"Ancient method of encipherment with a message wrapped around a cylinder" NYT crossword answer is:
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The ancient method of encipherment with a message wrapped around a cylinder is known as a scytale. This technique was used by the ancient Greeks and Spartans to securely send messages. It involved wrapping a strip of parchment or leather around a cylinder of a specific diameter and writing a message on the parchment. The parchment was then unwrapped and the message could only be read if the recipient had a cylinder of the same diameter. This method of encipherment was so secure that it was still used by the military in World War II.
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