Posted on 04/28/2020 3:43:33 AM PDT by nikos1121
CTA VTUZS’U MZPK CN BJCTG GBMZPE UCVDGXZPE TEYI BPK VBMZPE ZG JDBTGZNTY. —QDAAI SBPGADYY
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, you’ll be solving them all within a few days. If you’re stumped, take a break and return to it.
PLEASE DO NOT post the answer in general comments, but DO post your time and how you made out.
You can certainly send your solution to my private reply, or if you need a hint for today’s Cryptogram.
I suggest printing these out and work them on paper. If you need a little help you can copy and paste it to Hal’s Helper below.
You can then work on the puzzle without using pen and paper, but I recommend that you do NOT look at the letter counter.
One last request. Feel free to post a fun or clever clue, the more tangential to the quotation the better, but please don’t put the actual words of the quote in the clue.
THERE IS ALWAYS A WAY TO BE HONEST WITHOUT BEING BRUTAL. —ARTHUR DOBRIN We’re well into our second year with these puzzles. Almost all of start off slow, then we find ourselves comfortable to the point of cockiness. I’ll call it confidence. Today’s CG from The Arkansas Gazette, will show you how much you’ve grown. A lot of familiar patterns, that make this one an under two minute puzzle. Day 2 in Georgia. I noticed the bell weather of all bell weathers, Waffle House, was open for business, and Home Depot was crowded as ever. Americans are ready to bust loose.
UGH!!
Easy once you figure out what DOESN’T Belong in certain spots...(HAL makes that somewhat easier BUT one tends to get a few ‘false starts’ and makeovers).
Don’t think I have ever heard of the author and, with that said, don’t know if I can ‘believe’ what he is saying...
Sorry about that!
We’re well into our second year with these puzzles. Almost all of start off slow, then we find ourselves comfortable to the point of cockiness. I’ll call it confidence.
Today’s CG from The Arkansas Gazette, will show you how much you’ve grown. A lot of familiar patterns, that make this one an under two minute puzzle.
Day 2 in Georgia. I noticed the bell weather of all bell weathers, Waffle House, was open for business, and Home Depot was crowded as ever. Americans are ready to bust loose.
A bit difficult to get started with this one. Some familiar suffixes eventually did it.
once I saw the common ending , it all fell into place.
Agreed.
DON’T start with the contraction.
Start with the ZPE at the end of ...several... words.
Then try guessing the two letter-words. You’ll know when they fit.
Also, had to look up the first letter of the author’s first and last names...
10 min.
SBTP!
BTW, wether - a castrated ram.
“The term derives from the Middle English bellewether and refers to the practice of placing a bell around the neck of a castrated ram (a wether) leading the flock of sheep.”
Your hints helped. I was getting nowhere.
(tips hat)
That common ending tip got me off the dime.
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