Posted on 09/22/2021 5:09:59 AM PDT by nikos1121
INERW UCDECDHCU PLC BNGC URPLI DPNBU KRNHR AQLHC ELTER TIQD QTL XCXQLW. —ZNZCLQE
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.
From the Arkansas Democrat Gazette
Solve it in
4 minutes is good
3 minutes excellent
2 minutes superior
90 seconds amazing
D PDCMP MX WIO OCDKW DAZ AHYRO OCBTOXXMHA HQ DA MPBHTWDAW DAZ JAFJOXWMHADYRO WTJWI. —GHJYOTW
Solution to previous puzzle (select the yellow text with your cursor to read):
A MAXIM IS THE EXACT AND NOBLE EXPRESSION OF AN IMPORTANT AND UNQUESTIONABLE TRUTH. —JOUBERT
HAL'S CRYPTOGRAM HELPER
KRNHR is a familiar pattern, and then UCDECDHCU emerged. I had to pick my way through it, no blindingly obvious revelations.
1:25
The author’s name didn’t come to me but the quote only took about a minute. I guessed right on my initial letters and everything fell into place.
Got the 7th word first, then it wasn’t too bad. Had to look up the author
good one, 1st word is him!
3 min.
Third word (letter frequency + grammar)
next-to-last word
word before that
I can’t remember what I did next.
Ha
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