Today’s Cryptogram

[nikos1121]

C’S HZOHMP SHUCIJ H YXSGVHYU VBA IXVXFM GNGE AGZZP SG OQGEG C’NG VGGI. —VCZZCG QXZCFHM

[nikos1121]

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.

[nikos1121]

From The Arkansas Gazette

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

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

Previous puzzle Saturday 5/29/2021:

QA L JLG QI OTIVQGTO VK OZKYG, UT YQSS OZKYG TCTG QG L IWKKGAPS KA YLVTZ. —EQOOQIU WZKCTZD

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

IF A MAN IS DESTINED TO DROWN, HE WILL DROWN EVEN IN A SPOONFUL OF WATER. —YIDDISH PROVERB

HAL'S CRYPTOGRAM HELPER

[Roccus]

First contraction opens the whole thing.

Tnx for your postings

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

1:18.95 Initial contraction and the word following.

He's tanned, he's rested, he's ready.

[Magnum44]

One of these should be helpful to the author.

[Stars&StripesNE]

[xrmusn]

If at first you don’t succeed, try the outfield.....

[grey_whiskers]

2 min.
1st word (wrong)
2nd word
The other contraction.
Two words before the contraction.
Fix the mistake.
Off to the races.

[nikos1121]

Right field?

[xrmusn]

Almost a ‘Yogism’

BUT if he didn’t say it, I am sure he would have had he thought of it....

[cartan]

Common letter, contractions and author help

[scrabblehack]

I guess it’s an appropriate author for a day like today.