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.

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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.

1 posted on 04/16/2022 4:33:45 AM PDT by Lonesome in Massachussets

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

If you need a clue ask the group to send you a letter to your private reply.

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

2 posted on 04/16/2022 4:34:30 AM PDT by Lonesome in Massachussets (Forsan et haec olim meminisse iuvabit.)

To: Lonesome in Massachussets

Previous puzzle Friday, 4/15/2022

ZU DZJ BZXQUQ PDJ KXRRFPQ BXPBZUQ SUFPZUK. —BJSETBFTQ

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

HE WHO CHASES TWO RABBITS CATCHES NEITHER. —CONFUCIUS

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3 posted on 04/16/2022 4:36:55 AM PDT by Lonesome in Massachussets (Forsan et haec olim meminisse iuvabit.)

To: Lonesome in Massachussets

4 posted on 04/16/2022 4:38:08 AM PDT by ComputerGuy (Heavily-medicated for your protection)

To: Lonesome in Massachussets

How will climate change affect this quote?

5 posted on 04/16/2022 4:46:26 AM PDT by gundog ( It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen. )

How will climate change affect this quote?”

LOL Gundog…. Your’s is great response to the quote!

Possibly one could say, “Thou art smoking hot.”

6 posted on 04/16/2022 4:55:02 AM PDT by Apple Pan Dowdy (... as American as Apple Pie)

To: Lonesome in Massachussets

Solved the author first, then the quote

7 posted on 04/16/2022 5:32:06 AM PDT by Apparatchik (If you find yourself in a confusing situation, simply laugh knowingly and walk away - Jim Ignatowsk)

To: Lonesome in Massachussets

3 min.

After a couple of wrong guesses, I looked down at the author's name.

8 posted on 04/16/2022 5:36:29 AM PDT by grey_whiskers (The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change with out notice.)

To: Lonesome in Massachussets

9 posted on 04/16/2022 5:39:03 AM PDT by Magnum44 (...against all enemies, foreign and domestic...)

To: Lonesome in Massachussets

It’s a bit out of season.

10 posted on 04/16/2022 6:14:37 AM PDT by scrabblehack

To: Lonesome in Massachussets

Under two minutes (maybe close to 90 seconds). First got the letter after the apostrophe, that helped get the first word, which in turn led to the person's name and the rest filled in quickly.

11 posted on 04/16/2022 6:49:24 AM PDT by JaguarXKE (Liberalism is a cancer on our nation.)

What is that shaky thing? (Another name)

12 posted on 04/16/2022 10:25:59 AM PDT by JaguarXKE (Liberalism is a cancer on our nation.)

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