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Today’s Cryptogram 

Posted on 08/17/2021 3:27:44 AM PDT by nikos1121

IKAZPQI NJSZ WSHRIZPABHBMBIY, PQQICM MEIK, PRX TJZFBWI NJSZYIHT. —PRFIHBQP KJRZJN



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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 08/17/2021 3:27:44 AM PDT by nikos1121
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To: nikos1121
Previous puzzle Monday 8/16/2021

DPA TSDAFUAYTGDA KDGCA MADJAAS KLHTGITKU GSY HGZTDGITKU TK GIHLPLITKU. - SLFUGS MFASSAF

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

THE INTERMEDIATE STAGE BETWEEN SOCIALISM AND CAPITALISM IS ALCOHOLISM. - NORMAN BRENNER

HAL'S CRYPTOGRAM HELPER

2 posted on 08/17/2021 3:42:14 AM PDT by Lonesome in Massachussets (Diana Moon Glampers for Secretary of Education! )
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To: Lonesome in Massachussets
5:25.16 Took a stab at PRX which gave me PQQICM and after that it was straightforward.

Did I hurt-em you widdle feelin's, Snowflake?

3 posted on 08/17/2021 3:56:09 AM PDT by Lonesome in Massachussets (Diana Moon Glampers for Secretary of Education! )
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To: nikos1121

Da ping, boss, da ping!


4 posted on 08/17/2021 4:09:02 AM PDT by Lonesome in Massachussets (Diana Moon Glampers for Secretary of Education! )
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To: alicewonders; AloneInMass; Aria; BlueLancer; buffyt; Califreak; capecodder; ...

Oops!

From the Arkansas Democrat Gazette

Solve it in

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


5 posted on 08/17/2021 4:33:59 AM PDT by nikos1121
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6 posted on 08/17/2021 5:25:32 AM PDT by Magnum44 (...against all enemies, foreign and domestic...)
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mark


7 posted on 08/17/2021 5:38:14 AM PDT by truthluva
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To: Lonesome in Massachussets

+1!

Looked tricky at first, but the educated guess at PQQICM blew it wide open.


8 posted on 08/17/2021 6:06:03 AM PDT by Moltke (Reasoning with a liberal is like watering a rock in the hope to grow a building.)
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To: Moltke

Just get used to the idea. PQQICM is the key.
Unless you get super-lucky on word 3. But I doubt it.


9 posted on 08/17/2021 7:25:05 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

Looked complicated until PQQICM-which was the key.


10 posted on 08/17/2021 8:13:08 AM PDT by Stars&StripesNE
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To: nikos1121
A couple of minutes. I got the word after the comma, which got me the first name. That opened up the rest of the puzzle.

-PJ

11 posted on 08/17/2021 8:56:17 AM PDT by Political Junkie Too (* LAAP = Left-wing Activist Agitprop Press (formerly known as the MSM))
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To: Magnum44

Ok….pretty obtuse


12 posted on 08/17/2021 9:51:15 AM PDT by nikos1121
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To: nikos1121

I had to wade through a lot of pretty sappy ‘give yourself a hug’ gifs to find anything this morning...I am not much of a Hallmark card guy...


13 posted on 08/17/2021 10:08:56 AM PDT by Magnum44 (...against all enemies, foreign and domestic...)
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To: Magnum44

You’re the best don’t be so modest


14 posted on 08/17/2021 11:28:18 AM PDT by nikos1121
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To: grey_whiskers

NJSZ ... NJSZYIHT is also a distinct possibility. But I noticed that only after the solve.


15 posted on 08/17/2021 12:47:44 PM PDT by Moltke (Reasoning with a liberal is like watering a rock in the hope to grow a building.)
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To: Moltke

Whew, thanks!
Complete stump before your clue

Had a the word after the comma, the ending of word three, but it was not enough to solve


16 posted on 08/17/2021 5:52:13 PM PDT by Steven Tyler
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To: Steven Tyler

Hey, you’re welcome! Glad it helped.


17 posted on 08/18/2021 8:24:22 AM PDT by Moltke (Reasoning with a liberal is like watering a rock in the hope to grow a building.)
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