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 12/13/2022 2:22:38 AM PST by Apple Pan Dowdy

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

Have fun with today’s cryptogram and have a TERRIFIC TUESDAY.

2 posted on 12/13/2022 2:24:14 AM PST by Apple Pan Dowdy (... as American as Apple Pie)

To: Apple Pan Dowdy

3 posted on 12/13/2022 2:25:26 AM PST by Apple Pan Dowdy (... as American as Apple Pie)

To: Apple Pan Dowdy

Or “voting Democrat” would have worked

4 posted on 12/13/2022 2:37:58 AM PST by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold ......)

To: Apple Pan Dowdy

5 posted on 12/13/2022 2:44:01 AM PST by Apparatchik (If you find yourself in a confusing situation, simply laugh knowingly and walk away - Jim Ignatowski)

To: Apple Pan Dowdy

6 posted on 12/13/2022 2:57:02 AM PST by freedumb2003 (Difference between a cow and the US Capitol 1/6 "riot:" you can only milk a cow 3 times a day)

7 posted on 12/13/2022 3:24:51 AM PST by Apple Pan Dowdy (... as American as Apple Pie)

To: Apple Pan Dowdy

Previous puzzle Monday, December 12, 2022

WYKFK'Q X HVIIKFKBNK MKWSKKB X CYVAZQZCYL XBH X MGTCKF QWVNPKF. — NYXFAKQ QNYGAU

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

THERE'S A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A PHILOSOPHY AND A BUMPER STICKER. — CHARLES SCHULZ

HAL'S CRYPTOGRAM HELPER

8 posted on 12/13/2022 3:34:53 AM PST by Lonesome in Massachussets (Forsan et haec olim meminisse iuvabit.)

To: Apple Pan Dowdy

I was having trouble, but then suddenly I recognized the quote. This is an author I like a lot.

9 posted on 12/13/2022 3:58:59 AM PST by A_perfect_lady (The greatest wealth is to live content with little. -Plato)

To: Apple Pan Dowdy

10 posted on 12/13/2022 4:23:33 AM PST by Magnum44 (...against all enemies, foreign and domestic... )

To: Apple Pan Dowdy

11 posted on 12/13/2022 9:58:23 AM PST by who_would_fardels_bear (What is left around which to circle the wagons?)

To: Apple Pan Dowdy

Some people might disagree with the quote from a subjective point of view, but that would be the wrong point of view.

12 posted on 12/13/2022 10:00:00 AM PST by who_would_fardels_bear (What is left around which to circle the wagons?)

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