NPR Sunday Puzzle (Could 1, 2022): Take 4 Steps Ahead
Q: This week’s problem is tougher than final week’s. Write down the title of a quantity. Transfer every letter 4 spots later within the alphabet — so A would develop into E, B would develop into F, and many others. The end result will likely be a quantity that is 44 greater than your first one. What numbers are these?
Tougher? That is debateable. That is principally a Caesar cipher, besides shifting by 4 letters.
Edit: On reflection, maybe mentioning a Roman statesman whose eponymous cipher normally entails a shift of three letters was a bit too revealing.
A: THREE –> XLVII (47)
