Cipher Challenge
A Matter of Pairs
Francis Bacon’s biliteral cipher conceals one message inside another by assigning every carrier letter to class A or B. Each group of five carrier letters represents one plaintext letter, and a carrier letter keeps the same class wherever it appears. The word BACON occurs somewhere in the plaintext.
Source & status
- Origin
- Original to Decipher
- Solution
- Established
Ciphertext
EARLY CEDAR TRAYS BROWN SAUCE UMAMI COOKS CURED BERRY FRIED GRAIN JUICY CIDER BELLY WOODS SMOKE CRUMB ROAST SMOKY AROMA BACON BELLY CUMIN LAYER BREAD SYRUP LUNCH JUICY SIDES CHARD JELLY CHEWS CRUMB CLEAN CRISP CREAM FRESH ROLLS CREAM SYRUP BERRY MELBA AROMA WHEAT TABLE