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Today’s Cryptogram

Posted on 05/07/2020 6:53:51 AM PDT by nikos1121

VOHRUJZ OH D JTWTKRWTHH LDHRTJ. OR VDH KU BJTHTKR, UKWZ RVT BDHR JAHVOKE OKRU RVT MARAJT. —IUVK M. XTKKTYZ


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You can find this fun quotation puzzle, to combat early dementia and senility in us baby boomers, in several daily publications. I challenge us with the best ones out there.

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.

HAL'S CRYPTOGRAM HELPER

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.

1 posted on 05/07/2020 6:53:51 AM PDT by nikos1121
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To: alicewonders; A_perfect_lady; AloneInMass; Aria; babyfreep; BlueLancer; buffyt; Califreak; ...
Solution to our last puzzle:

THE EVERYDAY KINDNESS OF THE BACKROADS MORE THAN MAKES UP FOR THE ACTS OF GREED IN THE HEADLINES. CHARLES KURALT

Easy one again, Folks. This one flows like the Mississippi, and I suspect everyone will get it under a minute, depending on how fast you can write or peck out the letters with HAL.

2 posted on 05/07/2020 6:56:24 AM PDT by nikos1121
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Wow, that was an easy one!


3 posted on 05/07/2020 7:03:07 AM PDT by kalee
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“People like us, who believe in physics, know that the distinction between past, present and future is only a stubbornly persistent illusion.” - Albert Einstein


4 posted on 05/07/2020 7:03:19 AM PDT by Lonesome in Massachussets (Forsan et haec olim meminisse iuvabit - Aeneas to his fellow shipwrecked refugees)
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Interesting quote. Second and third words, a couple of endings....and there it is.


5 posted on 05/07/2020 7:03:33 AM PDT by MustKnowHistory
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EZ if you remember relative frequency of letters in English:

e 12.70%
t 9.06%
a 8.17%
o 7.51%
i 6.97%
n 6.75%
s 6.33%

Doesn’t always work, but on this one, it’s a snap.


6 posted on 05/07/2020 7:04:50 AM PDT by Lonesome in Massachussets (Forsan et haec olim meminisse iuvabit - Aeneas to his fellow shipwrecked refugees)
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1 min or so, maybe a bit more.

2nd and 3rd words, 1st word of 2nd sentence, —> off to the races.


7 posted on 05/07/2020 7:21:10 AM PDT by grey_whiskers (The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change with out notice.)
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About a minute. Author’s name is obvious and the rest just drops.


8 posted on 05/07/2020 7:22:26 AM PDT by AloneInMass (You'd think there would be more similarity between "chain letter" and "chain mail".)
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9 posted on 05/07/2020 7:29:57 AM PDT by Magnum44 (My comprehensive terrorism plan: Hunt them down and kill them.)
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I took a shot at the name, the rest is...


10 posted on 05/07/2020 7:46:44 AM PDT by null and void (By the pricking of my lungs, Something wicked this way comes ...)
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Two minutes.


11 posted on 05/07/2020 8:14:13 AM PDT by Jonah Hex
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Common letter, small words. Got the author last, strangely.


12 posted on 05/07/2020 8:29:55 AM PDT by cartan
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13 posted on 05/07/2020 8:31:57 AM PDT by nikos1121
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Yeah, couple minutes as I wake up.


14 posted on 05/07/2020 9:17:04 AM PDT by doorgunner69 (Peace is that brief glorious moment in history when everybody stands around reloading - T Jefferson)
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15 posted on 05/07/2020 9:19:23 AM PDT by Magnum44 (My comprehensive terrorism plan: Hunt them down and kill them.)
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Super easy!


16 posted on 05/07/2020 9:30:28 AM PDT by weston (As far as I'm concerned, it's Christ or nothing)
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God, Magnum, why don’t you just spell it out...At least mine are super subtle.... :-)


17 posted on 05/07/2020 10:44:41 AM PDT by nikos1121
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Like this:
18 posted on 05/07/2020 10:47:32 AM PDT by nikos1121
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To: Magnum44

19 posted on 05/07/2020 10:49:45 AM PDT by nikos1121
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What?!? That birthday wish was for you, from the bottom of my heart. :)


20 posted on 05/07/2020 10:51:30 AM PDT by Magnum44 (My comprehensive terrorism plan: Hunt them down and kill them.)
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