Solving Approach
This one works out to about 5.8 letters per word on average. This puzzle leans toward longer words — apostrophes and doubled letters will likely crack it open faster than word length alone. As an easy-rated puzzle, the letter substitutions tend to follow familiar patterns, making it a solid warm-up.
About Carl Sagan
Carl Sagan was an American astronomer and science communicator who became famous for making complex cosmic concepts accessible to millions through his iconic television series Cosmos. He championed critical thinking and the scientific method while warning against pseudoscience, famously coining the phrase "extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence." Sagan's passionate advocacy for space exploration and his poetic reflections on humanity's place in the universe inspired generations to look skyward with wonder and curiosity.
Did you know? His novel Contact, published in 1985, was later adapted into a major Hollywood film starring Jodie Foster.