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Today’s Cryptogram 

Posted on 07/19/2021 1:20:07 AM PDT by nikos1121

RMMC SMBBYWPSLKPMW PN DYNK LN NKPBYQLKPWR LN AQLSV SMGGTT, LWC DYNK LN ELHC KM NQTTI LGKTH. —LWWT BMHHMX QPWCATHRE



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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 07/19/2021 1:20:07 AM PDT by nikos1121
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To: alicewonders; AloneInMass; Aria; BlueLancer; buffyt; Califreak; capecodder; ...

From the Arkansas Democrat Gazette

Solve it in

4 minutes is good
3 minutes excellent
2 minutes superior
90 seconds amazing


2 posted on 07/19/2021 1:21:12 AM PDT by nikos1121
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It fell into place quickly.


3 posted on 07/19/2021 3:24:29 AM PDT by Stars&StripesNE
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2.5 min or so.
2nd and 4th words by grammar, letter pattern.
A couple of wrong guesses, then the 1st word gives the 2nd.
Then it flows quickly.


4 posted on 07/19/2021 4:07:24 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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To: nikos1121
Previous puzzle Sunday 7/18/2021:

JLM IQZ XDL AKEL QI NLXXRMN K VRORMN IQZNLX XQ VROL. - JKZNKZLX ICVVLZ

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

MEN FOR THE SAKE OF GETTING A LIVING FORGET TO LIVE. - MARGARET FULLER

HAL'S CRYPTOGRAM HELPER

5 posted on 07/19/2021 4:08:55 AM PDT by Lonesome in Massachussets (Diana Moon Glampers for Secretary of Education! )
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To: nikos1121
3:27.56

I took a stab at PN which gave me the last three letters of NKPBYQLKPWR, which gave me the first word, and after that it was just typing.


Source of the quote in 1929.

6 posted on 07/19/2021 4:41:23 AM PDT by Lonesome in Massachussets (Diana Moon Glampers for Secretary of Education! )
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To: nikos1121

The LN xxxxxxxxx LN construct is always a safe bet.


7 posted on 07/19/2021 4:46:55 AM PDT by Moltke (Reasoning with a liberal is like watering a rock in the hope to grow a building.)
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8 posted on 07/19/2021 5:30:20 AM PDT by Magnum44 (...against all enemies, foreign and domestic...)
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To: Moltke

Yes


9 posted on 07/19/2021 9:15:48 AM PDT by southernindymom
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To: nikos1121
A challenging puzzle. It took me about 30 minutes. Working the double letters, I finally figured out the first name of the author, and that let me work out the two and three letter words.

-PJ

10 posted on 07/19/2021 10:53:31 AM PDT by Political Junkie Too (* LAAP = Left-wing Activist Agitprop Press (formerly known as the MSM))
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To: nikos1121

Few minutes
Guess at word after comma
Sorted out the vowels

Then the rest fell into place


11 posted on 07/19/2021 4:14:06 PM PDT by Steven Tyler
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