Cryptoquote Answer for 08/30/2024

Puzzle: PKX U DPKX XBWA W MBKRA UR. CPJUPURBFS ICRUPFRR, ABWA’R XBWA. – RWQTWP ZCRBSUF

Answer:

NOW I KNOW WHAT A GHOST IS. UNFINISHED BUSINESS, THAT’S WHAT. – RWQTWP ZCRBSUF

Step 1: Identify Short Words

Let’s identify and make guesses for common short words:

• “U” could be “I.”
• “UR” could be “IS.”
• “W” could be “A.”

Step 2: Make Initial Guesses

Let’s replace “U” with “I,” “UR” with “IS,” and “W” with “A”:

• U = I
• R = S
• W = A

Step 3: Fill in the Puzzle Using the Guesses

Using these letter mappings:

• PKX = NOW (P = N, K = O, X = W)
• DPKX = KNOW (D = K, P = N, K = O, X = W)
• XBWA = WHAT (X = W, B = H, W = A, A = T)
• MBKRA = GHOST (M = G, B = H, K = O, R = S, A = T)
• CPJUPURBFS = UNFINISHED (C = U, P = N, J = F, U = I, R = S, B = H, F = E, S = D)
• ICRUPFRR = BUSINESS (I = B, C = U, R = S, U = I, P = N, F = E, S = S)
• ABWA’R = THAT’S (A = T, B = H, W = A, R = S)

So the first part of the quote reads: NOW I KNOW WHAT A GHOST IS. UNFINISHED BUSINESS, THAT’S WHAT.