Posted on 12/04/2024 2:28:58 AM PST by nikos1121
YS SYM OEY ZEJM E ZAPZMQ SDAYASY SK ZAR WZEY A ZEJM -- EYL A WZAYI ZM AV E LAQWH UAWWUM XMEVW. -- C. V. PAUXMQW
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.
Good one today.
Next-to-last word opened it up for me.
About Sullivan?
This may be the best quote ever!
CJO CW YMO HISYSHRV SQQZOQ YMRY GO MRPO YC HCJWICJY SQ SVVOURV SLLSUIRYSCJ, DOHRZQO YMSQ SQ R LZVYS-MORBOB MKBIR YMRY RWWOHYQ CZI OHCJCLK, CZI MORVYM HRIO, CZI MORVYM HRIO, CZI OBZHRYSCJ QKQYOLQ, CZI JRYSCJRV QOHZISYK, RJB RVQC CZI VCHRV HISLSJRVSYK. — RVVOJ GOQYSolution to previous Puzzle: (select the yellow text with your cursor to read):
ONE OF THE CRITICAL ISSUES THAT WE HAVE TO CONFRONT IS ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION, BECAUSE THIS IS A MULTI-HEADED HYDRA THAT AFFECTS OUR ECONOMY, OUR HEALTH CARE, OUR HEALTH CARE, OUR EDUCATION SYSTEMS, OUR NATIONAL SECURITY, AND ALSO OUR LOCAL CRIMINALITY. — ALLEN WEST
HAL'S CRYPTOGRAM HELPER
I am the very model of a modern Major-General,
I’ve information vegetable, animal, and mineral,
I know the kings of England, and I quote the fights historical
From Marathon to Waterloo, in order categorical;
I’m very well acquainted, too, with matters mathematical,
I understand equations, both the simple and quadratical,
About binomial theorem I’m teeming with a lot o’ news,
With many cheerful facts about the square of the hypotenuse.
Cleaned it up
Yes, it’s a good one, if you are ever called to roast someone.
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