Today’s Cryptogram

[nikos1121]

FGJGV GMP UWVG PTMF LWD OMF ARQP.

- URCC NRHHL

[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]

CHALLENGING ONE TODAY. Please don’t reveal any words in your clues.

4 minutes good
3 minutes excellent
2 minutes exceptional
90 seconds superior

[nikos1121]

[ETL]

Hopefully, you won't consider this simple guide 'cheating'...

[ETL]

FGJGV GMP UWVG PTMF LWD OMF ARQP. - URCC NRHHL

[nikos1121]

Huh?

[MustKnowHistory]

First word is what you think it is. But tough sailing after that. The author is a bit of a surprise.

[Stars&StripesNE]

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

Previous puzzle Saturday 3/27/2021:

ESOCX JCRA BGS AVYBOFSY RJ RBGSCY. MRK UOX’B EVQS ERXP SXRKPG BR AOFS BGSA OEE MRKCYSEJ. —SESOXRC CRRYSQSEB

Solution to previous puzzle (select the yellow text with your cursor to read):

LEARN FROM THE MISTAKES OF OTHERS. YOU CAN’T LIVE LONG ENOUGH TO MAKE THEM ALL YOURSELF. —ELEANOR ROOSEVELT

HAL'S CRYPTOGRAM HELPER

[ArtDodger]

Hey, no sense in ‘hogging’ all the clues!

[nikos1121]

Hahaha. Good one. Here's one for ya.

[ArtDodger]

Good! It should be preceded by a photo of a target with the bullet hole 8 inches off of target!

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

4:01.39

A slow start to the week.

Pretentious?Moi?

[nikos1121]

Tough one

[Magnum44]

[Magnum44]

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

Actually, the first word was something of a gimme. I should write my own script, the formatting in Hal’s doesn’t work for me. Also, I would like a list of available letters displayed. BTW, are celebrating Easter this Sunday or on May 2nd?

[ETL]

It makes it easier to try various letters if you see them all laid out in front of you. Certainly not easy, by any stretch, but easier. :)

[ETL]

First word is what you think it is. But tough sailing after that.

FGJGV GMP UWVG PTMF LWD OMF ARQP. - URCC NRHHL

A 5-letter word which has the same letter (whatever it is) as the 2nd and 5th letter. Well, yeah, that narrows the possibilities down to a few hundred. Lol! I'm sure it will be that obvious once we learn or figure out what it is. :)

[Magnum44]

2nd and 4th, AND is also most common letter. Take a chance on that.