[nikos1121]

From The Arkansas Gazette

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

[grey_whiskers]

1 min or so?

First three words by inspection, word 18 or so (3 letters), guess at the word before that, easy peasy.

[freedom1st]

First 3 words opened the pathway to the solution. About 1 min. Thanks for posting these nikos1121. I like forward to them every day.

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

Previous puzzle Monday 4/26/2021:

L CLSVTF OXTLXNX KRJK SXQDXZK LQ J TPK VPSX LVDPSKJHK, JHA J TPK WSXJKXS, KRJH DPDYTJSLKF. —IYTLYQ XSNLHW

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

I FIRMLY BELIEVE THAT RESPECT IS A LOT MORE IMPORTANT, AND A LOT GREATER, THAN POPULARITY. —JULIUS ERVING

HAL'S CRYPTOGRAM HELPER

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

2:12.29

I am woman, hear me roar.

California's Next Republican Governor

[KosmicKitty]

First time I am not embarrassed by how long that took.

Under 3 minutes, but with practice I hope to improve.

[Steven Tyler]

nice puzzle, word 10, a lucky guess, broke it open

[kalee]

Easy, although the author is not someone with whom I am familiar.