Posted on 10/09/2021 1:48:04 PM PDT by nikos1121
K’PZ SBGZ KR B INKVR VZPZQ RN WZBQV SE HNOKBW HZOXQKRE VXSMZQ MZOBXHZ K’S B IZQHNV, VNR B VXSMZQ. —J. QNHH IZQN
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 Gazette
4 minutes good
3 minutes excellent
2 minutes exceptional
90 seconds superior
-PJ
DRTWAU ZW DRM BRZGM SXM VHYR OSUDMX TW SVMXTYS. FMZFGM JZW’D “UDSWJ OZX MGMYDTZW”; DRMP “XHW OZX ZOOTYM.” —QMUUTYS VTDOZXJ
Solution to previous puzzle (select the yellow text with your cursor to read):
THINGS ON THE WHOLE ARE MUCH FASTER IN AMERICA. PEOPLE DON’T “STAND FOR ELECTION”; THEY “RUN FOR OFFICE.” —JESSICA MITFORD
HAL'S CRYPTOGRAM HELPER
The author is largely responsible for inflicting W. J. Clinton and his dreadful wife on the country. Thanks for nothing.
I knew something was missing today!
The vowels fall right into place, and then the rest.
Something else is missing. The last letter of the author’s name.
You are right!I thought I did not copy all the letters.
That letter is silent, as in Harlot.
There was another old movie, “Champagne for Caesar.” It was about a brainiac who tried to bankrupt the sponsor of a quiz show. He winds up playing for $40 million or nothing, which is the value of the sponsor’s company.
The final question is the topic of the quote which the brainiac gets wrong. It was made in the days before computers were widely available.
Ronald Colman played the brainiac, “Beauregard Bottomley”
Vincent Price was the villain (the head of the sponsoring company). I don’t remember who played Flame = female who spies against Bottomley but eventually falls in love with him.
Did you mean Merlot?
Ah, clearly before my time.
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