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Today’s Cryptogram

Posted on 12/28/2020 3:33:42 AM PST by nikos1121

EBXYVB CH JPWWJB BRLBDMBM. Y MTYJJ JBYG XPJJ MPDG Y SVBYW MAPL. —EBDFYTPD HVYDGJPD



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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.

Clue for today’s puzzle. Simply scroll your cursor over the text while left clicking your mouse, and the letters should appear.

E=B

1 posted on 12/28/2020 3:33:42 AM PST by nikos1121
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To: alicewonders; A_perfect_lady; AloneInMass; Aria; babyfreep; BlueLancer; buffyt; Califreak; ...

Pretty easy today. Good one to do on paper.

I’m betting many of you will post your best scores.

From Today’s Arkansas Gazette


2 posted on 12/28/2020 3:35:20 AM PST by nikos1121
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To: nikos1121

Author plus word three makes for an easy one.


3 posted on 12/28/2020 4:33:52 AM PST by ComputerGuy (Heavily-medicated for your protection)
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To: nikos1121
Solution to last cryptogram:

BREVITY MAY BE THE SOUL OF WIT, BUT NOT WHEN SOMEONE’S SAYING, “I LOVE YOU.” —JUDITH VIORST

4 posted on 12/28/2020 4:38:59 AM PST by Lonesome in Massachussets ("Women's intuition" gave us the Salem witch trials and Kavanaugh hearings. Change my mind.)
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To: ComputerGuy
3:57.54 Slow this morning. Since Nikos started posting these things early in the morning, my times are getting worse. I am not fully awake until 11:00 AM. Your hints are spot on, of course.


5 posted on 12/28/2020 5:11:53 AM PST by Lonesome in Massachussets ("Women's intuition" gave us the Salem witch trials and Kavanaugh hearings. Change my mind.)
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To: Lonesome in Massachussets

Pretty straight forward today.

1. Figuring out J starts you off
2. Gives you a couple words
3. Look down you have the author

Magnum posting a photo of a kite harnessing lightening in 3...2...1...


6 posted on 12/28/2020 5:24:55 AM PST by nikos1121
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To: nikos1121

Fell right in place once word #3 was solved....

A million here, a million there, before you know it you are talking big money......


7 posted on 12/28/2020 5:57:23 AM PST by xrmusn (6/98"HRC is the Grandmother that lures Hansel & Gretel to the pot")
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To: nikos1121

Single letter word.
Common letter.
Lucky on word 11
Words 1 and 3 appeared
Then author name appeared


8 posted on 12/28/2020 6:12:14 AM PST by Steven Tyler (President Elect Steven Tyler)
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To: nikos1121

Four minutes. Perhaps suitable for April 15 and/or icebergs?


9 posted on 12/28/2020 6:40:06 AM PST by Jonah Hex
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Nikos, you presume so little of me.

10 posted on 12/28/2020 6:58:47 AM PST by Magnum44 (...against all enemies, foreign and domestic...)
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To: Lonesome in Massachussets; nikos1121

Hey, you scratched my anchor!

11 posted on 12/28/2020 7:03:07 AM PST by Magnum44 (...against all enemies, foreign and domestic...)
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To: nikos1121

I do these while I am eating breakfast here in SoCal. So it takes me a few minutes to do these. But yes, this was one of the easier ones.


12 posted on 12/28/2020 8:25:46 AM PST by Parley Baer
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To: Magnum44

Aww come on post the kite string running to a metal key in a jar


13 posted on 12/28/2020 10:58:16 AM PST by nikos1121
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To: nikos1121
Just for you nik...


14 posted on 12/28/2020 5:53:10 PM PST by Magnum44 (...against all enemies, foreign and domestic...)
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To: Magnum44

OMG i’m tellin’ your mother about you


15 posted on 12/28/2020 6:37:04 PM PST by nikos1121
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