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Four new locks
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Four new locks

A rail fence, a catch-and-stack cross, Morse, and A-is-1. A fresh set.

CipherMonday 31 August 2026

Cipher · Monday 31 August 2026

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Four new locks.

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  1. Rail fence

Three rails, starting at the top, zigzag down and back. Spaces stripped for the ride. Word lengths: 3 / 8 / 3 / 2 / 5.

TYCAWLHCBRAHSOHEEEBNE

  1. Cross
■ S ■ ■ ■
■ T ■ ■ ■
C A T C H
■ C ■ ■ ■
■ K ■ ■ ■

Across
2. What the chopsticks did (5)

Four new locks
Original illustration, The Standard art desk (Pablo Picasso). Not a photograph of a real event.Download

Down

  1. What you do with a ship after you catch it (5)

  2. Morse

Letters separated by spaces. Words separated by a slash.

--. --- --- -.. / -. . .-- ...

  1. A is 1

A=1, B=2, through Z=26. Slashes are spaces.

20 8 5 / 6 1 3 20 15 18 25 / 9 19 / 20 8 5 / 16 18 15 4 21 3 20

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