[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]

From The Arkansas Democrat Gazette.

2 minutes good

90 seconds excellent

1 minute exceptional

[Magnum44]

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

Solution to previous puzzle (select yellow text to read):

WHAT’S THIS BUSINESS OF BEING A WRITER? IT’S JUST PUTTING ONE WORD AFTER ANOTHER. —IRVING THALBERG

[weston]

Stopping by to thank you for these puzzles. A daily must for my day. Although sometimes I enjoy doing 3 or 4 at a time if I miss.

I'm sure there are many like me who enjoy these and never post. Again, my little grey cells appreciate it.

[1_Rain_Drop]

1:52
Started with 7th & 9th words. Then just hopped around filling in letters casually.

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

Solution to previous puzzle (select yellow text to read):

CHILDREN HAVE NEVER BEEN VERY GOOD AT LISTENING TO THEIR ELDERS, BUT THEY HAVE NEVER FAILED TO IMITATE THEM.---JAMES BALDWIN