Need a couple of codes cracking - any experts?

no the photo to go with this hasnt been accepted yet.. when it does i`ll post it up

try anagrams

what is the photo, can you post a link to it?

I know I am approaching senility but I see no codes, just four answers.

I anagrammed his answers to see if I could get the questions

Im off to bed now,its all right for you guys that have many forum names but we only use one,how ever brassneck number 5 should be in to work shortly.

Is it like a secret code?

Blackjackking.....Your internet pass has now been rescinded

Please hand in your keyboard and and refrain from any further usage !

D is Castelvecchio

scandanavaian yes that's the photo... how did you know that was it

clouseau, how do you derive castelvecchio from that of D? what was the code to do it?

I only need F now

lol leopard.

I was uploading the pic last night and it was taking ages to be accepted, so I went to bed. straight to work this morning so didn't get a chance to upload it. Thank you to scandanavian for doing it for me... that is indeed the puzzle.... so all I require now is he code and answer to F

it's a simple 3 letter shift back in the alphabet.

Brilliant. So simple yet I was nowhere near that. great work sir..

any chance of F?

scandanavaian yes that's the photo... how did you know that was it Grin


I took it from your photo section on your profile by right clicking on the image and selecting 'copy image link' then posting the link of here and just put in the image links,[*img]  and [*/img] ) either side of the link, (leaving out the asteriks, only put them in there so it would post here without disappearing)
You can do the same without waiting for the mods but taking out where it says 'thumb' and one of the '/' signs next to it and putting in the [*img] [*/img] codes either side again.

ok cheers mate, appreciate that

ive still found nothing for F.... googled every angle I can think of but its not showing a thing!

Looks like Pizza Hut to me

lol making me hungry joel

Bosherston Lakes?

what makes you say that? what code are you using Brendan?

It does indeed fit quite perfectly, just curious as to how you got to it

That answer is correct bredan, no idea how you got it but its worked perfectly and ive been able to solve the puzzle completely.

Thank you very much guys I appreciate the workings.

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Templar_cipher

ive heard of the cipher but never seen it.... always a first time.

wd brendon.

what have you won blackestnight?

ermm sorry blackjackking?

apologies if you are listening blackestnight... all you blacks look the... erm I get confused sometimes...

C and E could be cloths/coverings

Here is four places/landmarks in the UK. Doesn't anyone know what all four are and what connection there is between them? (I don't know im asking you guys for help again!!)

that should read... does anyone know what or where they are?

B: Sheppey Crossing, Isle of Sheppey

A. Ely Cathedral

C: Mull of Galloway, Dumfries & Galloway

D: London water tower Shooters Hill

I had Sheppey crossing but didn't know the other 3... cheers guys. I knew betfair forumites were the fountain of all knowledge.

oh yes, what do you think the connection is?

apparently the connection is a 3 word common "out of this world" term

The link might be about shipping.
A. known locally as "the ship of the Fens"
B. replaces the Kingsferry Bridge, which previously carried the A249, suffers from two major drawbacks: It has only one lane in each direction and as traffic to and from the island increased over time it became a bottleneck.
Secondly, it is a vertical-lift bridge. It needs to be raised regularly to allow marine traffic to pass under it, leading to lengthy traffic delays.
C. is a lighthouse
D. it is one of the highest points in London.  The name is also linked to the Second World War, where it was the site of an array of anti-aircraft guns which protected London.

maybe Kincsem, don't think I could find a 3 word "out of this world" term for it though. D is a bit hazy to do with shipping... I confess I don't have a Scooby! I guess when we have the right connection and answer we will know.

I think its more the places rather than the landmarks for the connection. I think the landmarks are just so the area is identifyable

any fresh ideas?

Did you ever discover the answer to your original puzzle, BJK?  Regards this one, your mention of out of this world coupled with the Ely Cathedral link made me think of UFOs.  There was a very famous sighting in America at a place called Ely.

suppose could be 'UFO', they would be sighted in lots of places though

Very true, Brendan.

It's just that Ely is synonymous with UFOs in America, right up there with Roswell.

Sheerness seems to have some history with them too

I'm sure they've been reported just about everywhere, though, as you say.  And Unidentified Flying Object would be far too easy an answer going by previous examples.

the very first puzzle poker I didn't solve... totally stumped. had to just leave it be as I wasn't getting anything!

I still don't know this one, looked into the UFO route but couldn't find a connection with the other answers. ely/isle of Sheppey/london(shooters hill)/mull of Galloway... I cant find a connection yet but im sure it wont be far away... hoping the link isn't too tenuous.

Ok guys here is another puzzle.... until we can get any further with the previous!

Below is a set of incomplete coordinates. There will be a code to break the Letters into numbers... then they will replace the numbers in the co-ordinates to find the correct location. Can you work out the values.....

BY THE WAY IM STUCK ON ABOUT 50 PUZZLES.... THIS BEING ONE - AND YES IVE SOLVED PLENTY MYSELF.


N 54 DK.OFD W 001 IT.KMF
The only clues are that letters A to T are replaced by numbers 1 to 20 A = 20 and J = 17

Checksum for all digits in co-ords is 58

any ideas?

They are possibly letters in a well known phrase. J is the 17th letter in "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog" but A is not the 20th unfortunately, it is the 30th. You might wish to sub the letters in your puzzle to see it it makes sense.

yeah I get you mate, substituted but its not fitting. nice idea though and one id not thought of... gonna think down those lines for a bit see if anything crops up.

some of these puzzles are a bit difficult!

D = 4
K = 3
O = 8
F = 6
I = 2
T = 5
M = 7

Checksum for all digits in co-ords is 58, Yours totals 48 FlowerMyth.

N54 43.864 W001 25.376

sorry, you're right, hadn't included the given ones 54 and 001

how did you get to those values flower?

No worries, Foinavon. I take it that's the correct answer - smashing, super, great!

it is yes! but id love to know how you got to those values of the letters.. can you explain please?

My joke clue fell flat - it's just a dartboard starting at 20 = A and going clockwise. The fact there was 20 numbers and no zero is what made me think of it.

brilliant. that is very clever, never crossed my mind at all. I tip my hat to you sir.

here is a cryptic clue to a number that im stuck on... done the first 13 of them and need this last one. Its to do with music and it should give me a one digit number.

TEMPERATURE CHALLENGED SIMIANS PARTY SONG?

Something to do with the Arctic Monkeys?

No 1.Party Anthem?

party anthem No1 is the only number I could find relating to simian unless im missing something

party anthem No1 is indeed correct. I don't really see the temperature connection though.

Cheers

Temperature challenged monkeys I guess would be cold ones, not a great clue.

What about the puzzles you've posted previously - the 4 pics above and the 2d, 70d and the days of christmas ones on another thread, are they still unsolved?

both still unsolved. not a lot you can do when you've run our of ideas and forumites have drained their own resources.

I have plenty more unsolved puzzles...

Ok guys heres another :-

SMALL+CACHE = HIDDEN where the letters stand for the digits 0 to 9.

The cache is located at:

North SS° HS.EHN
West IIH° SD.EMH

Now I know S=5, I=0, H=1

I know that because of the location that my find will be in (its in the north east area and its within one mile of a pub so would have to start N55 and W001. Hopefully my tiny start helps you guys work out how you ascertain the right code for each letter to make it work.

any ideas to this puzzle?

I've just come in and have been working on it. See if you agree with me, I'm not sure but:

C = 4

I think, because 5 + C = 10.

C can't be 5 because we know S = 5. So it must be something + a carried 1. Obviously anything below 4 won't work. So it must be 4, C = 4.

That means also that M + A must be more than 9 (in order for there to be a 1 to carry). So M or A must be one of 6,7,8 or 9.

Here's what I make it so far:

+5MALL
+4A41E
10DDEN

Sorry M and A must both be higher than 5

No ignore that, M and A being 6,7,8 or 9 is wrong...

M+A must equal 9 or 10.
If M+A = 10, A must be 3 or 2 (otherwise the next pair would carry over)
If M+A = 9, A must be 6 or 7 and M be 3 or 2

Might be wrong here,

I've got M = 3 and A = 8

answer = 1022EN

What do you think?

If M +A = 11 then I can not be 0 therefore false.

No I'm wrong as there is an extra digit. you could be right.

I don't think I am, can't get  LL+1E to work without carrying over to the third column. May have to abandon this for the night.

so if true we have 6, 7, 9 for L, E, N
L =7
E=9
N=6

Think that works.

Brilliant F, I think you cracked it

+53877
+48419
-------
102296

No, we cracked it

I just couldn't see the right hand - I was ready to scrap it and start again .

Wow, im impressed. I was on similar lines to knowing M + A had to equal more than 10 and as 5 had been used (I thought c=4 but wasn't sure) that would make them 6,7,8 or 9. But totally stuck there after.

Brilliant guys. Overwhlemed with a great effort and response from you both. Ive definitely come to the right place for these puzzles to get solved!

morning guys, another day another fresh puzzle that im stumped with. maybe getting bogged down with going down the wrong lines, hopefully someone can shed some light on it. Here it is :-

When the flying doctor's nemesis took out an Empress they hit the headlines when they encountered the master of a big Norwegian town.

You need to identify (A) the nemesis, (B) the master and (C) an unfortunate person for whom this was the second time in just over two years he had lost his job in the same way. In each case add up the numerical equivalent of his initials (ie A=1,Z=26).

This sounds like a Dr Who theme but I don't watch it so don't know the various stories and names of actors. Perhaps others can pick up on this.

I thought that but I don't watch it either. maybe my 12yo step daughter can help she watches all the time. I`ll get her on the case!

If anyone thinks of anything in the meantime, just chip in!

Ok can you help with these... now albeit i think this puzzle is awful and doesnt fit very well at all... Ok cryptic clues of football teams. Not stated but i think they are all football league teams in English leagues. there was 20 and i have 15 right but these 5 i have got wrong and i cant see the wood for the trees.

1 - LUCKY OR UNLUCKY ANIMAL DEPENDING ON YOUR OPINION (I SAID MAGPIES FOR NEWCASTLE AND ITS WRONG) - MAYBE SUNDERLAND(BLACK CATS

2 - CHRISTMAS BIRD (ANOTHER CLUE TO GO WITH THAT IS SCRUMPY) - SWINDON TOWN IS WRONG
3 - COLOUR OF SKY IN LONDON - COVENTRY IS WRONG ...............(COULD IT BE AS SIMPLE AS CHELSEA?)
4 - SWORDS AND KNIVES HAVE THESE - SHEFF UTD IS WRONG (NO IDEA HOW).......DAGENHAM MAYBE?
5 - BIRD, OVER THE RAINBOW - NOT CRYSTAL PALACE ...

So im stuck on all the above 5, a few possibles but basically stumped.

5 Bluebirds are Cardiff
1) several teams are called Magpies not just Newcastle

ok mate, well good start anyway. yes bluebirds seems to fit nicely

could a Christmas bird be the swans (Swansea)... as in swans a swimming?

sheff utd is no4.

so far im thinking

1 - Sunderland
2 - Swansea?
3 - Chelsea?
4 - Sheff Utd
5 - Cardiff City

right I have the asnwers

1- sunderland
2 - Bristol City (don't like this answer at all but apparently its right)
3 - Chelsea
4 - Sheff Utd
5 - Cardiff City

Bristol City, well known as the Robins

ahh right yes... I was told to look at the scrumpy bit of the clue, when I googled it I got that Bristol city also get known as the cider drinkers and come out to that song by the wurzels. totally overlooked they are the robins!

Here is another.... I need to solve the co-ordinates. All I know is its about dentistry and the Hint is Canine. Im guessing a lot of the UR stands for Upper Right.... and LL is Lower Left but the other letters im lost with to complete the puzzle and work out the relevant numbers.

54 (LLD-URB+LL4) . ((URA x ULA) - (URC x URC) -8)

001 LR4 /2 . ((LRE-URA) x 2) - (ULD-(LL2 x 2))

I its any help to anyone that knows the least about dentistry or is better with tinternet to work it out than me. the first bit of the second half LR4/2 this should equal roughly 20... if it was 22/21/20/19/18 I reckon it would be about right for the puzzle. so if you solve that bit you are probably on the right lines.