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To: Lonesome in Massachussets

We have a challenging one today from The Arkansas Gazette

8 minutes good
6 minutes excellent
4 minutes exceptional
129 seconds superior

2 posted on 02/02/2022 3:59:17 AM PST by nikos1121

To: Magnum44; 1_Rain_Drop; Apple Pan Dowdy

3 posted on 02/02/2022 4:02:06 AM PST by nikos1121

To: nikos1121

Kept stalling trying to force BYQ to be something else.

Bad habit of mine, trying to force things.

8 posted on 02/02/2022 10:56:04 AM PST by doorgunner69 (Let's go Brandon)

To: 4Liberty; A_perfect_lady; absalom01; alicewonders; AloneInMass; Apple Pan Dowdy; Aria; babyfreep; ..

Previous puzzle Tuesday 2/1/2022

YBSCY IXM VMG YZXO TQUU EX YBSX YK OKS; YBXVY YZXI WBXVYUO VMG YZXO TQUU CZKT YZXICXUDXC WBXVY. —BVUFZ TVUGK XIXBCKM

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

TRUST MEN AND THEY WILL BE TRUE TO YOU; TREAT THEM GREATLY AND THEY WILL SHOW THEMSELVES GREAT. —RALPH WALDO EMERSON ― Herman Melville

HAL'S CRYPTOGRAM HELPER

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10 posted on 02/02/2022 6:55:00 PM PST by Lonesome in Massachussets (Diana Moon Glampers for Secretary of Education! )

To: nikos1121

Just over a minute.
Letter frequency.
Wrong guess at first word.
Correct first word.
Fourth word.

Off to the races.

11 posted on 02/02/2022 7:39:35 PM PST by grey_whiskers (The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change with out notice.)

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