Today’s Cryptogram

[nikos1121]

IFUAEFRRE CRYOBUYOC EROC NJQ J COIRDE XUCUB BR YJD; QRGBF, DOXOT. —JDDJ HJYOCRD

[nikos1121]

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.

[nikos1121]

From The Arkansas Gazette

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

[nikos1121]

One of these CGs where you solve all but a few letters in 90 seconds, and the remaining two or three take minutes....

[Steven Tyler]

calvin and hobbes

[Stars&StripesNE]

[Apple Pan Dowdy]

Yep, I think it’s happening to Biden.

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

Previous puzzle Tuesday 2/8/2022

U FUI LP KYY UMK KY WYSQNK KJUK LI KJLP XYSRB, JN OUIIYK JUZN NZNSAKJLIQ. U OJYLON LP URR KJUK LP RNWK. —JUSSA FUKJNXP

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

A MAN IS TOO APT TO FORGET THAT IN THIS WORLD, HE CANNOT HAVE EVERYTHING. A CHOICE IS ALL THAT IS LEFT. —HARRY MATHEWS

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[Lonesome in Massachussets]

2:18.50

[Magnum44]

Real life Calvin & Hobbes...

[Magnum44]

Good one....

[Roccus]

I’m getting nowhere with today’s CG and that gif ain’t helpin’ at all.
I just keep smiling and hearing those kids laughing!

[nikos1121]

Start with “J”

[nikos1121]

And that should give you the name of the author

[nikos1121]

And then there’s old reliable word number 11

[Roccus]

I got the J
I think I have #11
I think I have the author’s first name
I’ve now run into a brick wall!!!
I guess I let the old man in.
I’m going shopping! lol

Tnx and later.

[grey_whiskers]

I C W Y D T.

6 min, smh

[Political Junkie Too]

About 10 minutes. A little tricky. I restarted it a few times. I started with the one-letter word, and then found the only word that fit the first name of the author. I took a shot at the word before the semicolon, and that got me the second word, which opened up the rest of the puzzle.

-PJ