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 04/28/2023 4:11:51 AM PDT by nikos1121

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

From The Arkansas Democrat Gazette

SOLVE IT LINE BY LINE FOR TEN EXTRA POINTS....

2 posted on 04/28/2023 4:13:34 AM PDT by nikos1121

To: Lonesome in Massachussets; Magnum44; 1_Rain_Drop; Apple Pan Dowdy; ComputerGuy; A_perfect_lady; ...

This is one of those quotes that after you solve it, and discover who said it, you’re sorry you spent the time to solve it.

3 posted on 04/28/2023 4:15:27 AM PDT by nikos1121

4 posted on 04/28/2023 4:17:23 AM PDT by nikos1121

5 posted on 04/28/2023 4:21:06 AM PDT by Apple Pan Dowdy (... as American as Apple Pie)

”… and discover who said it …..

He probably stole this quote from someone else!!!!>

6 posted on 04/28/2023 4:23:59 AM PDT by Apple Pan Dowdy (... as American as Apple Pie)

To: Apple Pan Dowdy

7 posted on 04/28/2023 4:24:22 AM PDT by nikos1121

To: Apple Pan Dowdy

Yeah, one of his predicesors

8 posted on 04/28/2023 4:25:32 AM PDT by nikos1121

9 posted on 04/28/2023 4:28:45 AM PDT by Magnum44 (...against all enemies, foreign and domestic... )

10 posted on 04/28/2023 4:35:18 AM PDT by Magnum44 (...against all enemies, foreign and domestic... )

Previous puzzle Thurssday, April 27, 2023

FOQB ESXTN QTRWSQT KWQSAWN BOYMSYZ. TOMF AK WN SN EFT DQAAK. —OISMT VOIHTQ

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

HARD TIMES REQUIRE FURIOUS DANCING. EACH OF US IS THE PROOF. —ALICE WALKER

HAL'S CRYPTOGRAM HELPER

11 posted on 04/28/2023 4:41:27 AM PDT by Lonesome in Massachussets (Forsan et haec olim meminisse iuvabit.)

Do you accept cash?

Nowadays the answer is becoming less and less likely to be "Yes".

12 posted on 04/28/2023 4:43:03 AM PDT by Lonesome in Massachussets (Forsan et haec olim meminisse iuvabit.)

Now you’ve opened a can of worms !!!

13 posted on 04/28/2023 5:05:45 AM PDT by Baldwin77 (First they came for Trump ...)

WOW - LOOK AT ALL THAT GOLD !!

14 posted on 04/28/2023 5:06:43 AM PDT by Baldwin77 (First they came for Trump ...)

15 posted on 04/28/2023 5:07:31 AM PDT by Baldwin77 (First they came for Trump ...)

He’s a hypocritical douchebag.

16 posted on 04/28/2023 5:10:07 AM PDT by Apparatchik (If you find yourself in a confusing situation, simply laugh knowingly and walk away - Jim IgnatowskD)

Thank you for the nice, obtuse clue.... lol

17 posted on 04/28/2023 5:20:44 AM PDT by nikos1121

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