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 Cryptograms

Simple Substitutions

#1.  APPROACHED BY WEAPONS SELLER WITH OFFER OF NUCLEAR WARHEAD FOR UPCOMING OPERATION

GAVE FALSE BACKGROUND ON HARTMANN PLEASE ADVISE

#2.  PRIORITY ALERT NEED PREPARATION OF DRY MINIVER WARHEAD FULLY URGENT ARRANGE DELIVERY

ALGIERS COORDINATE WITH CONE

#3.  PROTEST IN STRONGEST TERMS ASSUMPTION CONTROL OVER SOLITAIRE VIEW REPLACEMENT OF

THROWER COMPLETELY UNPROFESSIONAL AND WILL FILE GRIEVANCE

Playfairs

#1.  AGENT HAS MADE CONTACT WITH HARTMANN ASSOCIATES BERLIN PROCEED RDV SOONEST POSSIBLE

CAREFUL SURVEILLANCE INCOMING PASSENGERS [Note:  keyword, "BERLIN"]

#2.  YOU ARE BLESSED BY GOD FOR YOUR SELFLESS ACT OF COURAGE AGAINST THE OPPRESSOR AND

GREAT SATAN BE SURE YOUR NAME WILL LIVE FOREVER [Note:  keyword, "PILOT"]

Vigenere

CRASH PRIORITY CHARLIE ALGIERS TO BE COVERED AT RENDEZVOUS ASSEMBLE FULL SWAT TEAM LEVEL

THREE SURVEILLANCE ON NO ACCOUNT CAN DEVICE BE CONTROLLED BY OPPOSITION USE TERMINAL

ACTION WITH EXTREME PREJUDICE [Note:  keyword, "NUCLEAR"]

"Who Said It?"

1. "I should keep away from him if I were you, I mean at the moment you're just 
a visitor here." [MAN AT THE HOSPITAL, 4:41]

2. "You will have to make time." [CRODER, 11:38]

3. "I just wanted to tell you the tire was flat--please don't shoot me!" [QUILLER, 8:40]

4. "Thank goodness something's perfect, then." [CONE, 12:78] 

5. "Help me to pray." [IBRAHIMI, 21:17]

6. "You'd better look after this, or you'll be in trouble." [QUILLER, 3:80] 

7. "Did you give her the impression that she didn't appeal to you?" [THROWER, 10:133] 

8. "My memory's very good." [HELEN, 17:69]

9. "I would have liked to have talked to you about it all--but they told me this way 
was better." [SAMALA, 7:136] 

10. "You can go home now." [QUILLER, 11:23]

Word Search Puzzles

Easy

SAHARA This desert is the target of "Midnight One."
STROBE They use this to break down Q's resistance to questioning.
SOLITAIRE The codename for Shatner's mission.
THROWER The first DiF for "Solitaire."
KHATAMI The Iranian pilot.
WHITEHOUSE Target of the bomb-laden plane.
CONTROL Shatner is Q's for "Solitaire."
CASSETTE Samala's information is on one of these.
BERLIN Q goes after Dieter Klaus in this city.
MINIVER Q pretends to sell one to Dieter Klaus.
GUYFAWKES McCane gets blown up on this night. [2 wds.]
IBRAHIMI Klaus's Arab assistant.
MAITLAND In Berlin, Q's hunting for information on him.
HOLMES He's concerned that Q's eager to see Shatner.
CRODER He's second only to Shepley.
GEISSLER He's the one who interrogates Quiller.
SAMALA He gives Quiller critical information on weapons.
SHATNER Control for "Solitaire."
NEMESIS Code name of Klaus's operation.
SHEPLEY A.K.A., "Bureau One."

Hard

BUDAPEST Where Q worked with McCane before.
VENUSTRAP Thrower wonders if Inge might be one. [2 wds.]
SIROCCO This desert wind is blowing when Q gets to Algiers.
ALGIERS The missile is to be delivered here.
TILNEY Q reports to him about the McCane incident.
MCCANE Q was supposed to be protecting him, but failed.
SORGENICHT Q tails him to a meeting with Inge.
ATTENTION Q requests this from both Shepley and Croder.  
STRICTLY Means the same thing as "fully urgent."
MUSHROOM Klaus likes this codeword, suggested by Q.
EASTGERMANY Klaus was originally from here. [2 wds.]
MARIJUANA Inge's cigarettes contain some of this.
PORSCHE Inge drives a crimson one.
HOCKEY Inge and her pals are watching a game of this on tv.
CONCUBINE Inge says both she and Dolores are this for Dieter.
CHARLIE How Q identifies to Cone on the phone.
CAFEBRAHMS Helen and Q go there to meet Willi. [2 wds.]
BLACKJACK Countersign for "Solitaire."
OPPOSITION Asking for "Extension 91" means they're present.
DEADLINE "Nemesis" had more than one of these scheduled.

Vocabulary Quiz

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