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by spycygrl
Wed Nov 14, 2012 11:49 pm
Forum: Cipher Riddle
Topic: Level 12
Replies: 126
Views: 292438

Re: Level 12

I guess the literal definition does include that, but I have more often heard "homograph" for the word in question, here. I merely mention it because use of "homophone" took me down the wrong path, at first, due to my narrow reading of the definition. I appreciate your word Nazi...
by spycygrl
Wed Nov 14, 2012 1:26 am
Forum: Cipher Riddle
Topic: Level 12
Replies: 126
Views: 292438

Re: Level 12

EDIT: AH! I just got it! For the record, that's a HOMONYM (not a HOMOPHONE). "Homophone" is a word that sounds the same, but is spelled differently. A "homonym" is a word that is spelled the same, but has a different meaning. Actually, "homophones" are words with the s...
by spycygrl
Tue Nov 13, 2012 9:19 pm
Forum: Cipher Riddle
Topic: Level 12
Replies: 126
Views: 292438

Re: Level 12

I feel like a prime fool. I figured out where to look for the key and what needed to be decoded immediately, but the two decoding hints within the code don't seem to make sense together (I tried just using a standard circular cypher codex, but x->c doesn't work out...ends up as w->c). I must be miss...