Today’s Cryptogram

[nikos1121]

HFL HD XTL SQMSFXSOLK HD WLYFO QYKHCQLCBI YK XTSX HFL YK UHFKXSFXBI JSNYFO LGUYXYFO QYKUHMLCYLK. —S.S. JYBFL

[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]

Figure out the author and you’ll be done in a flash!

[Apple Pan Dowdy]

The double letter in author’s initials tells exactly who it is. I am a huge fan and being a beekeeper, when I give talks to young kid’s groups about beekeeping and HONEY, I like to use his stories to start off the talk.

[MustKnowHistory]

I can use this quote to justify my life style to my more organized spouse.

[Magnum44]

[Political Junkie Too]

About three minutes. I started with the most common letter and most common word. That got me XTSX and then the first two words. That got me the fourth word and the rest of the puzzle.

-PJ

[Kipp]

XTSX, then the author’s name. Then it pretty much filled itself in.

[scrabblehack]

Oh bother

[nikos1121]

I bet you just love cracking yourself up don’t you?

[grey_whiskers]

Yep, letter pattern gave me the author, then 1st word, then off to the races.

[Magnum44]

Hey brother, it’s not about me. I do it because I’m sharing the love with all of you. 🤣

[1_Rain_Drop]

I tried T.S. Eliot and it didn’t work....

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

Previous puzzle Wednesday, 3/23/22

VB SZF IZZO LAH NVTAL EPS, SZF XPK QHH LAPL LAH EAZIH EZNIU VQ P TPNUHK. —BNPKXHQ AZUTQZK MFNKHLL

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

IF YOU LOOK THE RIGHT WAY, YOU CAN SEE THAT THE WHOLE WORLD IS A GARDEN. —FRANCES HODGSON BURNETT

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[nikos1121]

I’m waiting for that author too.

[absalom01]

Just that time of the year!