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 05/14/2023 5:07:44 AM PDT by Lonesome in Massachussets

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

Qne more request: If you want to be on the ping list, please freemail me. I recently recovered the pinglist file and am not sure if it is complete and accurate

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

2 posted on 05/14/2023 5:13:04 AM PDT by Lonesome in Massachussets (Forsan et haec olim meminisse iuvabit.)

To: Lonesome in Massachussets

Previous puzzle Saturday, May 13th, 2023

KPUVRF WOPCGKDF PHF'V OYFFPFJ VLC HLRI DFAKROC. - ERC XPGCF
PFWUDVPRF PH DUIDAH DFG CMCOAILCOC D KRFCVDOA NLCFRKCFRF - KPUVRF WOPCGKDF

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

MILTON FRIEDMAN ISN'T RUNNING THE SHOW ANYMORE. - JOE BIDEN
INFLATION IS ALWAYS AND EVERYWHERE A MONETARY PHENOMENON - MILTON FRIEDMAN

HAL'S CRYPTOGRAM HELPER

3 posted on 05/14/2023 5:13:43 AM PDT by Lonesome in Massachussets (Forsan et haec olim meminisse iuvabit.)

To: Lonesome in Massachussets

4 posted on 05/14/2023 5:14:35 AM PDT by Baldwin77 (First they came for Trump ...)

To: Lonesome in Massachussets

5 posted on 05/14/2023 5:15:01 AM PDT by Lonesome in Massachussets (Forsan et haec olim meminisse iuvabit.)

Little strange one today !

HAPPY MOTHERS DAY TO ALL MOMS !

6 posted on 05/14/2023 5:15:12 AM PDT by Baldwin77 (First they came for Trump ...)

To: Lonesome in Massachussets

7 posted on 05/14/2023 5:21:20 AM PDT by Magnum44 (...against all enemies, foreign and domestic... )

To: Lonesome in Massachussets

During my athletic years, I never had to face one of those things. A coach once told me that his technique involved closing his eyes and swangin’

8 posted on 05/14/2023 5:26:14 AM PDT by ComputerGuy (Heavily-medicated for your protection)

To: Lonesome in Massachussets

That one went quick!

9 posted on 05/14/2023 5:30:51 AM PDT by A_perfect_lady (The greatest wealth is to live content with little. -Plato)

To: Lonesome in Massachussets

10 posted on 05/14/2023 12:33:17 PM PDT by grey_whiskers ( The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change without notice.)

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