Today’s Cryptogram

[nikos1121]

DZ KPTSRH CRR HT DPCM, NJ MPZ RTJF YSJ, FNUZK SK BTX, ZUZJ NA NM NK TJRX INQENJF FYCIZK TY KTYMNJF MPZ RCSJHYX. —Z.V. DPNMZ

[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. 

   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.

[nikos1121]

From The Arkansas Gazette

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

[nikos1121]

[Apple Pan Dowdy]

Started with the fact that 4 of the 2-letter words begin with the same letter and 3 of them are consecutive words, so lined them up where they make sense. Then the other most popular letter filled in. That pretty much gave away all the other words….. well except it took a couple of minutes to figure out INQENJF.

If you’re happy and you know it
Clap your hands
If you’re happy and you know it
Clap your hands
If you’re happy and you know it
Then your life will surely show it
If you’re happy and you know it
Clap your hands

[nikos1121]

It’s clear to see that many things in life bring you joy... ESPECIALLY TC!!!!

[southernindymom]

Same here

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

Previous puzzle Sunday, 3/27/22

YWGDG NDG YLP YWGPDRGK PM WRYYRMF YWG ZMOSZQGUNQQ. OMXPDYOMNYGQA, MGRYWGD PX YWGB LPDZK. - SWNDQRG QNO (FGPDFG UDGYY'K WRYYRMF SPNSW)

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

THERE ARE TWO THEORIES ON HITTING THE KNUCKLEBALL. UNFORTUNATELY, NEITHER OF THEM WORKS. - CHARLIE LAU (GEORGE BRETT'S HITTING COACH)

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[Lonesome in Massachussets]

Nikos has asked me to post the ping list. Here it is, all 97 members:

4Liberty;
absalom01;
Alice wonders;
AloneInMass;
Apple Pan Dowdy;
Aria;
babyfreep;
BlueLancer;
Buffyt;
Califreak;
Calm_Cool_and_Elected;
cartan;
CJinVA;
cld51860;
clockwise;
ComputerGuy;
concordgrape;
Deplorable American1776;
doorgunner69;
dwalsh1028;
eCSMaster;
Eepsy;
EverRight;
FrdmLvr;
freedom1st;
Freestate316;
FroggyTheGremlim;
georgiabelle;
gitmo;
glock rocks;
Goodnesswins;
gr8eman;
Grammy;
grania;
granite;
grey_whiskers;
gundog;
higgmeister;
hondact200;
HopeandGlory;
I_be_tc;
Ingtar;
IYAS9YAS;
Jaded;
John4.11;
Jonah Hex;
Jumper;
JustSurrounded;
kalee;
Kiss7;
Library Lady;
Lonesome in Massachussets;
lucky american;
mad_as_he$$;
Magnum44;
Mama Shawna;
Moltke;
mom.mom;
Mr. Fuji;
MustKnowHistory;
mwilli20;
nikos1121;
njtrucker;
notdownwidems;
null and void;
omegatoo;
o-n-money;
Ozymandias Ghost;
paltz;
Parley Baer;
penguinhunter;
pinkandgreenmom;
Political Junkie Too;
proud_2_B_texasgal;
ptsal;
relictele;
Right Wing Assault;
rjsimmon;
ScarletRed;
SolidRedState;
Southernindymom;
Stars&StripesNE;
Swordmaker;
Tennessee Conservative;
texas booster;
Texas Eagle;
thingumbob;
tnlibertarian;
Tucker39;
two-edged-sword;
upcountry miss;
UpstateNYer;
vaskypilot;
Weston;
xrmusn;
Yossarian;
Zenot;

[Magnum44]

[Magnum44]

[Magnum44]

If it makes you happy, fulfill your destiny.

and when your done with that, make me a sammich...

[Stars&StripesNE]

[Political Junkie Too]

A couple of minutes. I started with the most common letter and the most common word, which gave me the author and the rest of the puzzle.

-PJ