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Today’s Cryptogram
Posted on 02/03/2021 1:19:46 AM PST by nikos1121
DCQ GZLD MCQ RHUZM NW QUNMFNLD WGNU H MN K.
——ONGNMCE XHGAQG
TOPICS: Chit/Chat
KEYWORDS: todayscryptogram
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.
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posted on
02/03/2021 1:19:46 AM PST
by
nikos1121
To: alicewonders; AloneInMass; Aria; BlueLancer; buffyt; Califreak; capecodder; ...
We have a good one today.
5 minutes good
4 excellent
2 superior
1 for God only
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posted on
02/03/2021 1:22:17 AM PST
by
nikos1121
( )
To: nikos1121
Under two minutes. Was not that bad.
To: nikos1121
Under two minutes. Was not that bad.
To: MustKnowHistory
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posted on
02/03/2021 3:49:32 AM PST
by
nikos1121
( )
To: nikos1121
That was a fun one. Playing with the short words helped…
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posted on
02/03/2021 4:10:28 AM PST
by
cartan
To: nikos1121
sorry. Must have double clutched.
To: nikos1121
Solution to previous puzzle (select yellow text to read):
EVERYBODY GETS SO MUCH INFORMATION ALL DAY LONG THAT THEY LOSE THEIR COMMON SENSE. —GERTRUDE STEIN
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posted on
02/03/2021 4:29:13 AM PST
by
Lonesome in Massachussets
(Ever notice no "champion of the working man" ever died of overwork?)
To: nikos1121
1:11.85
And I was half asleep. I recognized the quote, from a member of the Algonquin Round Table. The second letter is probably not what you think it is, if you don't google the quote. The quote refers to a young actress, and is from a review of a play. The same author said, "I had a bad seat. It faced the stage."
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posted on
02/03/2021 4:50:46 AM PST
by
Lonesome in Massachussets
(Ever notice no "champion of the working man" ever died of overwork?)
To: Lonesome in Massachussets
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posted on
02/03/2021 4:59:22 AM PST
by
Lonesome in Massachussets
(Ever notice no "champion of the working man" ever died of overwork?)
To: Lonesome in Massachussets
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posted on
02/03/2021 5:00:29 AM PST
by
Lonesome in Massachussets
(Ever notice no "champion of the working man" ever died of overwork?)
To: nikos1121
12
posted on
02/03/2021 5:33:17 AM PST
by
Magnum44
(...against all enemies, foreign and domestic...)
To: nikos1121
1:07
I had the first and third words correct but wrong. By the time I finished, they had flipped.
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posted on
02/03/2021 7:58:07 AM PST
by
1_Rain_Drop
("There will be a smooth transition to a second Trump administration” - Pompeo)
To: nikos1121
Two min or a bit under.
Think a bit about the last 3 words, and common phrases.
Also letter combos in words 1 and 3, plus grammar, give them away.
I should’ve known the author...
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posted on
02/03/2021 10:06:30 AM PST
by
grey_whiskers
(The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change with out notice.)
To: nikos1121
The one single letter threw me off for a bit. Then it fell into place.
To: nikos1121
Ack, got caught up on the single letter words
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