Posted on 09/17/2021 12:58:40 AM PDT by nikos1121
LQI’O MHZIL ORDZ SZPORIU QI P VPBB, WQHRIU OQ OXPIMAQXD RO RIOQ P LQQX. —KQKQ KWPIZB
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.
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.
From the Arkansas Democrat Gazette
Solve it in
4 minutes is good
3 minutes excellent
2 minutes superior
90 seconds amazing
Some additional quotes by the author:
1) “Accessories are what makes or marks a woman.”
2) “I want my jewelry to be like ribbons in a woman’s hands. Supple and flexible.”
3) “If I chose diamonds, it is because they represent, with their density, the highest value for the smallest volume.”
4) “Jewelry is an ornament.”
5) “Before you leave the house, look in the mirror and take at least one thing off.”
6) “Lace is one of the most wonderful imitations of nature. But pearls are perfect for every occasion.”
7) “My jewels represent an idea, first and foremost! I wanted to cover women with constellations.”
8) “Jewelry is not unchanging. Life transforms it and makes it bend to its requirements.”
9)”A woman needs ropes and ropes of pearls“
10) “It’s the theatrical aspect of jewelry that fascinates me.”
EZ one today. Think Number Five.
Yes. I think even I got it within 90 seconds....
Think “The Scent of a Woman”
First word gives you the author’s name...
-PJ
XI FBKX XVZD VZMMIBO DK MIKMCI XVK ODZT PB DVI WPYYCI KN DVI GKZY: DVIT SID GEB KAIG. —ZBIEGPB JIAZB
Solution to previous puzzle (select the yellow text with your cursor to read):
WE KNOW WHAT HAPPENS TO PEOPLE WHO STAY IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD: THEY GET RUN OVER. —ANEURIN BEVAN
HAL'S CRYPTOGRAM HELPER
1:21.02 Didn’t time the author separately, it only took one additional letter, and a couple of seconds. There are already enough good clues, so I’ll sign off.
90 sec or so.
Last 2 letters of 1st word.
Words 5, 6, 9, and 11.
End of word 4
Off to the races.
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