Posted on 03/19/2019 1:12:06 AM PDT by nikos1121
Today’s Cryptogram
FKP IUKH FKP’ZT KOW HETU FKP UKMRDT EKH FKPUC MET WTZTORDMN YZT CTMMRUC. –QTYUUT XEROORXN
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 2 "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.
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Solution to our last puzzle:
A CRITIC IS A MAN WHO KNOWS THE WAY BUT CAN’T DRIVE THE CAR. KENNETH TYNAN
Another puzzle from the Arkansas Gazette . Many of you picked up the first word, “A” knowing a noun followed that would give you the third word “IS”. That gave you a pretty good guess on the contraction. Finding two words starting with “T” figures it to be “THE”, and from there it’s ramming speed solving what’s left to the end.
Easiest one ever, as fast as I could click.
< 2 min.
LUXPQCG QY COXC EOQAO, EOUT GHK YCHJ MUPQUNQTR QT QC, FHUYT'C RH XEXG. JOQPQJ V. FQAV
About 4 minutes— although since I didn’t get the last name, this one kind of counts as a Could Not Solve Without Cheating... Started with the contraction and that gave me the 2nd word. Never heard of her, though. Had to google to get the last name.
Rule #1 If you don’t recognize the author, you can cheat...
Good one. Don’t recognize the author, though.
90 sec. There is a very short list of contractions with two letters after the apostrophe.
-PJ
That was a grim one and it took 10 minutes. I guess I’m not in sync with grim.
3 min.
It took me a bit to finish author’s name. 7 min on this one. I smiled when the quote revealed because it’s so true!
About a minute to get the quotation. I had to use one of your rules to find the author, however.
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