHONE.
Solved by: Rick Oden, Doug Robertson

Z39: VIRAGOZZY PHAAIBDQ QZGORVBODY QZPHQY.
Solved by: Rick Oden, Doug Robertson

Z40: ITALYET LYIP ETUP ALYUUPT.
Solved by: Rick Oden, Doug Robertson

Z41: CAFEMG RLAEMO Z'UGEON FLAZ, "OXMH NHTXU ROTH ELCH."
Solved by: Rick Oden, Amy Rinearson

Z42: *LONGS SDGENU *PUPSLEDU SELPO.
Solved by: Rick Oden

Z43: EULYP BREWMOR HLYPIUM OWBBISH IUOSM.
Solved by: Rick Oden, Carlton Jones, Doug Robertson

Z44: UMRHZO *ORLEAN NPLPEMA ZAOPHAZUP.
Solved by: Rick Oden, Carlton Jones, Doug Robertson

Z45: UTHYSK *UTAVAMO MIDEAST INDSE YHXVAN *HXNOHKA NATD.
Solved by: Rick Oden, Doug Robertson

Z46: WALKSLEPTOWY SLETZW SEAPY ALKOEPW SOWTZ.
Solved by: Rick Oden, Carlton Jones, Doug Robertson

Z47: ISWO ODMU SICYDMDWA'U ODOMAYDOCC.
Solved by: Rick Oden, Carlton Jones, Doug Robertson, Amy Rinearson

Z48: REJIZYJL *AVLJUB RSZR-UBLA SHOLC ASV HEOL CL ASYL IVER.
Solved by: Rick Oden, Doug Robertson

Z49: DAUWOIZ ADAUR ZDHROSH ZOIRZ HRSWORD.
Solved by: Rick Oden, Carlton Jones, Doug Robertson

Z50: ICCHAQ QUION JPESC NTAX PHX JUSTICCEOJT.
Solved by: Rick Oden, Carlton Jones, Doug Robertson

Z51: HDQNOK *HARL, KNAMED *LARU, DQEMU LQUOR.
Solved by: Rick Oden

Z52: DUM YDUMB UYDMP BDMP BDMU.
Solved by: Rick Oden, Carlton Jones, Doug Robertson, Amy Rinearson

Z53: TEOM BHOZM TUGOEM HUGZB ETOM HUGETOMB.
Solved by: Rick Oden, Carlton Jones, Doug Robertson

Z54: GKA, YINVOKOL ANKVOIGNG: "LUNG NG YULUNGNG."
Solved by: Rick Oden, Carlton Jones, Doug Robertson, Amy Rinearson

Z55: PZTRP EARTO TRAPY TRAPO TAPRY ZERP TAYRP PAERP.
Solved by: Rick Oden, Carlton Jones, Doug Robertson

Z56: HRUUT EKYACL USREL OKYACH OKASHRUT.
Solved by: Rick Oden, Carlton Jones, Doug Robertson

Z57: *OHUBL LINGO LIGULN *HUBH.
Solved by: Rick Oden, Amy Rinearson, Doug Robertson

Z58: NGDHTM NGQW QNYBW *NGQTB'D MGQW; ULO UNGDHNLHWO QGMYCTM CLO.
Solved by: Rick Oden, Doug Robertson, Amy Rinearson

Z59: *BHOHBI *MHOCA ABC CM BIHBCA.
Solved by: Rick Oden, Doug Robertson

Z60: *PJACOUMB JACKUPK PKCA KOAJUMB JUMBO.
Solved by: Rick Oden, Doug Robertson

Z61: THYA SHYTRAP SYTR SHAP.
Solved by: Rick Oden, Doug Robertson

Z62: WFILMIS WISL WFILM FILMIS.
Solved by: Rick Oden

Z63: NAIHE HICUP IHCHPUM MACHINE.
Solved by: Rick Oden, Doug Robertson

Z64: SCHIPTH ISKSHOT CACAPHON ASCNAK.
Solved by: Rick Oden, Doug Robertson

Z65: IOU SURVT TUSO VIRTUOS.
Solved by: Rick Oden, Doug Robertson

The following intriguing decorative cryptogram was done in calligraphy by Mimi Koch. You can obtain this, and many others, fully matted, from Mimi Koch for only $35. She can also do custom illustrations in calligraphy for mystery and fantasy stories.

Solved by: Jim Gillogly, Cryptopop, Gerald Harrison, Rick Oden, John Gidusko, Patricia Webb, Flavius Suciu, Carlton Jones

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