Posted on 10/23/2020 5:59:56 AM PDT by nikos1121
VKFWQVYXDZAA KDN WPYWQ KPZ WQZ SCAW AKEPZN ZTEZXXZDEZA KDN ZDNCISZDWA CV WQZ QYSKD SFDN. ---EFEZPC
The way it works is a letter stands for another letter. For example: AXYDLBAAXR is LONGFELLOW (does not apply to today's cryptogram).
Beware, the game is very addictive. If this is your first time, don't be intimidated, you’ll be solving them all within a few days. If you’re stumped, take a break and return to it.
PLEASE DO NOT post the answer in general comments, but DO post your time and how you made out.
You can certainly send your solution to my private reply, or if you need a hint for today’s Cryptogram ASK THE GROUP FOR HELP!
I suggest printing these out and work them on paper. If you need a little help you can copy and paste it to Hal’s Helper below.
You can then work on the puzzle without using pen and paper, but I recommend that you do NOT look at the letter counter.
One last request. Feel free to post a fun or clever clue, the more tangential to the quotation the better, but please don’t put the actual words of the quote in the clue.
Solution to our last puzzle. Simply scroll your cursor over the text while left clicking your mouse, and the words should appear.
THE BEAUTY OF THE WORLD HAS TWO EDGES, ONE OF LAUGHTER, ONE OF ANGUISH, CUTTING THE HEART ASUNDER. ---VIRGINIA WOOLF
Challenging puzzle today.
This one was ez.
Apply the last two words.
2:54.10
I went down one dead end, but guessing the last four letters of the first word was all it took. After that it was easy.
Took about 3 minutes for the word gladiator in me to decipher these Roman virtues.
Common letter.
Use grammar to unlock word four
Unlocks word three
I was stumped for about 30 seconds until I guessed on the most common letter and the last two letters of the first word. From there, it took me less than two minutes to finish!
Easy, about 2 minutes, but I was listening to a work call.
Most common letter, three letter word ending with most common letter, last two letters of the first word are the same, and that letter helps a lot.
Author.
Easy guess on word 5 based on frequency opened it up for me...3 minutes
Actually, that was an easy puzzle. One guess at the author, and let the oration begin.
It looked more difficult than it was. A couple of minutes once I got some of 3 letter words.
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