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GCHQ Puzzle Challenge 13 – Harry’s Hint

Don’t know much about history? Don’t know much about geography? Then you might work out how to get started, but could find it hard to finish. Divide the following list into three groups of three: Be victorious Computer network Garland of flowers Greek Letter Companion to “to” Mountain pass Pull Little bit (informally) University teacher More wordplay from our glorious puzzle masters in Cheltenham.

 · Harry

GCHQ Puzzle Challenge 13

Dictionary attack Divide the following list into three groups of three: Be victorious Computer network Garland of flowers Greek Letter Companion to “to” Mountain pass Pull Little bit (informally) University teacher More wordplay from our glorious puzzle masters in Cheltenham.

 · Harry

GCHQ Puzzle Solution 12

Look there is a Caesar salad on the (periodic) table! 2 + 4 = 3 Second on the table is Helium. He shifted by 4 is Li, so the answer refers to Lithium which is third in the table 7 + 1 = 8 The seventh element in the table is Nitrogen with symbol N. Shifting that by 1 gives O which represents Oxygen. Oxygen is eighth in the table 12 + 1 = 113 The twelfth element in the … Read on

 · Harry

GCHQ Puzzle Challenge 12 – Harry’s Hint

Look there is a Caesar salad on the (periodic) table! If 2 + 4 = 3 7 + 1 = 8 12 + 1 = 113 13 + 2 = 112 20 + 1 = 105 Then what does 10 – 1 equal? Still stuck on the most cryptic of our GCHQ Puzzle Challenges so far? Making you depressed? Consider this a hint! Good luck!

 · Harry