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TODAY’S CRYPTOGRAM

Posted on 10/13/2021 2:10:24 AM PDT by nikos1121

CGYP AYEYZI UX UPYNUIZJBY, UI UX CUXYXI ID WUYBA.

- RFUPIUBUZP


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KEYWORDS: todayscryptogram
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 10/13/2021 2:10:24 AM PDT by nikos1121
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To: Lonesome in Massachussets

From The Archives, short but challenging. Come back to it if you’re stumped.

If you need a clue ask the group to send you a letter to your private reply.

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


2 posted on 10/13/2021 2:14:16 AM PDT by nikos1121
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To: nikos1121
In before the ping.

About 5 minutes. I got the two two-letter words after the comma by pattern, and then the last two-letter word. I then figured out the six-letter word after the comma and then the first word, and it was easy after that.

-PJ

3 posted on 10/13/2021 2:45:36 AM PDT by Political Junkie Too ( * LAAP = Left-wing Activist Agitprop Press (formerly known as the MSM))
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To: Political Junkie Too

I found this one difficult.

Lonesome is going to do pings from here on out and on Sundays for us.

So, I like that, “solved before the ping.”


4 posted on 10/13/2021 3:04:10 AM PDT by nikos1121
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To: nikos1121

Tricky. I got the first and seventh words right away. The second word took a little longer, but then the rest was clear.


5 posted on 10/13/2021 3:45:40 AM PDT by MustKnowHistory
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To: MustKnowHistory

Whew, got the 2 letter words from sentence structure
The words one and seven.
Finally pieced together word four.

Then, binged the partial phrase to get word two and the final word.
Never heard of the Author


6 posted on 10/13/2021 4:39:47 AM PDT by Steven Tyler
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To: nikos1121

Whew! I should have had another cup of coffee before trying this one.


7 posted on 10/13/2021 4:50:08 AM PDT by ComputerGuy (Heavily-medicated for your protection)
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To: Steven Tyler

word four was tough.


8 posted on 10/13/2021 5:09:19 AM PDT by MustKnowHistory
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To: nikos1121
Previous puzzle Tuesday 10/12/2021

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

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

LETTING SOMEONE KNOW THAT YOU NEED HELP IS A TRUE SHOW OF STRENGTH. —BECCA WOODS

HAL'S CRYPTOGRAM HELPER

9 posted on 10/13/2021 5:46:20 AM PDT by Lonesome in Massachussets (Diana Moon Glampers for Secretary of Education! )
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3:26.32 I think I was more intimidated that I should have been. It’s not that tough, just concentrate on the small words, and the big words will take care of themselves.


10 posted on 10/13/2021 5:52:39 AM PDT by Lonesome in Massachussets (Diana Moon Glampers for Secretary of Education! )
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11 posted on 10/13/2021 6:11:16 AM PDT by Magnum44 (...against all enemies, foreign and domestic...)
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To: nikos1121; alicewonders; A_perfect_lady; AloneInMass; Aria; babyfreep; BlueLancer; buffyt; ...

I will be maintaining the ping list. If you want on or off the list, contact me via Freepmail.


12 posted on 10/13/2021 6:34:20 AM PDT by Lonesome in Massachussets (Diana Moon Glampers for Secretary of Education! )
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5 mim.

2-letter words were easy.
Get the 1st word by grammar, that gives the 4th word after a bit of picking at it.

Good thing I didn’t give up! 😉


13 posted on 10/13/2021 6:40:59 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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14 posted on 10/13/2021 6:59:55 AM PDT by Stars&StripesNE
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Got the quote easily. Took a few to get first two letters of authors name because I’d never heard of him.


15 posted on 10/13/2021 8:30:52 AM PDT by weston (As far as I'm concerned, it's Christ or nothing)
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Thought it’d be difficult, being fairly short, but the two words after the comma are what they always are, and the first word followed by grammatical structure. Just over a minute.


16 posted on 10/13/2021 9:42:13 AM PDT by Moltke (Reasoning with a liberal is like watering a rock in the hope to grow a building.)
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