From The Arkansas Democrat Gazette.
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A RECIPE IS ONLY A THEME WHICH AN INTELLIGENT COOK CAN PLAY EACH TIME WITH A VARIATION. —MADAME BENOI[T]
Googling the quote reveals that we may have dropped the last letter in the author's last name. Today's Cryptogram regrets the error, and we hold ourselves to the highest journalistic standards. However in the interest of full disclosure, you should be informed that it was all Trump's fault.
1:51.03 (With Hal’s Help)
Start by doing what’s necessary; then do what’s possible; and suddenly you are doing the impossible. - Saint Francis of Assisi
Stumbled on attempt one
Shut down puzzle and got more coffee.
Nailed down words one and two then used sentence struture and grammar to solve puzzle
90 sec or so.
1st 3 words by inspection give 4th word gives 6th word gives last word, then off to the races.