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Today’s Cryptogram 

Posted on 03/16/2022 5:39:34 AM PDT by nikos1121

WKSZBOWKFOXCR SZB ER SFEUCR, OYXR YFLX F ABUOXB UK OYX SFEUCR. —UQFTXCCX FCCXKHX


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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.

1 posted on 03/16/2022 5:39:34 AM PDT by nikos1121
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To: Lonesome in Massachussets

From The Arkansas Gazette

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


2 posted on 03/16/2022 5:40:15 AM PDT by nikos1121
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To: Magnum44; 1_Rain_Drop; Apple Pan Dowdy; A_perfect_lady

3 posted on 03/16/2022 5:43:10 AM PDT by nikos1121
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To: nikos1121
Yes, that could be bad luck...


4 posted on 03/16/2022 5:51:16 AM PDT by Magnum44 (...against all enemies, foreign and domestic...)
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To: nikos1121

Very nice quote.


5 posted on 03/16/2022 6:25:00 AM PDT by MustKnowHistory
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To: nikos1121

‘bout 90 sec - 2 min.

Wrong guess at 1-letter word.

Most common letter, next to last word, word after the comma, then *1-letter-word*.

My choosing the wrong 1-letter word was unfortunate.


6 posted on 03/16/2022 6:40:32 AM PDT by grey_whiskers (The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change with out notice.)
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To: Magnum44

Good one....


7 posted on 03/16/2022 8:40:43 AM PDT by nikos1121
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To: nikos1121
About five minutes. I started with the one-letter word and then the most common letter/most common word. That got me the first two four-letter words. Playing around with word endings on the first word got me the author's name and then the rest of the puzzle.

-PJ

8 posted on 03/16/2022 10:16:40 AM PDT by Political Junkie Too ( * LAAP = Left-wing Activist Agitprop Press (formerly known as the MSM))
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To: nikos1121

clever on that name speling


9 posted on 03/16/2022 12:17:15 PM PDT by Strident (< null >)
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To: nikos1121
Previous puzzle Idus Marti, 3/14/22

VWU GHZV XGMHTVQOV VWXOE XZ VH

VTI QOJ XOZMXTU MUHMRU ZH VWQV

VWUI YQO NU ETUQV XO BWQVULUT VWUI BQOV VH JH. —CHNU NTIQOV

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

THE MOST IMPORTANT THING IS TO TRY AND INSPIRE PEOPLE SO THAT THEY CAN BE GREAT IN WHATEVER THEY WANT TO DO. —KOBE BRYANT

HAL'S CRYPTOGRAM HELPER

If you want on or off the daily cryptogram ping list reply to this post and state your intention: ON or OFF.

10 posted on 03/16/2022 6:08:25 PM PDT by Lonesome in Massachussets (Diana Moon Glampers for Secretary of Education! )
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To: nikos1121

1:27.58 Hmmm, I wonder who it could be?


11 posted on 03/16/2022 6:15:32 PM PDT by Lonesome in Massachussets (Diana Moon Glampers for Secretary of Education! )
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