Posted on 05/15/2021 7:09:41 AM PDT by Lonesome in Massachussets
S DCY C LQACU QACFAQ IX XCSQE UCHAY. S UQSAF UI QACF UTA AVUSQA XCSQE UCHA YARUSIV IX UTA HSKQCQE. - KAPAQHE RHACQE
4 minutes good
3 minutes excellent
2 minutes exceptional
90 seconds superior
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.

Da Ping, Boss, da Ping!
The newspapers.
Courtesy ping to da Boss.
What’s the difference between today’s topic and a sea story? Today’s topic begins, “Once upon a time”, a sea story begins, “Now this is no $h|t”.
Took me 4 minutes because I forgot to look for the most common letter.
404 coffee not found error.
WEFIVMWEO VDGCQK ZI PGUI QWXI SHMLDWEO YHWEM KUJ GU SHMLDWEO OUHVV OUGS. WB JGC SHEM INLWMIPIEM … OG MG QHV FIOHV. —YHCQ VHPCIQVGE
Solution to previous puzzle (select the yellow text with your cursor to read):
INVESTING SHOULD BE MORE LIKE WATCHING PAINT DRY OR WATCHING GRASS GROW. IF YOU WANT EXCITEMENT … GO TO LAS VEGAS. —PAUL SAMUELSON
HAL'S CRYPTOGRAM HELPER
Got stuck on words seven and eight, then a breakthrough to solution
Puzzle topic is not in my wheelhouse
Tips made it almost too easy.
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