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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 07/27/2021 4:45:58 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 07/27/2021 4:47:43 AM PDT by nikos1121
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To: nikos1121
Previous puzzle Sunday 7/25/2021:

NW JNZGDQ MCQGQ FD LN WNGUZVH WNG DZJJQDD QPJQXM XQGCHXD HL ZLJNLOFMFNLHV HJJQXMHLJQ NW VFWQ HLO BCHM FM KGFLRD. - HGMCZG GZKFLDMQFL

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

OF COURSE THERE IS NO FORMULA FOR SUCCESS EXCEPT PERHAPS AN UNCONDITIONAL ACCEPTANCE OF LIFE AND WHAT IT BRINGS. - ARTHUR RUBINSTEIN

HAL'S CRYPTOGRAM HELPER

5 posted on 07/27/2021 5:04:23 AM PDT by Lonesome in Massachussets (Diana Moon Glampers for Secretary of Education! )
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To: nikos1121
Question for the forum: Would you prefer that the solution text appear in yellow or white? Some people complain that yellow shows up too clearly on Apple devices. White may be no better. Here is sample text in white between the dotted lines, and as usual, select with your cursor to read:

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This is sample text!
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Let me know what you think, preferable by freepmail, unless you want to share your thoughts with the forum.

6 posted on 07/27/2021 5:05:54 AM PDT by Lonesome in Massachussets (Diana Moon Glampers for Secretary of Education! )
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To: nikos1121

E=mc2


7 posted on 07/27/2021 5:15:07 AM PDT by EvilCapitalist (Pets are no substitute for children.)
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To: nikos1121
Author - under 2 minutes.


8 posted on 07/27/2021 5:31:28 AM PDT by Stars&StripesNE
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To: nikos1121


11 posted on 07/27/2021 6:49:26 AM PDT by Magnum44 (...against all enemies, foreign and domestic...)
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To: nikos1121
Pretty easy one. I found the common letter, which gave me the 11th word, which opened up the rest of the puzzle.

-PJ

12 posted on 07/27/2021 8:19:33 AM PDT by Political Junkie Too (* LAAP = Left-wing Activist Agitprop Press (formerly known as the MSM))
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To: nikos1121

A little under 2 minutes for today.


13 posted on 07/27/2021 9:40:26 AM PDT by penguinhunter
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