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.
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You can then work on the puzzle without using pen and paper.
I got the author right away. The rest fell into place.
2ish.
Having just moved house these past few days, it is something I can really relate to... (and wish I’d done more of it.)
Unusually complicated, despite the many short words.
In my mind, only a very few possibilities for the author and LUCKILY I guessed correct on the first try. AHA, went down like the pins in an alley sweep.
Definitely why you hook the horse to the the cart prior putting a heavy load on the cart....
I used to have a laborer that would (when given what he thought was a hard ‘task’) say
“GO AHEAD, LOAD THAT WAGON, THE MULE IS BLIND SO HE WILL NEVER SEE IT”
I doubt that the author would have written NQXVATRTAX, rather he might have written NQXVATOTAX.
https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/46807 has it as NQXVATRVETNA which might be “acceptable” in the author’s dictionary.