Posted on 03/16/2024 5:08:04 AM PDT by Lonesome in Massachussets
IHX YEHD WI WTQFHML, DNQLHE. QFTUT DNL EHQ HET HA QFTW DFOKF O MOM EHQ NCCRI QH QFT OEBXOUI. NEM OQ TEMTM ZI WI MOLKHGTUOEP QUNKTL, ZXQ GTUI MOAATUTEQ HETL AUHW QFHLT DFOKF O FNM TJCTKQTM. - LFTURHKY FHRWTL
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.
If you need a clue ask the group to send you a letter to your private reply.
4 minutes good
3 minutes excellent
2 minutes exceptional
90 seconds superior
C BCW YDBCHD WGD OCKD FVH WGCVN IO FXX WGFW C GFTD BDDVSolution to previous Puzzle: (select the yellow text with your cursor to read):
IO ADFHIE-OXIEDKB FVH YQWWDKOXCDB CV BQAADKB WGFW GFTD YDDV;
IO RDXXIE XDFTDB FVH JIBBFADK CV FQWQAVB WGFW WGDKD EDKD,
ECWG AIKVCVJ ACBW FVH BCXTDK BQV FVH ECVH QMIV AR GFCK.-YCXYI YFJJCVB BIVJ FW KCTDVHDXX.
I SIT BESIDE THE FIRE AND THINK OF ALL THAT I HAVE SEEN
OF MEADOW-FLOWERS AND BUTTERFLIES IN SUMMERS THAT HAVE BEEN;
OF YELLOW LEAVES AND GOSSAMER IN AUTUMNS THAT THERE WERE,
WITH MORNING MIST AND SILVER SUN AND WIND UPON MY HAIR.-BILBO BAGGINS SONG AT RIVENDELL.
HAL'S CRYPTOGRAM HELPER
Elementary!
Bending the rules.
-PJ
Thanks.
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