Cryptoquote Answer for 09/30/2024

Puzzle: WJI Q ZQPP ARJ ZRPI RM CBB, ZA KCLBQUO, SNXU CJIJZU BXCYXP PICLI IR MCBB. – UCI EQUO DRBX

Answer:

BUT I MISS YOU MOST OF ALL, MY DARLING, WHEN AUTUMN LEAVES START TO FALL. – NAT KING COLE

Step 1: Identify Short Words

Let’s identify the short words that are often easy to guess:

• “WJI” could be “BUT.”
• “Q” could be “I.”
• “ZA” could be “MY.”
• “RM” could be “OF.”

Step 2: Make Initial Guesses and Substitutions

Let’s substitute the letters based on these guesses:

• W = B
• J = U
• I = T
• Q = I
• Z = M
• A = Y
• R = O
• M = F

With these substitutions, let’s update the puzzle:

• WJI = BUT
• Q = I
• ZQPP = MISS
• ARJ = YOU
• ZRPI = MOST
• RM = OF
• CBB = ALL
• ZA = MY
• KCLBQUO = DARLING
• SNXU = WHEN
• CJIJZU = AUTUMN
• BXCYXP = LEAVES
• PICLI = START
• IR = TO
• MCBB = FALL

Step 3: Decode Further

Let’s apply all the substitutions we have found so far to the puzzle:

BUT I MISS YOU MOST OF ALL, MY DARLING, WHEN AUTUMN LEAVES START TO FALL.

Step 4: Decode the Author’s Name

Now let’s decode the author’s name:

• UCI EQUO DRBX = NAT KING COLE
  • U = N
  • C = A
  • I = T
  • E = K
  • Q = I
  • U = N
  • O = G
  • D = C
  • R = O
  • B = L
  • X = E