Today's Cryptogram

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

AYY ZGDK YR MKFA JU DFOOTQ 'TQGDFAJYB' JU OJAAOT ZYLT AKFB FB TCHTBUJNT JUYOFAJYB RLYZ LTFOJAX. - AKYZFU UYMTOO

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

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.

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

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

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

Previous puzzle Friday, 4/29/2022

LJWFGBJ NT TNMJWL GL NMJ WJYN XTH IQX UTW XTHW WTTK MJWJ TY JQWNM. —KHMQKKQS QOG

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

SERVICE TO OTHERS IS THE RENT YOU PAY FOR YOUR ROOM HERE ON EARTH. —MUHAMMAD ALI

HAL'S CRYPTOGRAM HELPER

[Apple Pan Dowdy]

YES! And CRT is an example of it.

[GreatRoad]

I started by guessing what the double letters were in the quoter’s name and first word of the quote, then what the two same two-lettered word should be, which led to solving the quoter’s full name and then it all started to fill in.

[Magnum44]

too many worthless degrees

[Kipp]

Correct guess of first word led to author’s name, then it pretty much filled itself in.

[JaguarXKE]

Guessed at a few frequent letters, which led to getting the author's name, which led to the rest falling into place quickly. About 3 minutes.