Encrypted Crossword Puzzle – Answer: ENCRYPT – By Christine Chang

 

To solve this puzzle players need to first solve the Cryptogram (simple substitution cipher) to generate a valid crossword puzzle. Here is the substitution key (blue text is what is used in the cipher):

 

A

B

E

G

I

E

N

H

R

X

W

S

B

R

F

O

J

N

O

C

S

M

X

K

C

I

G

L

K

V

P

W

T

Y

Y

Q

D

T

H

D

L

A

Q

J

U

F

Z

U

 

 

 

 

M

Z

 

 

V

P

 

 

 

Then they can fill out the crossword as shown below. Finally, they take the selected letters and anagram them to generate the solution, ENCRYPT.

 

 

1

2

3

4

 

5

6

7

 

 

S

H

I

P

 

U

S

E

 

8

 

 

 

 

 

9

 

 

10

S

T

E

N

O

 

T

U

R

F

11

 

 

 

 

12

 

 

 

 

C

O

R

N

U

C

O

P

I

A

13

 

 

 

14

 

 

 

 

 

A

V

E

 

T

O

P

E

K

A

15

 

 

16

 

17

 

 

 

 

B

E

T

A

 

S

I

R

 

 

 

 

18

 

19

 

20

 

21

22

 

 

O

L

D

 

A

S

H

Y

23

24

 

 

 

25

 

26

 

 

G

A

F

F

E

R

 

T

I

E

27

 

 

 

 

 

28

 

 

 

E

X

O

R

B

I

T

A

N

T

29

 

 

 

 

30

 

 

 

 

T

I

R

E

 

C

O

R

G

I

 

31

 

 

 

32

 

 

 

 

 

L

E

D

 

H

O

S

E

 

 

 

 

ACROSS

 

DOWN

1

LARGE BOAT (SHIP)

1

COOKING APPLIANCE (STOVE)

5

EMPLOY (USE)

2

FORMERLY (HERETOFORE)

8

TAKES DICTATION (STENO)

3

LODGE (INN)

9

ARTIFICIAL GRASS (TURF)

4

SULKY MOUTH (POUT)

11

ABUNDANCE (CORNUCOPIA)

5

PERFECT WORLD (UTOPIA)

13

FAREWELL (AVE)

6

FAMOUS PEOPLE (SUPERSTARS)

14

KANSAS CAPITAL (TOPEKA)

7

ER ACTOR PALLADINO (ERIK)

15

AFTER ALPHA (BETA)

8

STRIKE BREAKER (SCAB)

17

HONORABLE TITLE (SIR)

10

GOVT FLYING AGENCY (FAA)

18

LONG LIVED (OLD)

12

COSINE (COS)

20

PALE (ASHY)

16

BATMAN’S BUTLER (ALFRED)

23

MOVIE ELECTRICIAN (GAFFER)

19

WOMAN ENTERING SOCIETY (DEB)

26

NECKWEAR (TIE)

21

DOOR JOINT (HINGE)

27

UNREASONABLY HIGH  (EXORBITANT)

22

HIMALAYAN BIGFOOT (YETI)

29

GOODYEAR PRODUCT (TIRE)

23

ACQUIRE (GET)

30

CARDIGAN WELSH (CORGI)

24

SPACE BETWEEN LEAF & STEM (AXIL)

31

__ ASTRAY (LED)

25

WEALTHY (RICH)

32

FLEXIBLE TUBE (HOSE)

28

ALSO (TOO)