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Cryptarithm

A “cryptarithm,” originally published by Henry Dudeney in the July 1924 Strand:

cryptarithm

Each letter stands for a different digit. Can you identify them?

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O=0, M=1, Y=2, E=5, N=6, D=7, R=8, and S=9.
cryptarithm solution

May 8, 2006January 15, 2013 | Puzzles

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