[Lonesome in Massachussets]

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[Lonesome in Massachussets]

Previous puzzle Saturday, January 7, 2023

F CWAR RM QRWAG WQ YDMQK RM RJK KGLK WQ F YWA CFRJMSR LMFAL MOKN. MSR MA RJK KGLK EMS QKK WDD TFAGQ MX RJFALQ EMS YWA'R QKK XNMP RJK YKARKN. ― TSNR OMAAKLSR, BDWEKN BFWAM

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

I WANT TO STAND AS CLOSE TO THE EDGE AS I CAN WITHOUT GOING OVER. OUT ON THE EDGE YOU SEE ALL KINDS OF THINGS YOU CAN'T SEE FROM THE CENTER. ― KURT VONNEGUT, PLAYER PIANO

HAL'S CRYPTOGRAM HELPER

[Baldwin77]

Strange one today.

Easy, but very strange.

[BlueLancer]

Guess the contraction and find THE, and it's easy-peasey after that ...

1:37

[scrabblehack]

I’ve heard the song but the J in AWJQ is giving me trouble.
6 possibilities - not seeing it.

If I had to guess I’d say it was the adjective form of that formerly magnificent bastard - Very rare word though.