Posted on 09/07/2019 11:32:37 PM PDT by nikos1121
Today’s Cryptogram
ILJ LPHFJH ILJ VQTCGZVI, ILJ KQHJ RGQHZQBA ILJ IHZBKEL. ---ILQKPA EPZTJ
You can find this little fun word game, to combat early dementia and senility in us baby boomers, in several daily publications.
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.
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.
THE IN THING NOW IS TO SCROLL DOWN TO MAGNUM44’S “HELPFUL HINT” BEFORE YOU SOLVE THE PUZZLE.
EZ. The first three words did it.
About 3 and 1/2 min. Got the first word, then took a little trial and error to get the remaining.
Where's the glory in that? It's just Common Sense. The first word is as obvious as it looks, after that the structure of the sentence is clear, two more letters and I pretty much had it.
These are not the puzzles that try one's patience.
I thought it was a bit of a pain.
Psst: Are you going to send a ping to the pinglist?
Standard guesses on word one, then went for possibilities on author first name.
When those two were locked in, the rest of the puzzle was easy
Solution to our last puzzle:
BE A YARDSTICK OF QUALITY. SOME PEOPLE AREN’T USED TO AN ENVIRONMENT WHERE EXCELLENCE IS EXPECTED. — STEVE JOBS
1 minute 20 seconds.
This time when one guesses the FIRST word correctly, it almost solves the whole puzzle....
1-2 minutes
GRSMRNZLDV DZ S VNDUDGRWR JI PRJJRN JLR GDURZ IA IJLRNZ. DJ DZ HIJ SH IVVINJYHDJX JI ZSJDZAX VRNZIHSG WNRRM.-—TQSD FDPSFD
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