cryptonomicon

Literature Hard 40 words0 plays

A computer terminal displays encrypted codes beside gold coins.
PO
LQTN
GLROEN
CMESMGRG
BRARDAASGN
DIYCTEMHAHWI
CKOTANNAIBANTR
RIAMORAGYOTIOUSU
HVHTEATCOYECJPVZHT
HISOUTNHBTRODHCONEAT
TSNGWKRAUEHZPONTIFEXFY
ITCOAAAILROALTAMIRAAICTS
FIULRBRNCYULUETRELPEKNTNOC
EKIDDNYDISSUPERCOMPUTERHNAEF
EAIBDNFPKEIOTOGTEKQWRAONRBDG
AOEEHEOTESHLVEGNIWRELIHIRE
OYTRDNHOKCOTSMOCUXIEOSEB
THYONERNHALABYCRBTICBG
HPHPMDFOROOTOLESEHEN
AAPTCUIMWATFRNYOHI
RRIICRMIPHTISFLK
VGPCJUYCAEXFKA
EOEKRFROUMCE
STCNIANNAR
TPAXIHHH
NYFINP
ORON
VC
  • ALTAMIRA
  • BIOMETRICS
  • BISCHOFF
  • CANTRELL
  • CCMNDHD
  • COMSTOCK
  • CRYPTOCURRENCY
  • CRYPTOGRAPHY
  • CRYPTONOMICON
  • CRYTOANALYSIS
  • DENGO
  • EINSTEIN
  • ENOCH
  • EPIPHYTE
  • FIBER OPTIC
  • FINUX
  • FOHR
  • FURUDENENDU
  • GOLD
  • GOTO
  • HAGEN
  • HALABY
  • HARVEST
  • HOWARD
  • KEPLER
  • KINAKUTA
  • KIVISTIK
  • LIBERTARIAN
  • LOEB
  • MACARTHUR
  • PHREAKING
  • PONTIFEX
  • ROOT
  • SHAFTOE
  • SUPERCOMPUTER
  • TURING
  • VONHACKLHEBER
  • WATERHOUSE
  • WING
  • YAMAMOTO

Neal Stephenson's 1999 novel Cryptonomicon follows two timelines of code breakers. One story runs through World War Two, the other through the early days of crypto-currencies decades later. Track down the characters and themes from the novel here.

cryptonomicon Word Search Answer Key

Checking a finished sheet, or stuck on the last word? The cryptonomicon Word Search Answer Key marks all 40 hidden words in the grid and lists the row, column and direction each one starts from. It prints on its own sheet, so you can hand out the puzzle and keep the answers.

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