Posted on 10/29/2021 7:27:52 AM PDT by nikos1121
BEL BELHGIZA KG WLFR KG
KJBCEQB SJ DRI IJDSHI LJSUIHGI
QIGIHUI BELH ZEUI KJQ KAAIFDSEJ. —GELHFI LJPJEOJ
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.
This may come easy to many of you, so as an added challenge, try solving it one line at a time.
For some reason, it stumped me, then looking back it should have been obvious, esp the author.
We may have had this one before, or a variation of it.
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SD FMLB WDVGMAB HDG YFMSBLBG WDPBU TR QTHB — BLBGISFTRA QTBU TR SFMS. —UMTRS SBGBUM DH MLTQM
Solution to previous puzzle (select the yellow text with your cursor to read):
TO HAVE COURAGE FOR WHATEVER COMES IN LIFE — EVERYTHING LIES IN THAT. —SAINT TERESA OF AVILA
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Less than a minute. BEL letter combo.
Starting with KG WLFR KG worked for me.
Most common letter, 8th word.
That opens up 1st word, which gives 2nd word, off to the races.
Just took that long to click on the letters.
I was out in the weeds until your hint.
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