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Today’s Cryptogram 

Posted on 08/31/2022 5:34:36 AM PDT by nikos1121

FZVVSBXGVS GF EADENF XYS HSFX QW DYEX VGMYX HS. —RYEBASF HQDUST


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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 mo

1 posted on 08/31/2022 5:34:36 AM PDT by nikos1121
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To: 4Liberty; absalom01; alicewonders; AloneInMass; Apple Pan Dowdy; Aria; Avoiding_Sulla; babyfreep; ..

From The Arkansas Gazette

4 minutes good
3 minutes excellent
2 minutes exceptional
90 seconds superior


2 posted on 08/31/2022 5:35:34 AM PDT by nikos1121
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To: nikos1121

Wow, daily practice pays off, I got this in under 30 sec.


3 posted on 08/31/2022 5:38:45 AM PDT by Buttons12 ( )
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To: nikos1121; All

Probably a personal best for me, pretty much as fast as I could type it in...fourth word based on letter frequency, that opened it up.


4 posted on 08/31/2022 5:45:00 AM PDT by notdownwidems (Washington D.C. has become the enemy of free people everywhere!)
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To: Buttons12

Good job! Are you on our ping list?


5 posted on 08/31/2022 5:51:47 AM PDT by nikos1121
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To: nikos1121

FZVVSBXGVS, and the living is easy Fish are jumping, and the cotton is high Oh, your daddy’s rich, and your ma is good-looking So, hush, little baby, don’t you cry 🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶


6 posted on 08/31/2022 5:54:47 AM PDT by Apple Pan Dowdy (... as American as Apple Pie)
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To: nikos1121

7 posted on 08/31/2022 6:15:38 AM PDT by Magnum44 (...against all enemies, foreign and domestic... )
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To: nikos1121

I’m not familiar with the author but if I’m right, there were at least 3 football coaches with that surname.


8 posted on 08/31/2022 6:27:30 AM PDT by scrabblehack
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To: nikos1121
I was able to solve this in my head without writing anything down.

Good for keeping the memory sharp.

9 posted on 08/31/2022 6:50:10 AM PDT by who_would_fardels_bear (This is not a tagline.)
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To: scrabblehack

There was a UK patriot with the same last name if we’re thinking along the same lines.


10 posted on 08/31/2022 6:51:27 AM PDT by who_would_fardels_bear (This is not a tagline.)
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To: nikos1121
Good job! Are you on our ping list?

I dunno! Cryptograms are always on the main (index) page so I always see them first thing in the morning...
Imagine what I could achieve if I had coffee first :D

11 posted on 08/31/2022 6:58:58 AM PDT by Buttons12 ( )
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Guessed 2nd word and that led to first name of author, and then off from there.


12 posted on 08/31/2022 7:36:35 AM PDT by Kipp
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To: nikos1121
Previous puzzle Tuesday, August 30, 2022

PM GPUHQ WIK YXPHS MCU XCKY OSUPCHQ CM DPLS, DASK FAB WIK’D P? —CUEPXXS FUPYAD

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

IF BIRDS CAN GLIDE FOR LONG PERIODS OF TIME, THEN WHY CAN’T I? —ORVILLE WRIGHT

HAL'S CRYPTOGRAM HELPER

13 posted on 08/31/2022 3:42:53 PM PDT by Lonesome in Massachussets (Forsan et haec olim meminisse iuvabit.)
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To: Apple Pan Dowdy; Lonesome in Massachussets

Please add Buttons12; to our ping list


14 posted on 09/01/2022 3:46:33 AM PDT by nikos1121
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To: nikos1121; Buttons12

Done,
And welcome to our puzzle family, Buttons.


15 posted on 09/01/2022 5:42:43 AM PDT by Apple Pan Dowdy (... as American as Apple Pie)
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