08-03-2016, 09:42 PM
It was not uncommon for short passages to be anagramed in a way that was not completely apparent because the assumption was that if it wasn't too long an anagram, it could be worked out, even if there were several possible solutions. Many crossword slots have more than one possible answer, but once you get the right context (and the right potential words running 90°), you can usually figure it out.
The situation is different, however, with long passages of text. If it's anagramed with no specific pattern, it becomes a one-way cipher... useless to anyone (sometimes even the original writer) because it can't be decrypted.
The situation is different, however, with long passages of text. If it's anagramed with no specific pattern, it becomes a one-way cipher... useless to anyone (sometimes even the original writer) because it can't be decrypted.