Posted on 12/27/2021 9:35:21 PM PST by nikos1121
“AGWN,JFEENH REWEYE PSJNG.” --TVFVP RVPQGP
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.
Tough one today!
8 minutes good
6 minutes excellent
5 minutes exceptional
180 seconds superior
PK PZJF IUM RTT R FKRMEIKTE FUTZCRV JKRJUG PZEF XKRLK RGC XMUJXKMZEV ZG R FKRTEFV GKP VKRM. —VUDM XDSSTK IMZKGCJ
Solution to previous puzzle (select the yellow text with your cursor to read):
WE WISH FOR ALL A HEARTFELT HOLIDAY SEASON WITH PEACE AND PROSPERITY IN A HEALTHY NEW YEAR. —YOUR PUZZLE FRIENDS
HAL'S CRYPTOGRAM HELPER
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I tried saying this to my Roomba Vacuum one day, but it didn’t do any good.
I loved that movie. As for today’s puzzle, yikes!
The hard part for me was trying to remember how those words were spelled. I could clearly hear the words in my head, but not the spelling.
It’s right on up there with: “open the pod bay door, Hal” , “so long and thanks for all the fish”, and “phone home”.
I should probably apologize for posting this one today, but thought it would be fun...
I hear you. Can hear it also in my mind, plain as day, but try to spell it? No way!!
Don’t apologize, nikos. It was fun, and I eventually even figured out the correct spelling.
I got the phrase right away (the picture clue helped).
But I didn’t know who said it - had to look it up.
Makes me want to go and watch the movie tonight
Have you seen the movie in post 13?
No idea what that movie was, cannot get of the dime this morning.
Nikos, three years I’ve been doing these with you and for the first time (had to happen at some point I guess), I haven’t any idea. I don’t recognize the movie in the clue(s) and the ABCBDB word makes no sense...Canada? Severe? Panama?
So here is a bunny with a pancake on its head.
No
Well, I cheated
Reverse image search
Got name of movie
Looked up quotes from movie
looked up person in movie
I didn’t recognize the photo, either. But the answer came to me after a bit. People trying to figure out the spelling was the clue that I kept mulling over.
Very Cool! Thank You!
Eric
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