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If you're just starting out on these, be patient, as you'll be proficient in no time.

Solving the puzzle under 8 minutes is good, under 6 very good, under 4 excellent and under two "you're a pro!"

Those of you looking for an added challenge can try to solve one sentence or even one word at a time, i.e. solve the entire first line, then go to the second line etc.

If you need a little help you can copy the cryptogram and paste it to Hal’s Helper below:

You can then work on the puzzle without using pen and paper.

HAL'S CRYPTOGRAM HELPER

1 posted on 03/02/2019 4:00:55 AM PST by nikos1121
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Solution to our last puzzle:

WE SHOULD CERTAINLY COUNT OUR BLESSINGS, BUT WE SHOULD MAKE SURE OUR BLESSINGS COUNT. ROY A. MAXWELL

Very tough puzzle. The author is actually "Neal" A. Maxwell

2 posted on 03/02/2019 4:04:26 AM PST by nikos1121
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About 6 min


3 posted on 03/02/2019 4:40:31 AM PST by null and void (If socialism is so grand, why are Guatemalans coming here instead of going to Venezuela?)
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And one for this morning, sir. 😝

RDJA, CG RIXXW? JNBXGO G. SGRCJS

5 posted on 03/02/2019 5:38:07 AM PST by Magnum44 (My comprehensive terrorism plan: Hunt them down and kill them)
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Thx! LOL; I’ve become so addicted to these that I’ve been using the link you posted earlier to do the Daily Cryptoquote from the Arkansas Democrat Gazette and had already worked this one a few days ago.

Related trivia: This version appears to be a paraphrase from the original poem; which has a great number of variations and was even parodied by Gelett Burgess in his poem “Tidiness.”


9 posted on 03/02/2019 7:24:21 AM PST by Ozymandias Ghost
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Okay, I found that one difficult. I took over 10 minutes... finally got the first word, but even then it was slow going.


12 posted on 03/02/2019 8:29:09 AM PST by A_perfect_lady
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Some commas missing here? Seen punctuation in other ‘grams.


15 posted on 03/02/2019 9:24:47 AM PST by Moltke (Reasoning with a liberal is like watering a rock in the hope to grow a building.)
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3 min


16 posted on 03/02/2019 6:57:41 PM PST by grey_whiskers (The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change with out notice.)
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