Today’s Cryptogram

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 08/04/2021 5:07:47 AM PDT by nikos1121

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 08/04/2021 5:08:45 AM PDT by nikos1121

3 posted on 08/04/2021 5:11:20 AM PDT by nikos1121

4 posted on 08/04/2021 5:22:29 AM PDT by Stars&StripesNE

Previous puzzle Tuesday 8/3/2021:

DRAIA’O CMDRZCU HIMCU HZDR FME. DRAIA’O W PMD HIMCU HZDR DRA HMIPN FME PZBA ZC. —KRIZO KMPVAI

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

THERE’S NOTHING WRONG WITH YOU. THERE’S A LOT WRONG WITH THE WORLD YOU LIVE IN. —CHRIS COLFER

HAL'S CRYPTOGRAM HELPER

5 posted on 08/04/2021 5:45:30 AM PDT by Lonesome in Massachussets (Diana Moon Glampers for Secretary of Education! )

1:17.11 First word and it's almost automatic.

Today's author and some friends.

6 posted on 08/04/2021 5:51:07 AM PDT by Lonesome in Massachussets (Diana Moon Glampers for Secretary of Education! )

7 posted on 08/04/2021 6:10:01 AM PDT by Magnum44 (...against all enemies, foreign and domestic...)

1st 2 letters of first word conrtractrion.
9th word.
1st word.
4th & 5th words.
8th word.
Off to the races.

About 1 min.

8 posted on 08/04/2021 6:19:14 AM PDT by grey_whiskers (The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change with out notice.)

You win the thread.

Go Home.

9 posted on 08/04/2021 6:19:40 AM PDT by grey_whiskers (The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change with out notice.)

Got the first word and guessed at the rest. It came quickly enough.

-PJ

10 posted on 08/04/2021 9:08:44 AM PDT by Political Junkie Too (* LAAP = Left-wing Activist Agitprop Press (formerly known as the MSM))

Today’s Cryptogram would not be as interesting fun and special if it wasn’t for Magnum

11 posted on 08/04/2021 5:22:20 PM PDT by nikos1121

12 posted on 08/04/2021 9:17:17 PM PDT by Magnum44 (...against all enemies, foreign and domestic...)

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