letters and numbers

[tahoeeyes]

Apr 21, 2023 14:25:21 GMT -5 choice said:

Perhaps math is involved.
2 X 11 = 22
5 X 11 = 55
CU + FE = 55

both #22 and #55 are "To Anthea".
Admittingly no help.

hmmm but no math is on the 1 lie 3 truths.

[choice]

A. There are no book ciphers in the puzzle.
B. I’ve never been to Oklahoma City or Los Angeles (or their suburbs).
C. It’s probably fine if you use a modern typeset version of the Herrick poem.
D. No mathematical calculations are needed anywhere.

A. TRUE/LIE?
B. I don't think even an intimate member of her family would know this. Her bio doesn't mention any of this. TRUE/LIE?
But she graduated from Valparaiso University (NW Indiana, closed 2020).
C. I don't see why not. So TRUE.
D. The wording is "needed". Even though calculations MAY be included, they are not needed. So TRUE.

So LIE may be A or B. I'm sure many are convinced a book cipher is involved.
Did she ever mention that she hid the proxy items personally?

[tahoeeyes]

Apr 21, 2023 18:31:34 GMT -5 choice said:

A. There are no book ciphers in the puzzle.
B. I’ve never been to Oklahoma City or Los Angeles (or their suburbs).
C. It’s probably fine if you use a modern typeset version of the Herrick poem.
D. No mathematical calculations are needed anywhere.

A. TRUE/LIE?
B. I don't think even an intimate member of her family would know this. Her bio doesn't mention any of this. TRUE/LIE?
But she graduated from Valparaiso University (NW Indiana, closed 2020).
C. I don't see why not. So TRUE.
D. The wording is "needed". Even though calculations MAY be included, they are not needed. So TRUE.

So LIE may be A or B. I'm sure many are convinced a book cipher is involved.
Did she ever mention that she hid the proxy items personally?

Yes we would not know if she has ever been to CA or Oklahoma. I am not sure if she ever mentioned if she hid the proxy herself?

[tahoeeyes]

What makes H's poem special is apparent on the face of it and does not require additional sources. So no book cipher?

[AlchemistQ]

I am convinced that there is a book cipher but it involves a second poem. The clue "HerricksFourthEnd" leads to this poem.

The reason I am convinced is that I used this second poem in a playfair cipher with the various keys given. One of the keys gave me an anagram for "CUPID EGG".

[tahoeeyes]

Apr 22, 2023 16:10:15 GMT -5 AlchemistQ said:

I am convinced that there is a book cipher but it involves a second poem. The clue "HerricksFourthEnd" leads to this poem.

The reason I am convinced is that I used this second poem in a playfair cipher with the various keys given. One of the keys gave me an anagram for "CUPID EGG".

Which is just the proxy. So no biggie right?

[AlchemistQ]

Apr 22, 2023 18:10:44 GMT -5 tahoeeyes said:

Apr 22, 2023 16:10:15 GMT -5 AlchemistQ said:

I am convinced that there is a book cipher but it involves a second poem. The clue "HerricksFourthEnd" leads to this poem.

The reason I am convinced is that I used this second poem in a playfair cipher with the various keys given. One of the keys gave me an anagram for "CUPID EGG".

Which is just the proxy. So no biggie right?

Right, but I think it means that the results I got from the other keys are valid and that the use of a second poem is valid. That's it.

[tahoeeyes]

Apr 22, 2023 18:34:48 GMT -5 AlchemistQ said:

Apr 22, 2023 18:10:44 GMT -5 tahoeeyes said:

Which is just the proxy. So no biggie right?

Right, but I think it means that the results I got from the other keys are valid and that the use of a second poem is valid. That's it.

OK I will keep trying.

[tahoeeyes]

I think maybe I was reading Samantha's clue wrong. Do you think we use the poem backwards? And not DFQVE?

[tahoeeyes]

Apr 22, 2023 16:10:15 GMT -5 AlchemistQ said:

I am convinced that there is a book cipher but it involves a second poem. The clue "HerricksFourthEnd" leads to this poem.

The reason I am convinced is that I used this second poem in a playfair cipher with the various keys given. One of the keys gave me an anagram for "CUPID EGG".

How did you use HerricksFourthEnd?