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Today’s Cryptogram

Posted on 08/28/2021 7:11:06 AM PDT by nikos1121

XZ SQAW EUM GWWR U DYSSWD TYUMJWD DQBW, GHJ MYXWEYI Q’FW USIUZM GWWR UGSW JY SURB YR XZ AWWJ URB MJQSS NSUZ JEW PHQJUD. —UTW ADWESWZ



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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 08/28/2021 7:11:06 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 08/28/2021 7:12:00 AM PDT by nikos1121
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To: nikos1121
Previous puzzle Friday 8/27/2021

ACZAMNDM LCT OJH AM HVM ZJCP HJ XJZIP YMCNM, ADH RH’B C BHCZH. —COHVJOT AJDZPCRO

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

BARBECUE MAY NOT BE THE ROAD TO WORLD PEACE, BUT IT’S A START. —ANTHONY BOURDAIN

HAL'S CRYPTOGRAM HELPER

3 posted on 08/28/2021 7:16:12 AM PDT by Lonesome in Massachussets (Diana Moon Glampers for Secretary of Education! )
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To: nikos1121
1:28.66 All you need is the contraction and then it's just typing.


4 posted on 08/28/2021 7:20:49 AM PDT by Lonesome in Massachussets (Diana Moon Glampers for Secretary of Education! )
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To: nikos1121
Slightly over 2 minutes. And by the way, me too!


5 posted on 08/28/2021 7:25:48 AM PDT by JaguarXKE (Liberalism is a cancer on our nation.)
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To: nikos1121
Another easy one. The contraction gives the one-letter word, and it's off from there.

-PJ

6 posted on 08/28/2021 7:31:25 AM PDT by Political Junkie Too ( * LAAP = Left-wing Activist Agitprop Press (formerly known as the MSM))
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To: nikos1121

This one was fun!


7 posted on 08/28/2021 8:51:00 AM PDT by Kiss7
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To: Kiss7

Yes, Sometimes you can solve these line by line, and solve them before you write out the puzzle.


8 posted on 08/28/2021 9:00:40 AM PDT by nikos1121
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To: nikos1121

the
duck
flies
at
midnight


9 posted on 08/28/2021 9:11:42 AM PDT by freedumb2003 (The democrats have just replaced KKK with CRT. /Kevin McCarty 7/6/21)
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To: nikos1121

Mixed metaphor alert!


10 posted on 08/28/2021 10:10:59 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: nikos1121

Just over a minute.

Most common letter, 5th word, contraction, word after contraction, 3rd word, 2nd word, 1st word, 4th word, off to the races.


11 posted on 08/28/2021 11:42:21 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: Lonesome in Massachussets; nikos1121

I was busy and got in late today. I looked hard but I just can’t beat Lonesome’s pic for this quote.


12 posted on 08/28/2021 6:22:25 PM PDT by Magnum44 (...against all enemies, foreign and domestic...)
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To: Magnum44

seriously?


13 posted on 08/28/2021 8:50:13 PM PDT by nikos1121
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To: nikos1121
Ok, Nikos, just for you...


14 posted on 08/28/2021 9:11:46 PM PDT by Magnum44 (...against all enemies, foreign and domestic...)
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To: Magnum44

Was stumped until I saw your clue...


15 posted on 08/29/2021 3:44:33 AM PDT by nikos1121
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