Posted on 08/28/2022 4:46:12 AM PDT by Lonesome in Massachussets
SZL OYYA ZLNELJK PNLG RVNW, NXEXAP VS EQAELS,
HYFLNXAP ZLN EQKKLNXAP XA SZL AXPZS,
ULHVQEL EZL EVG ZLN ULVQSXKQJ AVOLEVWL, ELJLAL,
UNLVSZJLEE, RLEHLARXAP SY ZVRLE,
GXSZ ZLN EZL ZVR ZVR SZL ULVQSI YK ZLN JXPZS XA HYOOYA,
VAR OXAPJLR ZLN YGA RVNWALEE GXSZ ZLN RLVSZ.
- HNXAVPYNVE YK OISXJLAL, LQJYPI KYN HJLYBVSNV ELJLAL XX, RVQPZSLN SY HJLYBVSNV VAR VASZYAI
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.
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
DK, OKQ AJAQ DUY BKJUQ, LZY VODAL JWY IJUQ
ZW KZV DNQJW KDLQ BZUU GQ
J IZJWO ZW LZIKO, BKQAQ LZIKO ZV AZIKO,
JWY TZWI DP OKQ GDEWYUQVV VQJ.
- BKJUQ VDWI.
Solution to previous puzzle (select the yellow text with your cursor to read):
Oh, the rare old Whale, mid storm and gale
In his ocean home will be
A giant in might, where might is right,
And King of the boundless sea.
Whale Song.
HAL'S CRYPTOGRAM HELPER
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M-O-O-N, that spells todays cryptogram..
Wow that’s really beautiful.
I thought so.
Lovely verse for final resting!
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