Today’s Cryptogram Contest

[nikos1121]

Slight delay for the contest. Many have asked that we start a few minutes later.

I will post the Cryptogram at 9:15 EST

[nikos1121]

When the. Cryptogram appears please send me the answer to my private reply NOT FOR GENERAL PUBLIC

[nikos1121]

1st Prize $100

2nd $75

3rd $50

4th $25

All contributed to Free Republic in your name

[nikos1121]

XDM, PD ARTD YZ UJTJUD HO ZHL YJKD EJID YARY, VDYPDDS ZHL OZEJYJWM RSU ZHL DNHRYJZSM. VHY YZ KD ZHL DNHRYJZSM RLD GRL KZLD JKOZLYRSY, GZL OZEJYJWM RLD ZSEX R KRYYDL ZG OLDMDSY WZSWDLS. R KRYADKRYJWRE DNHRYJZS MYRSUM GZLDTDL. - REVDLY DJSMYDJS 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.

[cartan]

Nice. Pretty easy today because it is so long…

[Magnum44]

[nikos1121]

We have the first three winners. 4th place is still open!!!!

[nikos1121]

It’s 942. The contest started at 9:15.

We have the first three winners. 4th place is still open!

[1_Rain_Drop]

NO!
3:06

[nikos1121]

Still waiting for someone to submit the winning puzzle to private reply for 4th place!!!!!!

[grey_whiskers]

Freepmail.

[1_Rain_Drop]

Don’t look at me!
I’m disqualified.
You gave in my name last year.
Thank you!

[nikos1121]

The winners of Today’s Cryptogram Contest that started at 9:15 AM

1. cartan received 01/06/2021 6:22:29 AM PST $100(Not Euros)
2. Magnum44 received 01/06/2021 6:23:48 AM PST $75
3. ArtDodger received 01/06/2021 6:24:04 AM PST $50
4. grey_whiskers | 01/06/2021 6:59:42 AM PST $25

Yes, we have to divide up our time like that, between our politics and our equations. But to me, our equations are far more important, for politics are only a matter of present concerns. A mathematical equation stands forever.
-—Albert Einstein

[cartan]

Whee! :-)

[xrmusn]

Had a little ‘struggle’ but it eventually fell in place.

Didn’t get back in time for ‘contest’ BUT probably wouldn’t have fared all that well anyhow.

Congrats to the Winners!!!!!!

I don’t think the author would be making the same ‘comparison’ today, one is STILL constant but the other crooked than ever....

But they only get away with as much as ‘WE’ (collectively) allow them to.

Time for a new broom, if at all possible, may have gotten to far out of hand especially if ‘they’ overload us with more ‘gimmeedats’ and allow any and all to ‘vote’ while those of us that take it seriously will ‘drop out’ of the process, thereby giving ‘them’ a HUGE victory...

Sad...

[Magnum44]

Thanks nikos.

[ArtDodger]

What fun! I was looking for a new post and lost several minutes before I thought to check you previous posting (9am)for the puzzle. But happy to finish with a show.
Thank you, Nikos!

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

Solution to last cryptogram:

CAPITAL IS THAT PART OF WEALTH WHICH IS DEVOTED TO OBTAINING FURTHER WEALTH.---ALFRED MARSHALL

[Steven Tyler]

Nice, about 3.34 minutes

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

I’m matching.