Posted on 03/12/2019 2:41:06 AM PDT by nikos1121
Today’s Cryptogram
I RWUTAB YHINO TF OYH ONCHFO LTFVWP. MYINRHF VTMXHAF
You can find this little fun word game, to combat early dementia and senility in us baby boomers, in several daily publications, unfortunately they are copyrighted so we can't use them here. So, we're just going to make up our own. 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.
PLEASE DO NOT post the answer in general comments, but DO post your time and any tips you might give the group on how you solve these puzzles. Puzzle solvers love to hear if you found the CG challenging or easy.
You can certainly send your solution to my private reply, or if you need a hint for today’s Cryptogram.
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.
Solution to our last puzzle:
We know what we are, but know not what we may be. William Shakespeare
This was a puzzler unless you picked up the author’s name from the unique ABCCB sequence, and then you were off to the races like coming down the stretch at the Indy 500.
Tip of the day
Double letters are more frequently going to be “L”s or “T”s.
1 minute. Flew together and spoke to my heart.
I’m way out of practice..this one took me a while.
A seemingly slow start(compared to last 5 or 6) but once figured out A & S it was ‘Katy Bar the Door’
Easy peasy! Nice quote also!
Sounds like some people are starting the day on a good note!!!
As I’ve been doing these I seem to have developed a frequent word vocabulary list and I recognize patterns like the ones for ever, never, there, people, books, love, everything etc. So rather than running over all the words my mind matches against a sub-list first. That speeds things up a lot because once you have a couple words there are enough partial words that the dominoes start falling. When I started I thought I’d never solve any of these in a respectable time. There are still some that I just don’t catch hold of, but fewer.
Glad you are joining our merry band. Welcome.
-PJ
Free letter.
Thanks for the tips and the welcome!
I used to do these daily, but it’s been a while. This one took me about 10-15 minutes, but I honestly thought I had forgotten how. Maybe it’s one of those things you don’t forget once you know.
I agree, you will get back to your prior speed and be passing it before you know it.
M=C
YEs, you’re getting pretty good at this.
I look for the ABCA sequence eg THAT, DEAD etc
I meant the first letter in the quote. There are only 2 1-letter words.
Plus, I had great expectations for a really hard puzzle today.
Hahahahaaaa
Oh, here we go. Now the whole bunch of you is getting cocky again.... lol
I in Lagrange, GA.
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