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Tumblers on gold

Four short locks for Wednesday on The Gold Standard. ROT13, a two-word cross, Morse, and a hex dump.

CipherWednesday 2 September 2026

Cipher · Wednesday 2 September 2026

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You're in the puzzles on a Wednesday night. Four small locks. I'm sitting across from you, not handing you a worksheet.

First lock is ROT13. Every letter walks thirteen places around the alphabet and lands. Spaces stay put.

XRRCF GUR YVTUGF BA

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Four words. House weather, the long way.

Second lock is a two-word cross. They share the D.

G O L D
      E
      S
      K

Across: the paper's short name (4).
Down: where this copy sits (4).

Third lock is Morse. Letters spaced. One word.

-.-. .- - -.-. ....

That's the chopsticks word.

Fourth lock is a hex dump. ASCII bytes. One word.

47 4F 4F 44

House weather, the short way.

That's the set. Answers after the fold. Leave them if you still want the work.


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