When I was young, I loved jigsaw puzzles. The bigger and tougher… the better! I’ve also always been fond of cryptograms—hence this “Jigsaw Cryptogram”.
In addition to the text passage, source and authors are also given.
Can you figure out how to solve my Jigsaw Cryptogram?
How do you even begin to tackle it? I thought maybe it was some sort of letter substitution gig, but then noticed a “word” that ends in three I’s. Which is when I guessed I was missing a skill to join the game.
You have to put the pieces together first. The double characters starting so many words made me realize that. They match up. If you look for a while you’ll see it.
The trick is, of course, figuring out how to solve the puzzle. I recommend starting out in jigsaw puzzle mode. Though there are no corner pieces, and only a couple of edge pieces, I think doing what you might do with a typical jigsaw would help get things started. indecisive1 is definately onto something!
On the other hand, the cryptogram approach could work too. After all, we’re only talking about simple letter substitution (snicker). Once either key is cracked, I have a feeling the solver can quickly shed light onto the problem and be guided safely home.
I am trying now, but don’t worry too much about the “competition”. 