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 01/21/2023 4:14:49 AM PST 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

2 posted on 01/21/2023 4:15:23 AM PST by Lonesome in Massachussets (Forsan et haec olim meminisse iuvabit.)

To: Lonesome in Massachussets

Previous puzzle Friday, January 20, 2023

PHXJ AIQE COH TXND — XMJ PHC QCOHIF THPWHKH COHR XIH WM AIQMC. —MHPFQM EXMJHPX

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

LEAD FROM THE BACK — AND LET OTHERS BELIEVE THEY ARE IN FRONT. —NELSON MANDELA

HAL'S CRYPTOGRAM HELPER

3 posted on 01/21/2023 4:17:10 AM PST by Lonesome in Massachussets (Forsan et haec olim meminisse iuvabit.)

To: Lonesome in Massachussets

The Cardinal Bellarmine of political thinking.

4 posted on 01/21/2023 4:21:06 AM PST by Lonesome in Massachussets (Forsan et haec olim meminisse iuvabit.)

To: Lonesome in Massachussets

I am the walrus

Yeah, well that’s just, like, your opinion, man

5 posted on 01/21/2023 4:24:39 AM PST by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the days of Lot; they did wha, they drank, they bought, they sold ......)

Yes, freedom of criticism is important. (Marxism doesn’t think so)

6 posted on 01/21/2023 4:44:50 AM PST by Apple Pan Dowdy (... as American as Apple Pie)

To: Lonesome in Massachussets

7 posted on 01/21/2023 4:47:02 AM PST by ComputerGuy (Heavily-medicated for your protection)

To: Lonesome in Massachussets

Are we sure the author isn’t “Fauci”?

8 posted on 01/21/2023 5:13:06 AM PST by Baldwin77

To: Lonesome in Massachussets

This idiot doesn’t know the correspondence principle.

9 posted on 01/21/2023 5:52:13 AM PST by grey_whiskers ( (The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change without notice.))

10 posted on 01/21/2023 5:53:06 AM PST by grey_whiskers ( (The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change without notice.))

To: Lonesome in Massachussets

11 posted on 01/21/2023 6:04:27 AM PST by Magnum44 (...against all enemies, foreign and domestic... )

To: grey_whiskers

He’s in the bowling tournament?

12 posted on 01/21/2023 6:08:08 AM PST by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the days of Lot; they did wha, they drank, they bought, they sold ......)

To: Apple Pan Dowdy

“SHUT UP!”, He explained.

13 posted on 01/21/2023 6:26:15 AM PST by Lonesome in Massachussets (Forsan et haec olim meminisse iuvabit.)

Science is belief in the ignorance of experts. - Feynman

14 posted on 01/21/2023 6:33:38 AM PST by Lonesome in Massachussets (Forsan et haec olim meminisse iuvabit.)

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