Today’s Cryptogram

[nikos1121]

NSLB TIQ JXT FTI MHA MLB BT SQ TL GIHGTOA. —BTYYF GMHQTL

[nikos1121]

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. 

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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.

[nikos1121]

Magnum44; 1_Rain_Drop; Apple Pan Dowdy;ComputerGuy;

From The Arkansas Gazette

5 minutes good
3 minutes excellent
2 minutes superior
1 you get a cuban cigar

[SaveFerris]

I’m on fire!

Baby!

[MustKnowHistory]

I thought it would be difficult, but it wasn’t. Although I did just have to guess on one of the three letter words to get started.

[absalom01]

Just a wild rambling rose seeking mysteries untold

[Baldwin77]

Was this directed to Jolene ?

[Magnum44]

Even if you're just the proprietor of a chicken ranch?

[gundog]

Took a shot at the double letter in the author’s first name.

[tnlibertarian]

Author has two good points.

[scrabblehack]

The former Silver Dollar City?

[grey_whiskers]

I’ll give you two BIG guesses. 🤪

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

“I don’t mind dumb blonde jokes, ‘cause I ain’t dumb, and I and blonde.” - Today’s Author

It seemed hard at first, but I guessed the last letter in the author’s first name, “F” and that gave me FTI, which gave me JXT, and the rest was easy.

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

“and I and blonde.” should be “and I ain’t blonde.”

[gitmo]

Same here. A few wrong guesses on the 3 letter words, but then I hit gold and it fell together quickly.

[gitmo]

I met the author’s sister. There is a family resemblance.

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

Previous puzzle Tuesday, January 10, 2023

KOA AUNXP RENL ZUP WAK KOA FSNZ RYK EK'D KOA DAJSML ZSYDA FOS WAKD KOA JOAADA. — YMBMSFM

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

THE EARLY BIRD MAY GET THE WORM BUT IT'S THE SECOND MOUSE WHO GETS THE CHEESE. — UNKNOWN

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