Posted on 12/10/2020 4:28:50 AM PST by nikos1121
XSUB CBYCKCBL FVWRQBO, EV BVK KUWRK KSU RQZQKU XCKS Q LDUQK YQDCUKO VA JBSUQZKSAJZ EQCBKCUG. —FQKSUDCBU NUUFSUD
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.
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.
Today’s Cryptogram is from the Arkansas Gazette.
4 minutes is good
3 minutes is an excellent score today
2 minutes superior
Tricky one today where you slug it out and then you see the author’s name appearing.
MONEY IS BETTER THAN POVERTY, IF ONLY FOR FINANCIAL REASONS. —WOODY ALLEN
4:26
Started with the seventh word.
Quote is full of words I haven’t used in a long time. Oh wow! they exist!
Now I’m hungry.
Really?!!!
You just had to post that photo?
Now I’m starving.
About 2 min.
The most common letter.
7th word.
9th word/1st word (either order).
(Next-to-last word will look wrong, ignore this.)
2nd word.
10th word - 11th word.
12 word.
3rd word.
15th word.
Author’s last name.
Obvious from there.
Two minute, and for the record I prefer BYOP (bring your own pizza) for gatherings. Not only can you gain insights into people’s characters (homemade vs takeout vs frozen vs Chicago-style, etc.), you get a chance to try a variety of flavors.
A few minutes, should’ve been faster; btw at some point my helper highlighted all the ‘A’s on todays puzzle. I’ve never seen that before. New version?
Why not?
I like that idea!
Well, yeah, but no idea who that person is.
That last word is a weird one for me.
Sister of Harriet NUUFSUD Stowe.
Singlt letter word
common letter
vowels
Words 1 and 9, then eleven.
Then plugged away to solve the puzzle
good job
First and ninth words — and it fell into place. author too!
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