Today's Cryptogram

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

A ZP QPV VXAQM A XUTG UQD JQNXUBAVUSFG WBGIJZANG UKUAQRV VXG BUVVFGRQUMG, RVAFF, A RXPJFZ QPV FAMG VP SG PQG. ― XGBLUQ LGFTAFFG

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

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.

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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.

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

A familiar author

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

[Apparatchik]

Ssssssssss.

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

Previous puzzle Saturday 1/29/2022

WYCX, WYCX, PTCO XELPRH XELI, PTCO BHP LCP FC OLUELI BF NBL'F ELZHBPEPOIR. - XEYYEBN FTBURFQRBHR

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

BLOW, BLOW, THOU WINTER WIND, THOU ART NOT SO UNKIND AS MAN'S INGRATITUDE. - WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE

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[ComputerGuy]

A real blowhard of an author

[Apple Pan Dowdy]

Yessssssss, it’sssssss very quick one today, a funssssssssy one too. Do you think we might be turning into “one” ssssssssssssss ?

[Political Junkie Too]

The first word is obvious. Then find the most common letter and the most common word and the rest will open up after that.

-PJ

[Magnum44]

[Moltke]

[Kiss7]

Great clue!