Posted on 05/10/2022 5:30:32 AM PDT by nikos1121
ANC BWCYACQA ZSQAYFC KMI OYP
ZYFC SP XSUC SQ AM EC
OMPASPIYXXK UCYWSPB KMI
JSXX ZYFC MPC. —CXECWA NIEEYWR
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.
Added challenge today is to complete the CG line by line.
From The Arkansas Gazette
4 minutes good
3 minutes excellent
2 minutes exceptional
90 seconds superior
About 90 sec.
First word, 10th word, last word before the period, 11th word, author’s name, trivial.
Gee, I hope I didn’t mess that up.
Just got around to doing today’s CG. It’s a good one for us all to remember. I have been out all day today. And yes, today was better than yesterday, but still have not found the ring.
On the bright side, though, my garden is looking great. All the Perennials have come back nicely and the tiny new stuff is slowly getting bigger.
🌻🌿🌺🍃🌷.🍃💗🍃🐞🍃🌸🌿🌻
OA OG LSRJ MVLRX OG LRYYRY AV DSXVJOD URFX ASFA OA KRDVERG UVXEOYFKZR. — RXOD SVUURX
Solution to previous puzzle (select the yellow text with your cursor to read):
IT IS WHEN POWER IS WEDDED TO CHRONIC FEAR THAT IT BECOMES FORMIDABLE. — ERIC HOFFER
HAL'S CRYPTOGRAM HELPER
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