Posted on 01/22/2022 3:46:41 AM PST by Lonesome in Massachussets
DKPS SCTX'I SFBQR? RTN EN RTN, KPXCBKH IFFLI XP VCTKHF. EMX UQFXXN IPPK, FGFQNXCBKH'I RBZZFQFKX. -- EBWW STXXFQIPK
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.
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
OZ EHQ BOGJ DH F DCOJZ, CJ UFKKHD LDJFV ZAHX EHQ, FKI CJ OL DCJK KH VHKBJA F DCOJZ. —ROVVOFX LFAHEFK
Solution to previous puzzle (select the yellow text with your cursor to read):
IF YOU GIVE TO A THIEF, HE CANNOT STEAL FROM YOU, AND HE IS THEN NO LONGER A THIEF. —WILLIAM SAROYAN
HAL'S CRYPTOGRAM HELPER
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The times they are a changing
Yep, we’re all frogs being boiled.
Calvin: Life is full of surprises, but never when you need one.
Lately I’ve been noticing that too.
Saw my father this morning.
He’s been gone for 20 yrs.
Then I realized I was looking at a mirror.
Pretty much says it all.
WOW. Three Minutes. I always struggle with these things.
-PJ
We lost Dawn Wells some time ago.
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