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Tough one today.

10 minutes good
5 minutes excellent
Below 5 superb


2 posted on 05/16/2021 5:39:00 AM PDT by nikos1121
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5 posted on 05/16/2021 6:25:34 AM PDT by Magnum44 (...against all enemies, foreign and domestic...)
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3 min.

Letter frequency + grammar gives word after the comma.
That gives not next-to-last word, but the word before that.
It also allows a guess by grammar at words 2 and 3.
Which then gives words 9 and 11 trivially.

From there it's mopping up.


6 posted on 05/16/2021 6:29:05 AM PDT by grey_whiskers (The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change with out notice.)
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About 3 min. Lucky guess at FEX after comma. Then came playing with most likely 2 and 3 letter words. When solution became visible, made me think of the Mighty Quinn by Manfred Mann.


7 posted on 05/16/2021 6:29:20 AM PDT by freedom1st (Build the Wall)
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Previous puzzle Saturday 5/15/2021:

S DCY C LQACU QACFAQ IX XCSQE UCHAY. S UQSAF UI QACF UTA AVUSQA XCSQE UCHA YARUSIV IX UTA HSKQCQE. - KAPAQHE RHACQE

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

I WAS A GREAT READER OF FAIRY TALES. I TRIED TO READ THE ENTIRE FAIRY TALE SECTION OF THE LIBRARY. - BEVERLY CLEARY

HAL'S CRYPTOGRAM HELPER

8 posted on 05/16/2021 6:33:39 AM PDT by Lonesome in Massachussets (Diana Moon Glampers for Secretary of Education! )
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5:24.02

BJAMJ gave me BAXJNEX after which it was just typing.


9 posted on 05/16/2021 6:42:45 AM PDT by Lonesome in Massachussets (Diana Moon Glampers for Secretary of Education! )
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