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  • 09 Nov 17 at 5:51 pm #32163
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    Hints and help will be posted here in time. Feel free to express your frustration below in the meantime.

    09 Nov 17 at 6:06 pm #32167
    Anonymous
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    when does it come out

    09 Nov 17 at 6:07 pm #32169
    Anonymous
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    {snip} not A :/

    09 Nov 17 at 8:46 pm #32178
    Anonymous
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    From A I can see a big sequence of Es and Us in the middle. Having decoded the message I’m really not sure if I’m supposed to leave them untouched or see if I can decode them too?

    09 Nov 17 at 8:52 pm #32189
    Anonymous
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    Are you allowed to give us hints for the e and u section?

    Thank you

    09 Nov 17 at 9:08 pm #32191
    Anonymous
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    Is it correct we have got 99.91% loads of times {snip}? Can you check that the answer is correct?

    09 Nov 17 at 9:11 pm #32211
    Anonymous
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    @moneymurray we have had 100% correct answers come in, so I’m guessing yours has an error. Good news is part a doesn’t carry speed points, so you can wait till you get feedback to correct it without penalty.

    09 Nov 17 at 9:18 pm #32214
    Anonymous
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    There will be no official hints until Saturday, as those who complete part b (and part a is a big help to completing part b) in the first time period need to do so completely on their own!

    09 Nov 17 at 11:11 pm #32220
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    I’m stumped on the middle section. I only know two things it could be, and the massive line of Us destroys them both. for those which have translated the not crazy bit of A, would you kinda like to see what the thing mentioned looks like? Beacuse I know I would haha

    09 Nov 17 at 11:12 pm #32223
    Anonymous
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    helllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllp

    09 Nov 17 at 11:12 pm #32224
    Anonymous
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    Is it still possible to get 100 for part A, even if you solve it on Monday?

    09 Nov 17 at 11:13 pm #32228
    Anonymous
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    Hey I’ve decoded the message for 5a with no punctuation/capital letters/spaces. Would I need to incorporate these elements before submitting or would it make no difference to the score?

    09 Nov 17 at 11:14 pm #32235
    Anonymous
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    @JCB-yodatroll66 No you do not need to add any of these back in. But if you do, that is ok too.

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    09 Nov 17 at 11:15 pm #32237
    Anonymous
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    @born2it Yes you can still get 100% on Monday. For part a you just get a mark for accuracy, timing does not matter. For part b on the other hand you need to complete by the end of Friday for full marks (and it is always best to solve a before attempting b).

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    10 Nov 17 at 5:14 pm #32287
    Anonymous
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    does 5a help for 5b like in previous ciphers? this one has confused me more than previous ones from the many U and Es

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