Puzzling Asked by Joshua Bizley on January 4, 2021
This is the first in a series I am calling The Grand Grid. Each involves a logic grid puzzle that is solved by gathering clues presented in variously obscured forms. The description of the grid puzzle itself is part of the puzzle. The text forms may be Scytale, Caesar, Keyed Caesar, or Vigenère.
OFCTYR ESP ESTCO LRP QZFC XZFYELTYD ZQ
DNZEWLYO HPCP ESZFDLYOD ZQ XPEPCD ELWWPC
ESLY ESPJ LCP EZOLJ ESPJ HPCP LWDZ TY L
DZXPHSLE OTQQPCPYE WZNLETZY ESPTC YLXPD
LCP MPY YPGTD MPY WZXZYO MPY WLHPCD LYO
NLTCY RZCX ESPTC SPTRSED LCP DPGPY
ESZFDLYO EHZ SFYOCPO EPY LYO DPGPY
ESZFDLYO ESCPP SFYOCPO QZCEJ LYO DPGPY
ESZFDLYO QZFC SFYOCPO DPGPYEJ LYO DPGPY
ESZFDLYO DTI SFYOCPO ESPTC WZNLETZYD LCP
RZYOZC CZSLY XZCOZC LYO PCTLOZC ESP
XZFYELTY TY RZYOZC TD ZYP SFYOCPO LYO
ESTCEJ XPEPCD ELWWPC ESLY MPY YPGTD
BLOEENNRDNTUEHEVAIINUSBHIEPSNJTLZAOBLMO
HKT RGCKXY OY KOZNKX ZNK SUATZGOT OT
XUNGT UX ZNK SUATZGOT ZNGZ OY YKBKT
ZNUAYGTJ GTJ ZCU NATJXKJ GTJ ZKT SKZKXY
ZGRR
The script as a substitution cipher for those who want to tackle it with frequency analysis rather than looking for it online:
DZAUECBDVMBDZVDMSSAKABDZECSVBGVBGSMTZCBGLAGUADALSDVWWMSMBLEZVB
Hint: “BLO…” is based on the Scytale.
Here's the completed logic grid:
OFCTYR ESP...
becomes:
This seems to be something to do with Lord of the Rings (and the mountain in Scotland...).
The script thing is:
where
BLOEE...
becomes:
HKT RGC...
becomes:
More to be coming soon! (When I can listen to the Morse code...)
Correct answer by Voldemort's Wrath on January 4, 2021
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