MARK TWAIN quote encrypted in todays cryptoquote

Cryptoquote Answer for 09/10/2024

Puzzle: LOQUM YPM ZNTQ LKVMU, MEPA ZNT VKA XOUMNQM MEPD KM ZNTQ GPOUTQP. – DKQJ MSKOA

Answer:

FIRST GET YOUR FACTS, THEN YOU CAN DISTORT THEM AT YOUR LEISURE. – MARK TWAIN

Step 1: Identify Short Words

We start by looking for common short words and making reasonable guesses:

  • YPM could be “GET.”
  • ZNTQ could be “YOUR.”
  • MEPA could be “THEN.”
  • VKA could be “CAN.”
  • KM could be “AT.”

Step 2: Make Initial Guesses

Using the identified short words, let’s replace them:

  • Y = G, P = E, M = T (YPM = GET)
  • Z = Y, N = O, T = U, Q = R (ZNTQ = YOUR)
  • M = T, E = H, P = E, A = N (MEPA = THEN)
  • V = C, K = A, A = N (VKA = CAN)
  • K = A, M = T (KM = AT)

Step 3: Apply the Guesses

Let’s replace these known letters in the entire puzzle:

  • LOQUM becomes F_RST (L = F, O = I, Q = R, U = S, M = T), which suggests “FIRST.”
  • YPM becomes “GET.”
  • ZNTQ becomes “YOUR.”
  • LKVMU becomes “_ACTS” (L = F, K = A, V = C, M = T, U = S), which suggests “FACTS.”
  • MEPA becomes “THEN.”
  • ZNT becomes “YOU.”
  • VKA becomes “CAN.”
  • XOUMNQM becomes “DISTORT” (X = D, O = I, U = S, M = T, N = O, Q = R).
  • MEPD becomes “THEM.”
  • KM becomes “AT.”
  • ZNTQ becomes “YOUR.”
  • GPOUTQP becomes “LEISURE” (G = L, P = E, O = I, U = S, T = U, Q = R).

Step 4: Decode the Author’s Name

For DKQJ MSKOA:

M = T, S = W, K = A, O = I, A = N (MSKOA = TWAIN)

D = M, K = A, Q = R, J = K (DKQJ = MARK)

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