Posted on 01/15/2023 3:46:57 AM PST by Lonesome in Massachussets
QCKYK JBFK XRU R WRB FROOKL YJHUUKRH XCJ XYJQK R ZJJG FJBQRSBSBM BJQCSBM ZHQ SLKRU. QCK UKFJBL KLSQSJB XRU ZJHBL SB QCK UGSBU JE QCJUK XCJ ORHMCKL RQ QCK ESYUQ. - QCJWRU FRYOVOK
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.
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
YS JIV SUC MCTYPDV-RODYVYZA OIRUCH, SUIS YZ UCO OCSOIRYZA VCIORU IQSCO UCO FYVVYZA RUYHMOCZ, PZHX QPDZM IZPSUCO POWUIZ. - CWYHPADC SP FPKX MYRB
Solution to previous puzzle (select the yellow text with your cursor to read):
IT WAS THE DEVIOUS-CRUISING RACHEL, THAT IN HER RETRACING SEARCH AFTER HER MISSING CHILDREN, ONLY FOUND ANOTHER ORPHAN. - EPILOGUE TO MOBY DICK
HAL'S CRYPTOGRAM HELPER

That'll wipe the smirks off their faces.
Hair raising... and a warning to all!
Ouch!
Was that supposed to be a rhyme?
To be more precise ... limerick-ish.
Is that what’s called Cancel Culture?
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