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Today’s Cryptogram

Posted on 02/05/2021 6:51:36 AM PST by nikos1121

ZACEUA FEG BUF BE LAAJ GJ TDBN BNA IEWAKAK, ZA KGUA BNAF'UA WEB BUFDWM BE LAAJ GJ TDBN FEG.---AUHP ZEHZARL


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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.

1 posted on 02/05/2021 6:51:36 AM PST by nikos1121
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To: alicewonders; AloneInMass; Aria; BlueLancer; buffyt; Califreak; capecodder; ...

From The Arkansas Democrat Gazette.

3 minutes good

2 minutes excellent

1 minutes exceptional AND DOABLE TODAY.


2 posted on 02/05/2021 6:53:50 AM PST by nikos1121 ( )
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3 posted on 02/05/2021 6:54:59 AM PST by nikos1121 ( )
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To: nikos1121

am I first?


4 posted on 02/05/2021 6:58:24 AM PST by zeebee ( )
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To: Magnum44
Can you top this?
5 posted on 02/05/2021 6:58:56 AM PST by nikos1121 ( )
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To: zeebee

That was fast!


6 posted on 02/05/2021 6:59:41 AM PST by nikos1121 ( )
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Solution to previous puzzle (select the yellow text with your cursor to read):

YOU ONLY LIVE TWICE. ONCE WHEN YOU ARE BORN AND ONCE WHEN YOU LOOK DEATH IN THE FACE. —IAN FLEMING

7 posted on 02/05/2021 7:08:14 AM PST by Lonesome in Massachussets (Ever notice no "champion of the working man" ever died of overwork?)
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To: nikos1121

The contraction gave it away


8 posted on 02/05/2021 7:15:21 AM PST by zeebee ( )
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2:15.32 (Took too much time with the name, dagnabbit)

O, beware, my lord, of jealousy;
It is the green-eyed monster which doth mock
The meat it feeds on

Othello, Act III, Scene 3


9 posted on 02/05/2021 7:17:10 AM PST by Lonesome in Massachussets (Ever notice no "champion of the working man" ever died of overwork?)
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10 posted on 02/05/2021 7:22:05 AM PST by Magnum44 (...against all enemies, foreign and domestic...)
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11 posted on 02/05/2021 7:25:02 AM PST by Magnum44 (...against all enemies, foreign and domestic...)
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Huh?


12 posted on 02/05/2021 7:30:29 AM PST by nikos1121 ( )
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And a double Huh???


13 posted on 02/05/2021 7:30:47 AM PST by nikos1121 ( )
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Couple minutes, had to search for the author


14 posted on 02/05/2021 8:05:22 AM PST by doorgunner69 ("Those who vote decide nothing. Those who count the vote decide everything.." -Joseph Stalin)
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0.58
Contraction then the following two words and it all fell into place asap!
Funny and wise quote.


15 posted on 02/05/2021 8:21:01 AM PST by 1_Rain_Drop ("There will be a smooth transition to a second Trump administration” - Pompeo)
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Under 1 minute again? Bravo


16 posted on 02/05/2021 8:58:41 AM PST by nikos1121 ( )
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Had to use Google to find the author. Otherwise, rather quick.


17 posted on 02/05/2021 9:19:42 AM PST by cartan
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I didn’t get that far. _ _BN BN_gave it to me.


18 posted on 02/05/2021 9:20:57 AM PST by gundog (This space for rent.)
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To: cartan

She was pretty famous here in the 70s, 80s, 90s. Then dropped out. You should look her up and read one of her columns


19 posted on 02/05/2021 9:40:06 AM PST by nikos1121 ( )
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Good idea, thanks!


20 posted on 02/05/2021 9:49:50 AM PST by cartan
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