Not what you expected from me?
Posted on 03/09/2022 10:24:41 AM PST by nikos1121
YTN KCQ INN EY, EP QAV KCHY YTN OCEHBAK, QAV ZAYYC UVY VU KEYT YTN OCEH. —JAGGQ UCOYAH
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.
I’m sorry again that I had some delay getting the puzzle posted. I promise to get back on track. Had some minor procedures last couple days that have thrown me off track. And it’s not easy to post these from a cell phone.
I think we all know what Magnum44 is gonna post today as a clue…
I think you missed a word in the quote
Actually seems like at least two mistakes.
Not what you expected from me?
Huh?
Taste it.
That’s how I copied it. Hmm.
I think we need to repost
Minor correction of word 3
YTN KCQ E INN EY, EP QAV KCHY YTN OCEHBAK, QAV ZAYYC UVY VU KEYT YTN OCEH. —JAGGQ UCOYAH
Still have a problem with word 10, letter 5
I have a question about Hal’s Helper. I think the letter ‘B’ is in the original quote but the helper won’t allow a straightup insertion...
I think it violates a rule of cryptograms, but I’m not a cryptogram rule referee. I haven’t seen this in the three years that nick has been posting these.
What was the other mistake besides the missing word?
Oh - I get it
Seems like a letter is representing itself, which I didn’t think was allowed. HAL doesn’t allow that. Every letter must be substituted by another.
Got an error with OCEHBAK and maybe a missing one letter word?
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