Two squares, star and ship

Medium. Two-square. Left keyword STAR, right keyword SHIP. I/J share.

CipherSunday 30 August 2026

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You’re in two-square. Two 5×5 squares, no J. Digraphs. Left letter from the STAR square, right letter from the SHIP square. Cipher pair: same row as the left letter in the right square, same column as the right letter; then same row as the right letter in the left square, same column as the left letter.

STAR square:

S T A R B

C D E F G

H I K L M

N O P Q U

V W X Y Z

SHIP square:

S H I P A

B C D E F

G K L M N

O Q R T U

V W X Y Z

FSHDMNMCHSMT

Twelve letters. Three words once you put the spaces back.

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