Today’s Cryptogram

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 03/21/2022 4:26:56 AM PDT by nikos1121

To: Lonesome in Massachussets

From The Arkansas Gazette

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

2 posted on 03/21/2022 4:28:16 AM PDT by nikos1121

First and second word, etc.

3 posted on 03/21/2022 4:36:08 AM PDT by MustKnowHistory

4 posted on 03/21/2022 4:37:23 AM PDT by tnlibertarian

About three minutes. The first two words opens up the puzzle.

-PJ

5 posted on 03/21/2022 4:45:40 AM PDT by Political Junkie Too ( * LAAP = Left-wing Activist Agitprop Press (formerly known as the MSM))

I feel very JLFX KILJLF today because I did the CG without Hal, since Hal won’t open on my iPad anymore.

6 posted on 03/21/2022 5:05:06 AM PDT by Apple Pan Dowdy (... as American as Apple Pie)

After failing to “START” the last couple of days, HCH site won’t even open now useing the hot link. It just times out.
I know it’s not your fault. Just telling what’s going on.

7 posted on 03/21/2022 5:07:10 AM PDT by Roccus (First we beat the Nazis........Then we defeated the Soviets....... Now, we are them.)

8 posted on 03/21/2022 5:32:37 AM PDT by Magnum44 (...against all enemies, foreign and domestic...)

I’m not familiar with the author. Can we expect a quotation from Emma Steed tomorrow?

9 posted on 03/21/2022 5:33:42 AM PDT by scrabblehack

10 posted on 03/21/2022 6:13:55 AM PDT by mad_as_he$$ (When the kings fight the serfs suffer.)

To: MustKnowHistory

Yes, but still took me over 2 min, just because 3rd and 5th words.

11 posted on 03/21/2022 6:17:50 AM PDT by grey_whiskers (The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change with out notice.)

To: Apple Pan Dowdy

When Starting out you can use Hal but eventually it’s more fun to copy and paste and do the puzzle that way

12 posted on 03/21/2022 8:07:13 AM PDT by nikos1121

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

Previous puzzle Sunday, 3/20/22

RBD ZEDGRDHR NVQOH GED LGUGPYD JK RBD ZEDGRDHR SVLDH GH IDYY GH JK RBD ZEDGRDHR SVERMDH. EDQD ODHLGERDH.

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

THE GREATEST MINDS ARE CAPABLE OF THE GREATEST VICES AS WELL AS OF THE GREATEST VIRTUES. RENE DESCARTES.

HAL'S CRYPTOGRAM HELPER

13 posted on 03/21/2022 4:36:27 PM PDT by Lonesome in Massachussets (Diana Moon Glampers for Secretary of Education! )

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