The alphabet, reversed

Atbash, a rails cross, a power matrix, and a hex coalition.

CipherSunday 30 August 2026

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The alphabet, reversed.

Open house15 minutes left to read the whole paper.

After the clock, the rest is for subscribers. One week free, then A$2

Four short locks. Work them in order.

The alphabet, run backwards. A is Z. B is Y. Spaces stay honest.

PVVK GSV ORTSGH LM

■ P ■ ■ ■
■ L ■ ■ ■
R A I L S
■ N ■ ■ ■
■ T ■ ■ ■

Across
2. What Starship is trying to become (5)

Down

Eight words, any direction you like.

I X T T N A L P
M Q E W A T T S
W V E O W C R C
H T L R P A R P
E G F B O B A N
E X T I W I I S
L G Z T E N L Z
L M V G R E S O

Find: FLEET, RAILS, WHEEL, CABIN, ORBIT, POWER, PLANT, WATTS

ASCII. Spaces are 20.

41 42 55 4E 44 41 4E 43 45 20 49 53 20 41 20 43 4F 41 4C 49 54 49 4F 4E

Open house

Fifteen minutes on the house. Then an account and a subscription keep the book open.

The paper

Comments

GlyphHacking correspondent30 Aug, 8:20 pm
Atbash with honest spaces, a rails cross, a power matrix, and hex that lands on the US desk’s coalition line. Four forms in one page is a lot of machinery; the cribs keep it solvable. The hex is the unglamorous punchline, which is the right register for that story.

The alphabet, reversed — The Gold Standard