Posted on 02/05/2023 5:08:06 AM PST by Lonesome in Massachussets
MDV EOUC TNG BOFD N RNBBPPU TOWM GWNWOH HBOUZ, NWWVNHWOUZ VNUCPE OCDNG NG WMDL KBPNWDC RL. ― XPUNWMNU KVNUADU
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
EZQ SJFEZ GRSY YJEZ NPJG,
CSY GQ WZCPP ZCMQ WSJG,
CSY GZCE GRPP IJJF FJNRS YJ EZQS?
IJJF EZRSO!
ZQ'PP WRE RS C NCFS,
CSY EJ TQQI ZRKWQPA GCFK,
GRPP ZRYQ ZRW ZQCY DSYQF ZRW GRSO,
IJJF EZRSO!- KJEZQF OJJWQ
Solution to previous puzzle (select the yellow text with your cursor to read):
The north wind doth blow,
And we shall have snow,
And what will poor Robin do then?
Poor thing!
He'll sit in a barn,
And to keep himself warm,
Will hide his head under his wing,
Poor thing!- Mother Goose
HAL'S CRYPTOGRAM HELPER
Your image is PERFECT. I love it.
She’s cute! Not an airhead, I am sure!
Okay, that was difficult, until I figured out, then I couldn’t believe I didn’t recognize the word with two double letters.
Goedemorgen Mevrouw van de Graaff.
A quote inspired by recent events.
I’m not familiar with the author - it appears to be a Germanic name - the first 5 letters form a common name, no?
(An Austrian skier comes to mind).
Tricky - I started with the one letter word. I did not recognize the word with two doubles immediately either.
I agree, it was a challenging quote, and obscure author, but I loved the image.
Good one, always gets my brain going first thing before coffee.
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