# Let's play cryptoquote

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-play-cryptoquote/203851>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [September 25, 2003, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-play-cryptoquote/203851 "2003-09-25T22:07:23Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\
**Post date:** [September 25, 2003, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-play-cryptoquote/203851/1 "2003-09-25T22:07:23Z")

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Here’s my first puzzle:

Category:quote  
A E K F I B B I/C Q M Z/A O/

K I B I L V E T O/K V S U F

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**Author:** ![Mastema](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/94ad74/32.png) [@Mastema](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mastema)\
**Post date:** [September 25, 2003, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-play-cryptoquote/203851/2 "2003-09-25T22:35:15Z")

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If this is right then it seems you used matching pairs. i.e. If M=E the E=M

[I forget how to do a spoiler box]Michelle Kwan My Celebrity Crush.[/IFHTDASB]

If it’s not right then nevermind.

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**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\
**Post date:** [September 25, 2003, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-play-cryptoquote/203851/3 "2003-09-25T23:37:05Z")

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Correct! (got to “ATMB” they’ll teach ya how) I need a better code. I didn’t recognize how easy it was gonna be!