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Playfair
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Etymology
en
craters The craters are en John Playfair John Playfair Scottish mathematician scientist C of S minister
cipher The cipher is en Lyon Playfair Lyon Playfair British Lord baron politician scientist, who popularized the cipher.
Proper noun
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A placename
en number of craters r/Solar System.
en Playfair Crater Crater Playfair
en crater celestial body/Mars star system/Solar System.
en crater celestial body/Moon r/Earth-Moon System star system/Solar System.
Derived terms
en Crater Playfair Playfair Crater Playfair crater Playfair cipher Playfairian playfairite
Noun
+ cipher
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en cryptography en Playfair cipher.
en cryptography an en encryption using the Playfair cipher
en 1932 w:Have His Carcase w:Dorothy Sayers http://books.google.com/books?id=uSGWFKOu5hsC&pg=PA336 Here's a cipher message. Probably Playfair.
en crosswording A form of crossword in which some words must be encrypted with a Playfair cipher before being inserted into the grid, and solvers must deduce the codeword and the encrypted clues.
en 1977 Games & Puzzles But what about Playfair puzzles ? One must reckon to solve at least three of the Playfair clues independently before cracking the code and getting checking to help with solving the fourth .
en see title Azed No. 2,740 ‘Christmas Playfair’ - Competition Puzzle The Guardian https://uploads.guim.co.uk/2024/12/21/AZ_2740_(22nd_December).pdf 2021-12-22 https://web.archive.org/web/20260107081711/https://uploads.guim.co.uk/2024/12/21/AZ_2740_(22nd_December).pdf 7 January 2026
Anagrams
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