Today’s Cryptogram

[nikos1121]

SP HYMT'Q RTKWVBQP YQ DTLLYXD FYEYNBWVBQ. LCT

VLCTF EKP QCT WVVUTE KL SP NKWTXEKF KXE HKXLTE LV

UXVH HCV SKP HKQ.

- FVEXTP EKXDTFMYTWE

[nikos1121]

You can find this fun quotation puzzle, to combat early dementia and senility in us baby boomers, in several daily publications. I challenge us with the best ones out there.

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.

HAL'S CRYPTOGRAM HELPER

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.

WHEN DEFEAT IS INEVITABLE, IT IS WISEST TO YIELD. QUINTILIAN

[nikos1121]

The author should appear quickly in today’s puzzle.

5 minutes goods
4 minutes excellent
3 superior

[GeorgiaDawg32]

bkmk

[MustKnowHistory]

I muddled around a bit, , but in the end it was quite easy.

[Moltke]

I won’t get any respect for my time today.

[nikos1121]

You’re right I cant get any either.

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

5:01.25

Used Hal, with which I am unfamiliar. On a scale of 1-10 this is about a 5. No single breakthrough, just plodded.

[Steven Tyler]

Common letter, word eight, words at end of quote, then off to the races.
Seems I solved this puzzle faster than most.

Then again, nobody will hold me in high regard

[Magnum44]

one of my favorite authors, BTW 😂

[doorgunner69]

Tinkered with the short words and it started showing up.

[Stars&StripesNE]

After the apostrophe is was smooth sailing.

[SolidRedState]

Yesterday’s stumped me completely. Today’s was quite easy. Like stepping on a duck!

[cartan]

Fast and fun.