Posted on 05/26/2021 5:15:01 AM PDT by nikos1121
G’ZS UAOUJF MUQ U QBPN ESYFCXUAGIJ. PUAR UKCZS OUISY, VSSI LCGXL PYUHJ KSACO. —N. VAUJ
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.
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.
From The Arkansas Gazette
4 minutes good
3 minutes excellent
2 minutes exceptional
90 seconds superior
Very cute. Second word. Had more trouble with the contraction than I should have.
Finally, a quack NOT talking about COVID-19!
DCGR UYVSPRT RZRAEDYCSP RKURMD TIGRDYCSP NCDYCS QT NYCUY CT VHNVET TQAMACTRX JE UYVSPR. —DYIGVT YVAXE
Solution to previous puzzle (select the yellow text with your cursor to read):
TIME CHANGES EVERYTHING EXCEPT SOMETHING WITHIN US WHICH IS ALWAYS SURPRISED BY CHANGE. —THOMAS HARDY
HAL'S CRYPTOGRAM HELPER
About 90 sec.
Contraction, 4th word, 2nd word, off to the races.
That was a strange one - I had it 95% solved in about 3 seconds, but still couldn’t get the last couple letters without dear wife’s help.
Strange one today.
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