The solution to this puzzle is a single word described by a cryptic phrase found by deciphering this elementary coded message:

HHSewLiBieBnCNgOFiNeNaMnggMAAlSNiPGSCElATrKSCaaSctTitrVacCrtiMvneoFneCoNeis!

Note: the problem originally listed the code incorrectly as:

HHSewLiBieBnCinNgOFiNeNaMnggMAAlSNiPGSCElATrKSCaaSctTitrVacCrtiMvneoFneCoNis!

(In reply to First thoughts/running into problems by Hugo)

I too looked at the Elements. Removing the Elementary symbols in the order of the periodic table leaves

SwiningingMANGETSattractiveons.

Looks close to a cryptic phrase but I don't see it yet. Working on it.

Edited on January 24, 2006, 2:49 pm

Posted by Vernon Lewis on 2006-01-24 14:48:01