Henry Ernest Dudeney/Puzzles and Curious Problems/95 - Beeswax/Solution

by : $95$

 * Beeswax

Solution
The key is:

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 --- A T Q B K X S W E P

and the solution to the subtraction is:

9 1 7 9 4 7 4 7 6 - 4 0 8 8 5 7 9 2 3 --- 5 0 9 0 8 9 5 5 3

So BEESWAX represents the number $4 \, 997 \, 816$.