Today’s Cryptogram

[nikos1121]

RD YHKVPVJK VJ R HQEJYD BIY

JKREKJ R DQB GVQK YD

KIRDWJNVFVDN GRZ. —-VEF WLHSVDQK

[nikos1121]

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.

[nikos1121]

Today’s Cryptogram is from The Arkansas Gazette. Chicagoans, over 60 might recognize the author.

3 minutes good
2 minutes excellent
90 seconds or less is amazing

[zeebee]

Easy except for the author

[cartan]

Another one where you can guess some very long words…

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

Solution to last cryptogram:

HE WHO THANKS BUT WITH THE LIPS THANKS BUT IN PART; THE FULL, THE TRUE THANKSGIVING COMES FROM THE HEART. —--J[ohn]. A[ugustus]. SHEDD

[zeebee]

it was the short ones that did it for me

[MustKnowHistory]

I was going no where using my usual methods until I saw your comment. Have not heard that author’s name in a long time,

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

Forgot to start the timer. A couple of minutes, longer than it should have, I suppose. I had to google the author, and got one letter wrong in the name.

[Magnum44]

[1_Rain_Drop]

I was in denial about the long word then accepted it.
I though one usually sleeps for 24 hours or shops furiously.

[grey_whiskers]

About 1 minute for all but the author’s last name.

2nd and 3rd words by inspection.
1st word.
9th word.
6th word.
5th word.
7th word.
Next-to-last word (duh).
2nd word, 10th word, last word.

[Steven Tyler]

Three (??) days running with the same happy word

For you shoppers, remember Gordie Howe - elbows up

[Stars&StripesNE]

January is better.

[scrabblehack]

I’d guess UZ for the author’s last name.