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 10/01/2022 5:53:23 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.

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

Oddity: LPXLCHZ is never mentioned in any of Shakespeare’s plays. Don’t read too much into this “clue” when trying to solve.

2 posted on 10/01/2022 5:56:30 AM PDT by Lonesome in Massachussets (Forsan et haec olim meminisse iuvabit.)

To: Lonesome in Massachussets

Previous puzzle Friday, September 30, 2022

K FKWZ UYVVZZ MZURJXZ KE DKHZX OZ ENZ KFFJXKYT ENRE K OKDNE MZ RARWZ. —FZAKX MFRUW

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

I LIKE COFFEE BECAUSE IT GIVES ME THE ILLUSION THAT I MIGHT BE AWAKE. —LEWIS BLACK

HAL'S CRYPTOGRAM HELPER

3 posted on 10/01/2022 5:56:50 AM PDT by Lonesome in Massachussets (Forsan et haec olim meminisse iuvabit.)

To: Lonesome in Massachussets

4 posted on 10/01/2022 6:14:10 AM PDT by absalom01 (You should do your duty in all things. You cannot do more, and you should never wish to do less.)

To: Lonesome in Massachussets

Beautiful Quote today!!!!

5 posted on 10/01/2022 6:14:34 AM PDT by Apple Pan Dowdy (... as American as Apple Pie)

Doh! Html from the phone is hard.

6 posted on 10/01/2022 6:19:12 AM PDT by absalom01 (You should do your duty in all things. You cannot do more, and you should never wish to do less.)

To: Lonesome in Massachussets

THE DUCK FLIES AT MIDNIGHT

7 posted on 10/01/2022 6:43:31 AM PDT by freedumb2003 (What’s the point in drumming up anarchy if you don’t use it to promote tyranny. /BenLurkin 12/21)

To: Lonesome in Massachussets

It sure applies today in the Midwest.

8 posted on 10/01/2022 9:52:14 AM PDT by MustKnowHistory

To: Lonesome in Massachussets

Some recall it different than others …

9 posted on 10/01/2022 1:41:35 PM PDT by Magnum44 (...against all enemies, foreign and domestic... )

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