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Today’s Cryptogram 

Posted on 05/20/2021 5:46:25 AM PDT by nikos1121

AKT OGX MTFSP KX AQNHQUPGA’N NTOOQNN KU VTH FHN BGFSTUQN MQCFXP GXP NHGUH KWQU GIGFX. —MKM BQSSQU


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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.

1 posted on 05/20/2021 5:46:25 AM PDT by nikos1121
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To: alicewonders; AloneInMass; Aria; BlueLancer; buffyt; Califreak; capecodder; ...

From The Arkansas Gazette

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


2 posted on 05/20/2021 5:49:07 AM PDT by nikos1121
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To: nikos1121

60 sec. Took a guess at word one and it revealed 5th word. Fifth word has same first and last letter, minus ‘. The rest was point and click. I look forward to these puzzles every day. Thank you nikos1121 for posting.


3 posted on 05/20/2021 6:08:28 AM PDT by freedom1st (Build the Wall)
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To: nikos1121

4 posted on 05/20/2021 6:16:34 AM PDT by Magnum44 (...against all enemies, foreign and domestic...)
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To: nikos1121
Previous puzzle Wednesday 5/19/2021:

KYBUYGH HXL NXL ADMDG BXZ CD FYHSUSMD YG ZDTXUSMD. HYRDUSRDH UND DLDH NXMD SU, XZK HYRDUSRDH UND ZYHD. —XZYZLRYJH

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

DOCTORS SAY HAY FEVER CAN BE POSITIVE OR NEGATIVE. SOMETIMES THE EYES HAVE IT, AND SOMETIMES THE NOSE. —ANONYMOUS

HAL'S CRYPTOGRAM HELPER

5 posted on 05/20/2021 6:17:23 AM PDT by Lonesome in Massachussets (Diana Moon Glampers for Secretary of Education! )
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To: freedom1st
1:03.68

Today's author as a gun captain on the USS Alabama

6 posted on 05/20/2021 6:22:38 AM PDT by Lonesome in Massachussets (Diana Moon Glampers for Secretary of Education! )
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To: Lonesome in Massachussets

He could sure fire bullets.


7 posted on 05/20/2021 6:24:40 AM PDT by freedom1st (Build the Wall)
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To: freedom1st

Story was late in a game batter went up to the plate and struck a match.

The umpire said ‘That isn’t going to help you see that fast ball’

“I know that, I just want him to see me”


8 posted on 05/20/2021 6:50:20 AM PDT by xrmusn (6/98 "Message to GOP "GO FUnd YOURSELF")
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To: nikos1121

Never heard of the feller... ;-)


9 posted on 05/20/2021 7:15:10 AM PDT by Moltke (Reasoning with a liberal is like watering a rock in the hope to grow a building.)
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WOW - today I am superior.

that's rare.

10 posted on 05/20/2021 7:53:23 AM PDT by Stars&StripesNE
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To: freedom1st

I enjoy it too. Wish we had our own category or be on top bar. Anyone have some clout with Jim?


11 posted on 05/20/2021 7:54:47 AM PDT by nikos1121
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