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 02/27/2023 1:43:39 AM PST by Apple Pan Dowdy

To: 4Liberty; absalom01; alicewonders; AloneInMass; Apple Pan Dowdy; Aria; Avoiding_Sulla; babyfreep; ..

Have fun with today’s cryptogram and have a marvelous Monday.

2 posted on 02/27/2023 1:45:19 AM PST by Apple Pan Dowdy (... as American as Apple Pie)

To: Apple Pan Dowdy

3 posted on 02/27/2023 1:46:32 AM PST by Apple Pan Dowdy (... as American as Apple Pie)

To: Apple Pan Dowdy; dfwgator

He said hello to Tom Kazansky.

Tom Kazansky said hello to him.

4 posted on 02/27/2023 3:15:23 AM PST by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold ......)

To: Apple Pan Dowdy

Previous puzzle Saturday, February 25, 2023

B XPKG SGKGE CPAG JHO MSG WEPQGE OM RMA, P KGEQ NXMEO MSG: "MX TMEA, CPYG CQ GSGCBGN EBABVHTMHN." PSA RMA REPSOGA BO. - KMTOPBEG

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

I have never made but one prayer to God, a very short one: "Oh Lord, make my enemies ridiculous." And God granted it. - Voltaire

HAL'S CRYPTOGRAM HELPER

5 posted on 02/27/2023 3:17:28 AM PST by Lonesome in Massachussets (Forsan et haec olim meminisse iuvabit.)

To: Apple Pan Dowdy

Roger, NORAD, have firing solution on bogey at flight leave zero-two-five, closing range, ...

Abundance of Caution

6 posted on 02/27/2023 3:26:33 AM PST by Lonesome in Massachussets (Forsan et haec olim meminisse iuvabit.)

To: Apple Pan Dowdy

Just wow.

SMH in a good way.

7 posted on 02/27/2023 4:04:51 AM PST by grey_whiskers ( The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change without notice.)

To: Lonesome in Massachussets

Bye Baby Bunting
Daddy’s gone a hunting
To fetch a baby rabbit’s skin
to wrap his Baby Bunting in

8 posted on 02/27/2023 4:32:59 AM PST by ArtDodger

To: Apple Pan Dowdy

9 posted on 02/27/2023 5:24:48 AM PST by Magnum44 (...against all enemies, foreign and domestic... )

10 posted on 02/27/2023 5:33:24 AM PST by Apple Pan Dowdy (... as American as Apple Pie)

To: Apple Pan Dowdy

11 posted on 02/27/2023 7:59:18 AM PST by gundog (It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen. )

Nice. Very subtle. ;)

12 posted on 02/27/2023 8:31:45 AM PST by Magnum44 (...against all enemies, foreign and domestic... )

Thank you. I needed that.

13 posted on 02/27/2023 11:52:57 AM PST by gitmo (If your theology doesn't become your biography, what good is it?)

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