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Today’s Cryptogram 

Posted on 12/29/2021 4:33:50 AM PST by nikos1121

IJ IYREBM DYTBO ZEADOMBQ. XEB PYVDO EFTB CATBQ FQJREAQC AH A EFO GBBQ YQB. —CMYVZEY IFMS


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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 12/29/2021 4:33:50 AM PST by nikos1121
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To: Lonesome in Massachussets

I hope we didn’t lose too many if any followers after yesterday’s puzzle.

I love that movie.

For those of you who still didn’t solve it:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_EeMG_4Phpo

Today’s is from The Arkansas Gazette

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


2 posted on 12/29/2021 4:39:45 AM PST by nikos1121
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To: nikos1121

This author had principles. Lots of them


3 posted on 12/29/2021 4:40:17 AM PST by ComputerGuy (Heavily-medicated for your protection)
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To: nikos1121

A funny one today, said as I hold a cigar and wiggle my eyebrows. :)


4 posted on 12/29/2021 4:41:34 AM PST by Apple Pan Dowdy (... as American as Apple Pie)
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To: 4Liberty; A_perfect_lady; absalom01; alicewonders; AloneInMass; Apple Pan Dowdy; Aria; babyfreep; ..
Previous puzzle Tuesday 12/28/2021

“AGWN,JFEENH REWEYE PSJNG.” --TVFVP RVPQGP

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

“GORT,KLAATU BARADA NIKTO. --HELEN BENSON

Go here to hear this phrase used in context.

HAL'S CRYPTOGRAM HELPER

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5 posted on 12/29/2021 5:00:50 AM PST by Lonesome in Massachussets (Diana Moon Glampers for Secretary of Education! )
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To: Apple Pan Dowdy

6 posted on 12/29/2021 5:01:26 AM PST by nikos1121
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To: nikos1121

Too good a clue, spoiled it for me.


7 posted on 12/29/2021 5:03:28 AM PST by Lonesome in Massachussets (Diana Moon Glampers for Secretary of Education! )
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To: ComputerGuy

“These are my principles. It you don’t like those, I have others.”


8 posted on 12/29/2021 5:05:29 AM PST by Lonesome in Massachussets (Diana Moon Glampers for Secretary of Education! )
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To: Lonesome in Massachussets

Great link!!!!!!!!!!!


9 posted on 12/29/2021 5:11:12 AM PST by nikos1121
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To: nikos1121

10 posted on 12/29/2021 5:30:08 AM PST by Magnum44 (...against all enemies, foreign and domestic...)
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To: Lonesome in Massachussets

So not fair!
Even cheated and thought it was unsolvable.
(Now I understand the clues)
🤦‍♀️


11 posted on 12/29/2021 5:45:07 AM PST by Kiss7
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To: Kiss7

I gave up. I had to “report” to work on my work laptop.


12 posted on 12/29/2021 7:04:03 AM PST by Lonesome in Massachussets (Diana Moon Glampers for Secretary of Education! )
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To: nikos1121

Yesterday’s puzzle was fun. Thanks.


13 posted on 12/29/2021 7:52:47 AM PST by John4.11 (Let your faith ROAR so loud that you can't hear what doubt is saying!)
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To: Lonesome in Massachussets

No wonder I couldnt get yesterdays..... WTH


14 posted on 12/29/2021 9:07:19 AM PST by southernindymom
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To: ComputerGuy

you made it too easy


15 posted on 12/29/2021 9:38:04 AM PST by doorgunner69 ("Those who vote decide nothing. Those who count the vote decide everything.." -Joseph Stalin)
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To: nikos1121

About five minutes to piece it all together. I started with the one-letter word, which gave me the two-letter word before it. When I tried a common word ending for the word before the two-letter word, the rest began to fall into place.<>-PJ


16 posted on 12/29/2021 11:52:29 AM PST by Political Junkie Too ( * LAAP = Left-wing Activist Agitprop Press (formerly known as the MSM))
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To: southernindymom

I didn’t get it either, I had to google search the picture clues to figure out the solution.


17 posted on 12/29/2021 2:10:26 PM PST by Lonesome in Massachussets (Diana Moon Glampers for Secretary of Education! )
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