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Today’s Cryptogram

Posted on 10/12/2021 8:18:55 AM PDT by nikos1121

APKKCLI HXDPXLP TLXG KOVK UXM LPPJ OPAS CH V KYMP HOXG XR HKYPLIKO. —QPEEV GXXJH


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1 posted on 10/12/2021 8:18:55 AM PDT by nikos1121
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To: All

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.


2 posted on 10/12/2021 8:21:30 AM PDT by nikos1121
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To: nikos1121

Took less than a minute, except for the author’s first name.


3 posted on 10/12/2021 8:36:31 AM PDT by MustKnowHistory
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To: nikos1121; alicewonders; A_perfect_lady; AloneInMass; Aria; babyfreep; BlueLancer; buffyt; ...

From The Arkansas Gazette

4 minutes good
3 minutes excellent
2 minutes exceptional
90 seconds superior


4 posted on 10/12/2021 8:48:21 AM PDT by Lonesome in Massachussets (Diana Moon Glampers for Secretary of Education! )
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To: Lonesome in Massachussets
Previous puzzle Monday 10/11/2021

NKM OLP NV CMN RNLBNMG XR NV WFXN NLISXQC LQG AMCXQ GVXQC. -OLIN GXRQMP

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

THE WAY TO GET STARTED IS TO QUIT TALKING AND BEGIN DOING. -WALT DISNEY

HAL'S CRYPTOGRAM HELPER

5 posted on 10/12/2021 8:49:03 AM PDT by Lonesome in Massachussets (Diana Moon Glampers for Secretary of Education! )
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To: MustKnowHistory

Yes, author’s first name was tough. Solved it by starting with 4th word, then last word of quote.


6 posted on 10/12/2021 8:49:41 AM PDT by Kipp
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To: Lonesome in Massachussets
1:39.68, without filling in the author's first name.

Letter frequency and the word KOVK followed by HXDPXLP

NOVEMBER

CHARLIE

7 posted on 10/12/2021 9:00:24 AM PDT by Lonesome in Massachussets (Diana Moon Glampers for Secretary of Education! )
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To: nikos1121

Thank you for doing these for us.


8 posted on 10/12/2021 9:22:10 AM PDT by southernindymom
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This one was tricky. It took me about 20 minutes.

I started with the one-letter word. With that, I tried each letter in KOVK until it hit (I probably should have memorized that pattern). After getting that word, the last word in the sentence became visible and the rest of the puzzle opened up from there.

-PJ

9 posted on 10/12/2021 9:43:07 AM PDT by Political Junkie Too ( * LAAP = Left-wing Activist Agitprop Press (formerly known as the MSM))
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To: nikos1121
This was tough...to find a good clue.

I had to settle for this beggar asking for a hand out...


10 posted on 10/12/2021 10:08:56 AM PDT by Magnum44 (...against all enemies, foreign and domestic...)
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