Puzzle: OEYK ZSYIHRZKU NYKP Z EZKP DV VKY ZKVDEYI, KVDEHKF HU HSGVUUHWNY. – MYXX GZIKYUU
Answer:
WHEN AMERICANS LEND A HAND TO ONE ANOTHER, NOTHING IS IMPOSSIBLE. – JEFF PARNESS
Step 1: Identify Short Words
We’ll begin by focusing on common short words and reasonable guesses:
- OEYK could be “WHEN.”
- NYKP could be “LEND.”
- Z is likely “A.”
- DV could be “TO.”
- VKY might be “ONE.”
Step 2: Make Initial Guesses
Using these identified words:
- O = W, E = H, Y = E, K = N (OEYK = WHEN)
- N = L, Y = E, K = N, P = D (NYKP = LEND)
- Z = A
- D = T, V = O (DV = TO)
- V = O, K = N, Y = E (VKY = ONE)
Step 3: Apply the Guesses
Let’s substitute these into the entire puzzle:
- OEYK becomes “WHEN.”
- ZSYIHRZKU becomes “_MERICANS” (Z = A, S = M, Y = E, I = R, H = I, R = C, K = N, U = S), suggesting “AMERICANS.”
- NYKP becomes “LEND.”
- Z becomes “A.”
- EZKP becomes “_AND” (E = H, Z = A, K = N, P = D), which suggests “HAND.”
- DV becomes “TO.”
- VKY becomes “ONE.”
- ZKVDEYI becomes “ANOTHER” (Z = A, K = N, V = O, D = T, E = H, Y = E, I = R).
- KVDEHKF becomes “NOTHING” (K = N, V = O, D = T, E = H, H = I, K = N, F = G).
- HU becomes “IS.”
- HSGVUUHWNY becomes “IMPOSSIBLE” (H = I, S = M, G = P, V = O, U = S, W = B, N = L, Y = E).
Step 4: Decode the Author’s Name
For MYXX GZIKYUU:
G = P, Z = A, I = R, K = N, Y = E, U = S (GZIKYUU = PARNESS)
M = J, Y = E, X = F (MYXX = JEFF)
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