Posted on 04/16/2023 4:33:20 AM PDT by Lonesome in Massachussets
XCIID XCQJ RZI OEOPSV POO VMPCBOEDX JERZ YIJ
E'F OQDIOU FU YPCOEDX VEDSI MPCRED' JERZ UQA
PDY HU RZI DINR FIIREDX E ZQMI RQ MCQGI RCAI
PDY SZPDXI RZI XCIID OEOPSV RQ RZI CIY JZERI PDY HOAI- KQOB VQDX MQMAOPC JERZ ECEVZ EFFEXCPDRV RQ PFICESP
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.
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STYDP DF EJK UYMKPPKFE RICEJ, NYKKXDCW PDPSUF IME IH EJK XKSX PSCX, RDODCW RKRIYZ SCX XKFDYK, FEDYYDCW XMPP YIIEF LDEJ FTYDCW YSDC. - E. F. KPDIE
Solution to previous puzzle (select the yellow text with your cursor to read):
APRIL IS THE CRUELLEST MONTH, BREEDING LILACS OUT OF THE DEAD LAND, MIXING MEMORY AND DESIRE, STIRRING DULL ROOTS WITH SPRING RAIN. - T. S. ELIOT
HAL'S CRYPTOGRAM HELPER
Tricky, tricky !
That was an unusual one!
Tricky, but hopefully fun, also.
Those pesky flowers again.
To Computer Guy,
I love those particular flowers. I get married in 1970 in a little church in Jackson Hole Wyoming and the flowers in the quote made up most of my wedding Bouquet, along with some wildflowers.
The origin of the term Gringo, I believe?
I was primed for them today. That makes twice in a week or so. The big surprise is that I remembered.
Apparent folklore. Merriam-Webster gives:
Spanish, alteration of griego Greek, stranger, from Latin Graecus Greek
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