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.

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.

1 posted on 08/27/2022 3:30:10 AM PDT by Lonesome in Massachussets

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

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

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2 posted on 08/27/2022 3:30:36 AM PDT by Lonesome in Massachussets (Forsan et haec olim meminisse iuvabit.)

To: Lonesome in Massachussets

Previous puzzle Friday, August 26, 2022

OS CPME BZDS JYS. MEFSMM RZWWAE STYME YW EBS JFSMSWRS AV Z JYS. —NZDYN CZCSE

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

WE MUST HAVE PIE. STRESS CANNOT EXIST IN THE PRESENCE OF A PIE. —DAVID MAMET

HAL'S CRYPTOGRAM HELPER

3 posted on 08/27/2022 3:31:17 AM PDT by Lonesome in Massachussets (Forsan et haec olim meminisse iuvabit.)

To: Lonesome in Massachussets

4 posted on 08/27/2022 3:32:54 AM PDT by Lonesome in Massachussets (Forsan et haec olim meminisse iuvabit.)

To: Lonesome in Massachussets

THERE SHE BLOWS !!!!!!

5 posted on 08/27/2022 4:03:32 AM PDT by Apple Pan Dowdy (... as American as Apple Pie)

To: Apple Pan Dowdy

First word is “THAR”. And this puzzle has absolutely nothing to do with the unfortunate Ms. Lewinsky, despite some superficial resemblance.

6 posted on 08/27/2022 4:08:36 AM PDT by Lonesome in Massachussets (Forsan et haec olim meminisse iuvabit.)

To: Lonesome in Massachussets

This is a Whale of a puzzle.

7 posted on 08/27/2022 4:24:10 AM PDT by EvilCapitalist (81 million votes my ass.)

To: Lonesome in Massachussets

Lewinsky ?????
Truth is I was thinking more of ….. hmmmm, maybe Stacey Abrams?

8 posted on 08/27/2022 4:29:28 AM PDT by Apple Pan Dowdy (... as American as Apple Pie)

To: Apple Pan Dowdy

9 posted on 08/27/2022 4:30:20 AM PDT by EvilCapitalist (81 million votes my ass.)

To: Apple Pan Dowdy

Stacey Abrams?

You mean M1A2

10 posted on 08/27/2022 4:55:38 AM PDT by Lonesome in Massachussets (Forsan et haec olim meminisse iuvabit.)

To: Lonesome in Massachussets

11 posted on 08/27/2022 5:48:42 AM PDT by Magnum44 (...against all enemies, foreign and domestic... )

To: Lonesome in Massachussets

12 posted on 08/27/2022 6:01:51 AM PDT by Magnum44 (...against all enemies, foreign and domestic... )

To: Lonesome in Massachussets

13 posted on 08/27/2022 6:46:33 AM PDT by scrabblehack

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