Posted on 04/11/2019 6:40:21 AM PDT by nikos1121
Today’s Cryptogram
M DSU’W WTMUP LQ SUC ZJWWJF
FJVFJGJUWSWMLU LQ ZJSXWC WTSU
GLHJLUJ ITL MG XUSQFSME WL ZJ TJFGJYQ. –JHHS GWLUJ
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 as puzzle solvers love to hear how you made out.
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.
Solution to our last puzzle:
GARDENING IS THE MOST THERAPEUTIC AND DEFIANT ACT YOU CAN DO, ESPECIALLY IN THE INNER CITY. –RON FINLEY
About 1 min.
Contraction -> 1st word —> 3rd word —> 4th word —> off to the races.
Wow!!!! I’m impressed...
Quote taken from the ARkansas Gazette... so you solved the puzzle with the big boys...
You should be able to solve that first line, without even using a pencil and paper...
The subject of the quote is in the eye of the beholder.
Very quick solving cryptogram from the single letter to the contraction to placing the e & filling in 1 1/2 minutes.
Definitely a shot in the arm.
Unbelievable..
For the 2nd day in a row, they went down like cheap suits - by the time I got to the biggie I was wondering why my fingers didn’t go faster and was looking for the ‘microphone’ so I could speak to Hal, not pound on ‘him’.....<: <: <:
Quick one. Nice quote!
Thank you, these are great.
1 min. Got 1st 4 words by making educated guess at 1 letter word and contraction. Rest fell into place.
We need to have an open listing of what it’s like once you’ve cracked the quote, and you’re writing like “H*ll” to get it done.
Here are some about those moments when you’ve solved the puzzle I’ve rec’d.
....At that point it was like...
—picking ripe fruit.
—ramming speed.
—coming around the final turn of the Kentucky Derby.
—the last lap of the Daytona 500.
—whipping Ole’ Dobbin to the finish line.
—all down hill from then on.
—dominoes falling.
—my fingers couldn’t write fast enough.
—rolling down a hill.
et al...
GIVE US YOURS...
-PJ
Duck soup.
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