Today’s Cryptogram

[nikos1121]

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

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

[nikos1121]

Solution to our last puzzle:

A WOMAN’S PERFUME TELLS MORE ABOUT HER THAN HER HANDWRITING. ---CHRISTIAN DIOR

[cartan]

[ComputerGuy]

Somebody help me.

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

First word. After that it’s almost automatic. First word is just what you think it is.

[cartan]

Look for the most common letter and try to guess the short words first…

[nikos1121]

Oh no! Cartan posts a funny?

[cartan]

Shhh…don’t tell anyone, please!

[Jonah Hex]

Only a couple of minutes, but I may have missed the point.

[xrmusn]

Someone once asked me why I frown so much.

He went on to say ‘It takes more muscles to frown than it does to smile’.

“Exactly”.

[scrabblehack]

The author hosted a talk show back in the 1980’s.

[Magnum44]

Maybe not for everyone...

[grey_whiskers]

Nearly forever. I still don’t know one letter in the last name.
But for all the rest, about 90 seconds. Get that 4th word and it all falls into place.

[gundog]

Basis?

[freedom1st]

I did it just like you challenged. Got the first word and it was word by word after that.

[nikos1121]

Good job!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Ingtar]

I guessed the fifth word incorrectly early and that messed me up for a while. I like devious ones. They are great exercise for your mind.

[SolidRedState]

I did not start with the first word and still picked it up in 3 minutes. Thanks for the helping hand, though. :)

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

BASIS or:

ADELE
AIDED
ALIBI
AMOCO
APSES
BARER
BASES
BASIS
BASKS
BASTS
BENIN
BESTS
BIDED
BIOKO
BODED
BORER
BUNIN
BUSES
BUSTS
CANON
CASES
CASKS
CASTS
CHILI
CLARA
CODED
CONAN
COSTS
COYLY
CREPE
CRETE
CURER
CUSPS
CYSTS
DEANA
DESKS
DHAKA
DIANA
DIRER
DISCS
DISKS
DOSES
DRAMA
DRYLY
DUSTS
EASTS
FADED
FASTS
FESTS
FISTS
FLYBY
FUROR
FUSES
GASES
GASPS
GHANA
GREBE
GUAVA
GUSTS
HADED
HAITI
HASPS
HEIDI
HIDED
HOSES
HOSTS
HUSKS
ILENE
IRENE
ISUZU
JADED
JESTS
JESUS
JINAN
JUANA
JUROR
KABOB
KEBAB
KEBOB
KHUFU
KOALA
KYOTO
LADED
LASTS
LENIN
LHASA
LIEGE
LINEN
LISPS
LISTS
LOEWE
LOSES
LUIGI
LUSTS
MAGOG
MASKS
MASTS
MBINI
MEIJI
MESAS
MISTS
MOSES
MUSES
MUSKS
MUSTS
NABOB
NAURU
NESTS
NIECE
NOSES
NYASA
OASES
OASIS
OBESE
OCTET
OMAHA
OSAKA
OUSTS
PASTS
PESOS
PESTS
PHOTO
PIECE
PLAZA
POSES
POSTS
PRAIA
PROMO
PROVO
PURER
RASPS
REDID
RESTS
RISES
RISKS
RODED
ROSES
RUSES
RUSKS
RUSTS
SCENE
SHAKA
SHANA
SHYLY
SIDED
SIEGE
SIEVE
SORER
STEVE
STYMY
SUEDE
SURER
SWEDE
TASKS
TENON
THEME
THERE
THESE
TIARA
TIDED
TUSKS
UNDID
VASES
VASTS
VESTS
VISAS
VISES
WADED
WASES
WASPS
WESTS
WHERE
WISES
WISPS
WRYLY
XENON
ZESTS

Pick the most likely.

[gundog]

You missed “riata.”