The GCHQ Puzzle Book II

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The GCHQ Puzzle Book II available from Thursday 18th October 2018.

GCHQ Competition 2018

Available from Thursday 18th October 2018

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23812 01185

20851 39191

99141 49792

01973 81723

81201 18520

85139 91474 979

Information hidden within the numbers

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Thursday 18th October 2018

My GCHQ Puzzle Book 2 has arrived.

Front Cover (Solved)

1919 2019

Back Cover (Solved)

Answer Here Soon

Inside Covers

Front

(Solved by Alaric Stephen)

REGEXCROSSWORD

1940

Back

(Solved by Alaric Stephen)

YEAR NINETEEN SIXTY THREE

TAKE PUZZLE TRAIL TO

OBFUSCATED CODE

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The GCHQ Centenary Trial (Solved)

NINETEEN EIGHTY EIGHT

1988

Grid (Solved)

Penguin Puzzle (Solved)

INSIDE FRONT

1940

Alphabet St. (Solved)

ACENTURY

2019

Obfuscated Code (Solved)

the.puzzle.hunt.continues.the.year.is.mcmxciii

1993

Obfuscation is the practice of making something difficult to understand. Programming code is often obfuscated to protect intellectual property and prevent an attacker from reverse engineering a proprietary software program.

Regex Crossword

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Games

1. Some Games

(1) Chess

(2) Omaha Hold'em

(3) Morning Crescent

(4) Bridge

2. Some More Games

(1) Battleships (Solved)

(2) Hangman (Solved)

(3) Cribbage

3. Su-Donut-Q (Solved)

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Resistance is Futile (Solved)

THE YEAR FOR THIS PUZZLE IS

NINETEEN THIRTY

A Century

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Note: Code at the bottom of each page.

IXEZZFCGCZABX

QKTTXXSIBXNFQ

TBVNTPBFCAKZF

PZSCCNCTNAKBR

CAVAFQNTKZNQT

CSBWQTVFQBQAA

ZFQCYQNYPFNCN

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PUZZLE HUNT

A. Clara Who (Solved)

OBSIDIAN

B. Spot the Difference (Solved)

DOUBLE VISION

C. Chocozuma's Revenge

RASPBERRY?

D. Alchemy (Solved)

Ethanol

E. Resurrection

F. Kiwiana (Solved)

MAUNGANUI

G. Breach (Solved)

HONEST

H. Boats and Bridges (Solved)

BON VOYAGE

SUBMARINE?

I. Across the Pond (Solved)

AUBERGINE

J. Adventures (Solved)

SIGN OF FOUR

META PUZZLE

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The GCHQ Puzzle Book II

Front Cover Numbers

23812 01185

20851 39191

99141 49792

01973 81723

81201 18520

85139 91474 979

The numbers on the cover of the GCHQ Puzzle Book 2 above can be turned into letters.

23 8 1 20 1 18 5 20 8 5 13 9 19 19 9 14 7 4 9 7 9 20 19 7 3 8 17

23 8 1 20 1 18 5 20 8 5 13 9 9 14 7 4 9 7 9

A=1, B=2, C=3, D=4, E=5, F=6, G=7, H=8, I=9, J=10, K=11, L=12, M=13, N=14, O=15, P=16, Q=17, R=18, S=19, T=20, U=21, V=22, W=23, X=24, Y=25, Z=26

23=W, 8=H, 1=A, 20=T, 1=A, 18=R, 5=E, 20=T, 8=H, 5=E, 13=M, 9=I, 19=S, 19=S, 9=I, 14=N, 7=G, 4=D, 9=I, 7=G, 9=I, 20=T, 19=S, 7=G, 3=C, 8=H, 17=Q

23=W, 8=H, 1=A, 20=T, 1=A, 18=R, 5=E, 20=T, 8=H, 5=E, 13=M, 9=I, 9=I, 14=N, 7=G, 4=D, 9=I, 7=G, 9=I

The letters read....

WHAT ARE THE MISSING DIGITS GCHQ

WHAT ARE THE MIING DIGI

The missing letters are....

SS TS GCHQ

S=19

T=20

S=19

G=7

C=3

H=8

Q=17

Missing Digits

1919 2019 73817

GCHQ Celebrating 100 Years on

Friday 1st November 2019

1919-2019

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Back Cover Logical Order

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Inside Front Cover Code

(Solved by Alaric Stephen)

REGEXCROSSWORD

1940

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Inside Rear Cover Code

(Solved by Alaric Stephen)

YEAR NINETEEN SIXTY THREE

TAKE PUZZLE TRAIL TO

OBFUSCATED CODE

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GCHQ Puzzle Book 2

Follow the instructions on Page 55

Enig Machine

(Two Rotors)

Rotor 1 (Right Rotor Moves First)

HCLIONZQVPWJFDXTYUKARGMBES

Rotor 2 (Left Rotor)

JZFQBUPTERYMKIANDOGCWHSVLX

Reflector

A=Z, B=Y, C=X, D=W, E=V, F=U, G=T, H=S, I=R, J=Q, K=P, L=O, M=N, N=M, O=L, P=K, Q=J, R=I, S=H, T=G, U=F, V=E, W=D, X=C, Y=B, Z=A

Arduino Enigma Machine converted to the two rotor Enig Machine

Rotors & Reflector Code

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Rotor 3 Stright Wiring (Not used)

A=A, B=B, C=C, D=D

Enig Machine Settings

Reflector: Enig Wiring (A=Z, B=Y, C=X)

Rotor Order: 3 2 1

Ring Start Setting: A A A

Rotor Start Setting: A A A

Turnover Rotor 1: E

Turnover Rotor 2: G

Double Stepping has been removed

Testing

Z is the encryption of A

You will need to complete the Crossword Puzzle on page 56, then using the Enig Machine to find the names of the Polish team responsible for the inital decrypt of the German Enigma.

REJEWSKI ZYGALSKI ROZYCKI

Is it possible to decipher the code on the rear inside cover using the Enig Machine?

Solved by Alaric Stephen

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The GCHQ Centenary Trial

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Penguin Message

A VERY STRAIGHT FORWARD QUESTION

Using the Letters from the Penguin Title Message to solve the Penguin Tree Puzzle

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Message in Penguin Tree Puzzle

NINETEEN EIGHTY EIGHT

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Grid

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Penguin Puzzle

Different Species of Penguins

afr(I)can

ge(N)too

(S)nare

ch(I)nstrap

a(D)elie

(E)mperor

(F)iordland

(R)ockd

macar(O)ni

ki(N)g

li(T)tle

INSIDE FRONT

4 (I), 3 (N), 1 (S), 3 (I), 2 (D), 1 (E), 1 (F), 1 (R),

6 (O), 3 (N), 3 (T), 1, 9, 4, 0

Remaining Penguins

1940

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Alphabet St.

Start - G - O - B - A - C - K - W - A - R - D - S

from Finish to Start

ACENTURY2019

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Obfuscated Code

the.puzzle.hunt.continues.the.year.is.mcmxciii

1993

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Regex Crossword

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The GCHQ Puzzle Book II

Games

1. Some Games

(1) Chess

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(2) Omaha Hold'em

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(3) Morning Crescent

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(4) Bridge

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2. Some More Games

(1) Battleships

2Easy!

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(2) Hangman

BLIGHT

FLIGHT

(H)EIGHT

SLIGHT

SMIGHT

Which one, if any?

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(3) Cribbage

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3. Su-Donut-Q

Sudoku Puzzle to Solve

The Three Possible Solutions

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Solution 1

Solution 2

Solution 3

You will need a copy of the GCHQ Puzzle Book 2 to answer the final part of the question.

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Resistance is Futile

Resistors from Positive +

7/10 (T), 2/3 (H), 3/11 (E), 3/4 (Y), 2/7 (E)

8/5 (A), 2/5 (R), 5/6 (F), 2/9 (O), 8/13 (R)

10/9 (T), 4/7 (H), 13/11 (I), 3/10 (S), 6/7 (P)

1/4 (U), 1/3 (Z), 10/11 (Z), 4/5 (L), 3/8 (E)

4/9 (I), 4/11 (S), 5/9 (N), 3/7 (I), 5/13 (N)

7/4 (E), 7/9 (T), 6/11 (E), 7/12 (E)

11/8 (N), 7/13 (T), 1/2 (H), 7/11 (I)

11/13 (R), 1/5 (T), 5/12 (Y)

THE YEAR FOR THIS PUZZLE IS NINETEEN THIRTY

Remaining Letters

MJIWPORTFIORCJIQXRYRJXMJIROCFITLXRBHILG

XMNLIRLIOKPYXRPOCGMFUXYJTAXGTQRXNIJOV

SEXTWJLXRJXRABLX!BJVXRJOSXTSQEJFULXOT

XOMCKBLPXQLMERSOCJIX

Remove Letters

IYROFHIGNKGMUXAXNOSETLAOSTSETOESOX

Result

MJIWPORTFORCJIQXRJXMJIRCITLXRBLXMLIRLIOPYXRPOCFYJ

TGTQRIJVXWJXRJXRBLX!BJVXRJXQJFULXOXMCKBLPXQLMRCJI

Remove All X's (Spaces)

MJIWPORTFORCJIQ RJ MJIRCITL RBL MLIRLIOPY RPOCF YJT GTQR IJV WJ RJ RBL !BJV RJ QJFUL O MCKBLP QLMRCJI

Copy and paste the code above into quipqiup select

then click

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CONGRATULATIONS TO CONTINUE THE CENTENARY TRAIL YOU MUST NOW GO TO THE !HOW TO SOLVE A CIPHER SECTION

How to solve a cipher section

GCHQ Puzzle Book 2

Page 183

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How To Solve a Cipher

Page 183

Challenge 1

Caesar Cipher

VSLBHNERBAGURPRAGRANELGE

NVYXRRCFBYIVATGURPUNYYRATRF

Shift 13

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if you are on the centenary trail keep

solving the challenges

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Challenge 2

Keyword Cipher

QZS CSXVINE PIN QZLO MLJZSN VLDD NSTSGD

QZS HSWQ OQSJ IH QZS MSHQSHGNX QNGLD

Copy and paste the code above into quipqiup select

then click

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THE KEYWORD FOR THIS CIPHER WILL REVEAL THE NEXT STEP ON THE CENTENARY TRAIL

THE KEYWORD FOR TH I S C I PHER W I L L

QZS CSXV I NE PI N QZ LO MLJ ZSN V LDD

R E V E A L T H E N E X T S T E P O N T H E

N S T S G D Q Z S H S W Q O Q S J I H Q Z S

C E N T E N A R Y T R A I L

M S H Q S H G N X Q N G L D

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

G A M E S P U Z L C D H I J N O Q T V W X

A B F K R U Y

Keyword: GAMESPUZL

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Challenge 3

Single Columnar Transposition Cipher

RUWDE HMUNH TWNAR UGTOE TRUNC NASEE LRIEE IHMES OACPA EQOIA NLENT UMOTS SOOMA TRENT HEIHE

Copy and paste the code above into

Crypto Corner - Columnar Transposition Cipher

Results using KEY: GAMESPUZL

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trehlpseaouiteasnsewhwneotetdmntqohere

eauomeluhsrmiairnmouoathicuagtnreennc

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A Century

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PUZZLE HUNT

A. Clara Who

C D R M A S J S

L O O I M A A U

A N S K Y R C S

R N E E P A K A

A A T Y O H H N

O N Y A N J A F

S O L T D A R O

W B E E N K R

A L R S E N E

L E S E M

D M S A

I S N

OBSIDIAN

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B. Spot the Difference

ri(D)er f(O)rearm po(U)t

(B)ran bo(L)t (E)ight

ri(V)er f(I)rearm po(S)t

(I)ran bo(O)t (N)ight

DOUBLE VISION

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C. Chocozuma's Revenge

FERRERO ROCHER

WISPA

CELEBRATIONS

REVELS

MARS

WALNUT WHIP

CHOCOLATE ORANGE

MILK TRAY

SNICKERS

RASS SPEYS?

RASPBERRY?

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D. Alchemy

ALUMINIUM 13 Al

CHROMIUM 24 Cr CHLORINE 17 Cl

TERBIUM 65 Tb FERMIUM 100 Fm

EINSTEINIUM 99 Es

TUNGSTEN 74 W

IODINE 53 I

NEON 10 Ne

NITROGEN 7 N

TITANIUM 22 Ti

SILVER 47 Ag

AL CH EM IS TS DE NO TE IT SV

ALCHEMISTS DENOTE IT S.V.

Alchemical symbols, originally devised as part of alchemy were used to denote some elements ... Spirit of wine also called Aqua Vitae (Concentrated Ethanol) S.V.

AQUA VITAE

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E. Resurrection

Answer 9 Letters to fit Meta Puzzle.

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F. Kiwiana

Numbers in Maori

tahi = 1 MOANA

rua = 2 HAKA

toru = 3 PAUA

tekau = 10 SILVER FERN

tahi = 1 GREENSTONE

rua = 2 PAVLOVA

toru = 3 JANDALS

whitu = 7 KIWIFRUIT

tekaumatahi = 11 CHOCOLATE FISH

New Zealand Mountain

MAUNGANUI

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G. Breach

HONEST

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H. Boats and Bridges

SUBMARINE?

BON VOYAGE?

Needs to fit the Meta Puzzle!

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I. Across the Pond

American English Word Size

Apartment Flat 9/4

Taxi Cab 3/4

Checkers Draughts 8/8

Cookie Biscuit 6/7

Diaper Nappy 6/5

Elevator Lift 8/4

Eraser? Rubber? 6/6

Fall Autumn 4/6

Faucet Tap 6/3

Gasoline Petrol 8/6

Highway Motorway 7/8

Hood Bonnet 4/6

Ladybug Ladybird 7/8

Pants Trousers 5/8

Popsicle Ice Lolly 8/3,5

Sidewalk Pavement 8/8

Soccer Football 6/8

Sunbathe? Sunbath? 8/7

Yard Garden 4/6

Zucchini Courgette 8/9

E/E N/G G/G L/P A/L N/A D/N S/T

ENGLANDS

EGGPLANT

AUBERGINE

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J. Adventures

Holmes Holmes

Dancing Men Code

One of the oldest and easily recognizable ciphers is the Sherlock Holmes Dancing Men, featured in the short story "The Adventure of the Dancing Men" by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1898)

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JOIN WA TSON SFA CEI NP UBO RDER

JOIN WATSONS FACE IN PUB ORDER

Novel by Arthur Conan Doyle

SIGN OF FOUR

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META PUZZLE

Taking the first letter of each answer from

A-J in the Meta Puzzle

ODRAMMHBAS

Copy and paste the ODRAMMHBAS above into quipqiup select then click

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TYRANNICAL

Relating to the unfair and cruel use of power

over other people in a country.

NOT Correct!

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