Posted on 04/26/2022 1:47:38 AM PDT by nikos1121
T’H CZUJ IQJ ZSTEJUCJ TC WZXX FW TSIJXXTLJSI XTWJ. TI’C YZCI VJJS IFF TSIJXXTLJSI IF BFHJ QJUJ. —MUIQZU B. BXMUNJ
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.
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.
From The Arkansas Gazette
4 minutes good
3 minutes excellent
2 minutes exceptional
90 seconds superior
Spot on.
I muddled around with IDing the most used letter, then the contractions and a few of the little woods and the Author’s name became clear. Knowing the author made the big words jump out, especially the 4th word.
K ZCUNXPJ ELCFZ ELXKP FAXW CTV RXW STKWP PLXXZ NW FACZX ZAKVX PAXJ OWCF PAXJ ZAKTT WXBXL ZNP. —ELXXO SLCBXLD
Solution to previous puzzle (select the yellow text with your cursor to read):
A SOCIETY GROWS GREAT WHEN OLD MEN PLANT TREES IN WHOSE SHADE THEY KNOW THEY SHALL NEVER SIT. —GREEK PROVERB
HAL'S CRYPTOGRAM HELPER
Thank you! So enjoy these every day.
HAL 9000
Beam me up, Scotty. There’s no *********** **** on this planet.
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