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Puzzle ZBEI 



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At the recent BrainBashers code-breaking convention, Billie Brisk won the speed contest.

The following sentence was deciphered in a record time of 123 seconds.

What was the well-known saying and how has it been encrypted?
MOOT CYNA SKOO IOPS EHTL TORB YCBH

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Answer
Too many cooks spoil the broth.

Reasoning
The saying has been broken down into blocks of 4, the last block has been filled with dummy letters. Each block has then been reversed.

Double-Checking
Start with:
   TOO MANY COOKS SPOIL THE BROTH

Group together:
   TOOMANYCOOKSSPOILTHEBROTH

Split into groups of 4 letters:
   TOOM ANYC OOKS SPOI LTHE BROT H

Add 3 random characters:
   TOOM ANYC OOKS SPOI LTHE BROT HBCY

Reverse each group of 4 letters:
   MOOT CYNA SKOO IOPS EHTL TORB YCBH

 

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