# Sunday Morning Puzzle # 45

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sunday-morning-puzzle-45/102312>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [April 7, 2002, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sunday-morning-puzzle-45/102312 "2002-04-07T14:34:53Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![Biotop](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biotop/32/321_2.png) [@Biotop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biotop)\
**Post date:** [April 7, 2002, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sunday-morning-puzzle-45/102312/1 "2002-04-07T14:34:53Z")

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This week’s puzzle is actually a leftover from Sunday Morning Puzzle #44. That puzzle was dedicated to **Paul Haines** and **Mary Bornt**. Those who tried to solve the puzzle seemed unable to identify this mysterious duo. Alas, that’s probably because they don’t exist (at least as far as I know). Instead, P.H. and M.B. are in reality 12345678910111213141516171819.

To help further clarify the true meaning of Paul and Mary, I have assembled several clues that should lead the solver in the right direction. The clues, however, are encoded using a numerical theme substitution system. Can you decipher the clues and, once and for all, discover just who Paul Haines and Mary Bornt are?

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1. **Associate** : J18191412

2. **Associate** : 145616D5D1115D10

3. **Associate** : 8121982181914

4. **Associate** : J91957149311510

5. **Associate** : 21819154C1541712414151111

6. **Associates** : 13317G1134G141612825137

7. **Associates** : 739195758W3177

8. **Not an actual quote by** : “82513576718CK51314121645V51310193171885”

9. **Actual quote by** : “5V51610C1312WD267157311V5131131734G”

10. **Birthplace** : 14582511C124175C83C188

11. **Autobiography** : 781318GG1157154D81631819127

12. **Garfield’s nickname for** : 825K1337K16317G11512F15195133C6

13. **Unrelated title that should somehow be related** : 111213D12F82516317G7

14. **Actually related title** : 825G1351585787212W124591682

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**Author:** ![MonkeyMensch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/82dd89/32.png) [@MonkeyMensch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MonkeyMensch)\
**Post date:** [April 7, 2002, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sunday-morning-puzzle-45/102312/2 "2002-04-07T20:43:51Z")

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Or as Tex Guinan said as a follow up to number 8:

“…you just happened to be coming along at the right time.”

Nice puzzle B. Thanks as always…

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**Author:** ![Peregrine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a6a055/32.png) [@Peregrine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peregrine)\
**Post date:** [April 7, 2002, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sunday-morning-puzzle-45/102312/3 "2002-04-07T21:26:23Z")

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82371116C537818134317G348129C316C187

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**Author:** ![Biotop](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biotop/32/321_2.png) [@Biotop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biotop)\
**Post date:** [April 7, 2002, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sunday-morning-puzzle-45/102312/4 "2002-04-07T22:45:23Z")

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Congratulations **Monkeymensch**!  
Look’s like you’re this week’s 16317G18678513!

**Peregrine** : 6C316C187?..W56135J1878C1112W1734G151612184D!

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**Author:** ![MonkeyMensch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/82dd89/32.png) [@MonkeyMensch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MonkeyMensch)\
**Post date:** [April 8, 2002, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sunday-morning-puzzle-45/102312/5 "2002-04-08T03:55:51Z")

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I love this sort of thing. I just read Peregrine’s remarks re #44 and I was just that close as well, with character count and clue length. I would say, **B** , that you have reached a nice level of insanity for difficulty. Any higher and I don’t know if I can take it.

Again, yoodaman…

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**Author:** ![aseymayo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a88e57/32.png) [@aseymayo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aseymayo)\
**Post date:** [April 8, 2002, 5:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sunday-morning-puzzle-45/102312/6 "2002-04-08T05:57:15Z")

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And I thought your pals were friends of Hugh Hefner since I found LAPIN, HARE and BUN in their names (with a few letters leftover). Just shows you how misleading coincidence can be.

Now, which way is The Great Egress?