Front cover/Find the key:
The The message on the wheel reads
‘THE KEY IS UNDER THE POT’.
The 10 keys can be found:
1. in the gutter,
2. under the cat,
3. above the door,
4. in the spy’s hat,
5. on top of wall,
6. behind drain pipe,
7. on ladder,
8. in bin,
9. under newspaper,
10. under flowerpot.
Pages 2 and 3/Codes and ciphers
Semaphore
The girl's flags give the message: TIRED ARMS
Know your codes quiz
(1) S, (2) D, (3) E, (4) C, (5) O
The correct answers in the boxes spell CODES.
Shhh... Top Secret
The plain text reads: MEET AT SHOP
The Caesar Code
The plain text reads: BE READY TO ATTACK
Pages 4 and 5/Shifty secrets
The spies' cards reveal that they come from the following countries:
1. SPAIN, 2. HOLLAND, 3. AUSTRALIA, 4. PORTUGAL, 5. NORWAY, 6. PERU
Pages 6 and 7/Mary's mystery
The pangram in the picture gives the full substitute alphabet using pig-pen (see page 14 of the
magazine).
The enciphered messages read in plain text:
Gravestone: YOUR FATHER IS ALIVE AND LIVING IN AMERICA
Letter: NO BONES LIE UNDER THE STONE
ONLY WHAT WE RIGHTFULLY OWN
Page 8 and 9/Get cracking
A is 3, B is 5, C is 8, D is 12, E is 12, F is 17, and G is 21.
The 'Code Finder' will give the letters IENSGOP. When these are re-arranged they spell PIGEONS.
Question B: spatially-aware children may notice that there is an alternative combination of three shapes that will make a square (it’s not one of the choices). It is a, c and d.
Page 10 and 11/
Operation: Maths
