Today’s Cryptogram

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 07/12/2021 6:58:29 AM PDT by nikos1121

To: alicewonders; AloneInMass; Aria; BlueLancer; buffyt; Califreak; capecodder; ...

Easy Peasy One

From the Arkansas Democrat Gazette

Solve it in

4 minutes is good
3 minutes excellent
2 minutes superior
90 seconds amazing

2 posted on 07/12/2021 6:59:49 AM PDT by nikos1121

3 posted on 07/12/2021 7:03:30 AM PDT by nikos1121

Done - about 3 minutes.

4 posted on 07/12/2021 7:11:09 AM PDT by JaguarXKE (Liberalism is a cancer on our nation.)

5 posted on 07/12/2021 7:13:09 AM PDT by gundog (It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen. )

To: nikos1121; All

91 seconds; first word opened it up. Thanks nikos!

6 posted on 07/12/2021 7:13:29 AM PDT by notdownwidems (Washington D.C. has become the enemy of free people everywhere!)

To: nikos1121; All

91 seconds; first word opened it up. Thanks nikos!

7 posted on 07/12/2021 7:13:29 AM PDT by notdownwidems (Washington D.C. has become the enemy of free people everywhere!)

8 posted on 07/12/2021 7:41:27 AM PDT by Magnum44 (...against all enemies, foreign and domestic...)

About a minute and a half.
Most common letters, first word, off to the races.

9 posted on 07/12/2021 7:44:31 AM PDT by grey_whiskers (The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change with out notice.)

Previous puzzle Sunday 7/11/2021:

CXCVS BUVJPAZ PR U NIVH IN OCUJK, UR CXCVS VCMAPIA PR U JSBC IN KCUXCA. —JVSIA COEUVOR

Solution to previous puzzle (select the yellow text with your cursor to read):

EVERY PARTING IS A FORM OF DEATH, AS EVERY REUNION IS A TYPE OF HEAVEN. —TRYON EDWARDS

HAL'S CRYPTOGRAM HELPER

10 posted on 07/12/2021 7:47:58 AM PDT by Lonesome in Massachussets (Diana Moon Glampers for Secretary of Education! )

1:10.55 Pretty easy. The sentiment is silly, bordering on fatuous.

Author and sibling, 1936.

11 posted on 07/12/2021 7:58:17 AM PDT by Lonesome in Massachussets (Diana Moon Glampers for Secretary of Education! )

Just about 2 minutes.

12 posted on 07/12/2021 8:38:24 AM PDT by Stars&StripesNE

Easy. Found the common three-letter word and the rest opened up.

-PJ

13 posted on 07/12/2021 9:11:45 AM PDT by Political Junkie Too (* LAAP = Left-wing Activist Agitprop Press (formerly known as the MSM))

Common letter and the first two words and seventh word give an easy start.

14 posted on 07/13/2021 7:16:39 AM PDT by cartan

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