Today’s Cryptogram

[nikos1121]

OVP’L LNMGCLGP QG JBLN WVEG, UCUK. WGL’F HIFL SV JCWXBPS BP LNG MCBP. —UBWWBG NVWBOCK

[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. 

   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.

[nikos1121]

From The Arkansas Gazette

5 minutes good
3 minutes excellent
2 minutes superior
1 minute or less buy a lotto ticket it’s your lucky day

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

Previous puzzle Thursday, March 2, 2023

LNUWNKW VLGWM UW, RD R BWIW LOIVKMWM NK V MWLWIO RLQVKM, BPVO XNNG BNTQM R XIRKA: “PNB ON XTRQM V XNVO.” —LOWCWK BIRAPO

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

SOMEONE ASKED ME, IF I WERE STRANDED ON A DESERT ISLAND, WHAT BOOK WOULD I BRING: “HOW TO BUILD A BOAT.” —STEVEN WRIGHT

HAL'S CRYPTOGRAM HELPER

[A_perfect_lady]

Finally, an easy one! LOL!

[Apple Pan Dowdy]

[nikos1121]

Hmmm. I think you’re just getting pretty good at these. Not that easy, as the most common letter is not the most common letter, but it flows, i.e. every letter you put down sticks. Those are the ones I like too. Makes more sense than the one on Wednesday.....

[A_perfect_lady]

I’ve found a lot of them to be really difficult, but contractions tend to narrow it down.

[Baldwin77]

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

Empty LNMGCLG

[Apple Pan Dowdy]

Nice clue, Baldwin. It’s JAZZY like the quote.

[SaveFerris]

Woohoo

[Magnum44]

[deport]

Getty images aren’t allowed on FR.

[nikos1121]

Seriously?

[grey_whiskers]

OK, calling the mod to remove it.
I just looked at the source “freeimages.com” and missed the watermark.

Thanks!

[Magnum44]

[gitmo]

I always find the ones everyone thinks are easy to be difficult. And vice versa.

[gitmo]

Thanks. That helped.