Today’s Cryptogram

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 ASK THE GROUP FOR HELP!

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 09/16/2020 4:58:43 AM PDT by nikos1121

To: alicewonders; A_perfect_lady; AloneInMass; Aria; babyfreep; BlueLancer; buffyt; Califreak; ...

Solution to our last puzzle. Simply scroll your cursor over the text while left clicking your mouse, and the words should appear.

EVERY TIME YOU SPEND MONEY, YOU’RE CASTING A VOTE FOR THE KIND OF WORLD YOU WANT. ANNA LAPPE

2 posted on 09/16/2020 5:00:04 AM PDT by nikos1121

This was a tough one, at least for me. The author finally revealed hisself.

3 posted on 09/16/2020 5:13:51 AM PDT by ComputerGuy (Heavily-medicated for your protection)

I got hung up on the tenth word KMVK, it is not what it usually is. Also sixth word gave me pause. Took about 3 and 1/2 min.

4 posted on 09/16/2020 5:22:01 AM PDT by freedom1st (Build the Wall)

Yes, this was a toughly. Author is fairly obvious.

5 posted on 09/16/2020 5:25:47 AM PDT by nikos1121

Common letter and some wild guesses quickly solved this one.

6 posted on 09/16/2020 5:33:04 AM PDT by cartan

7 posted on 09/16/2020 6:00:58 AM PDT by Magnum44 (My comprehensive terrorism plan: Hunt them down and kill them.)

I didn't get hung up on KMVK, but was initially mislead. This one was full of faux amis like that, and just kinda blundered along till I arrived at the solution. About a 7 on the 1-10 scale.

8 posted on 09/16/2020 6:13:48 AM PDT by Lonesome in Massachussets ("Women's intuition" gave us the Salem witch trials and Kavanaugh hearings. Change my mind.)

2 min, maybe 2 1/2. Most common letter really is, but the first word is not what you think. When you get it, it gives you the 3rd word; and a big clue to the word before the colon.

You have an unusual letter combo on the 4th word, but it's real. Think a bit and you'll get it. After that it gets somewhat easier.

9 posted on 09/16/2020 6:27:41 AM PDT by grey_whiskers (The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change with out notice.)

Two minutes. And I can state without much resistance, the author is current.

10 posted on 09/16/2020 7:00:25 AM PDT by Jonah Hex

11 posted on 09/16/2020 7:31:06 AM PDT by gundog ( Hail to the Chief, bitches!)

12 posted on 09/16/2020 9:13:24 AM PDT by scrabblehack

Author was the key. It fell into place quickly.

13 posted on 09/16/2020 12:56:52 PM PDT by Stars&StripesNE

14 posted on 09/16/2020 2:08:22 PM PDT by Kiss7

Quicky for me, 1 and 1/2 minute.

15 posted on 09/16/2020 6:33:49 PM PDT by SolidRedState (I used to think bizarro world was a fiction.)

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