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The alphabet, reversed
Ciphers

The alphabet, reversed

Atbash, a rails cross, a power matrix, and a hex coalition.

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Cipher · Sunday 30 August 2026

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The alphabet, reversed.

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  1. Atbash

The alphabet, run backwards. A is Z. B is Y. Spaces are honest.

PVVK GSV ORTSGH LM

  1. Cross
■ P ■ ■ ■
■ L ■ ■ ■
R A I L S
■ N ■ ■ ■
■ T ■ ■ ■

Across
2. What Starship is trying to become (5)

The alphabet, reversed
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Down

  1. The thing a high-watt country has to keep building (5)

  2. Letter matrix

Eight words, any direction.

I X T T N A L P
M Q E W A T T S
W V E O W C R C
H T L R P A R P
E G F B O B A N
E X T I W I I S
L G Z T E N L Z
L M V G R E S O

Find: FLEET, RAILS, WHEEL, CABIN, ORBIT, POWER, PLANT, WATTS

  1. Hex

ASCII. Spaces are 20.

41 42 55 4E 44 41 4E 43 45 20 49 53 20 41 20 43 -15.6 °C 41 4C 49 54 49 -15.6 °C 4E


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