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 05/15/2023 2:52:00 AM PDT by Apple Pan Dowdy

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

Enjoy today’s cryptogram and have a MARVELOUS MONDAY.

2 posted on 05/15/2023 2:53:00 AM PDT by Apple Pan Dowdy (... as American as Apple Pie)

To: Apple Pan Dowdy

3 posted on 05/15/2023 2:54:28 AM PDT by Apple Pan Dowdy (... as American as Apple Pie)

To: Apple Pan Dowdy

Previous puzzle Sunday, May 15th, 2023

QDGNG PNG QJF QDGFNWGX FM DWQQWMR QDG AMZUAHGIPHH. ZMSFNQZMPQGHT, MGWQDGN FMG FS QDGV JFNAX. -UDPNHWG HPZ

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

THERE ARE TWO THEORIES ON HITTING THE KNUCKLEBALL. UNFORTUNATELY, NEITHER ONE OF THEM WORKS. -CHARLIE LAU

HAL'S CRYPTOGRAM HELPER

4 posted on 05/15/2023 3:15:09 AM PDT by Lonesome in Massachussets (Forsan et haec olim meminisse iuvabit.)

To: Apple Pan Dowdy

The author is getting a lot of ink these days.

5 posted on 05/15/2023 3:37:30 AM PDT by ComputerGuy (Heavily-medicated for your protection)

To: Apple Pan Dowdy

You listening, Elan ???

6 posted on 05/15/2023 3:51:32 AM PDT by Baldwin77 (First they came for Trump ...)

To: Apple Pan Dowdy

7 posted on 05/15/2023 3:52:14 AM PDT by Baldwin77 (First they came for Trump ...)

To: Apple Pan Dowdy

You guys listening ???

8 posted on 05/15/2023 3:55:21 AM PDT by Baldwin77 (First they came for Trump ...)

To: Lonesome in Massachussets

Here is what I was able to decode: “Eat More Ovaltine”. The ring still works!

9 posted on 05/15/2023 5:28:17 AM PDT by silent majority rising

Hope this quote doesn’t go down his memory hole.

10 posted on 05/15/2023 5:44:58 AM PDT by ArtDodger

To: Apple Pan Dowdy

11 posted on 05/15/2023 5:48:21 AM PDT by Magnum44 (...against all enemies, foreign and domestic... )

To: Apple Pan Dowdy

‘1984’ was not meant to be an instruction manual

12 posted on 05/15/2023 6:26:08 AM PDT 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

13 posted on 05/15/2023 6:54:09 AM PDT by gitmo (If your theology doesn’t become your biography, what good is it?)

To: Apple Pan Dowdy

Can Face Masks Cause Health Problems?

My In-Laws don't want to hear this.

14 posted on 05/15/2023 6:58:44 AM PDT by gitmo (If your theology doesn’t become your biography, what good is it?)

To: silent majority rising

Please Read Carefully

15 posted on 05/15/2023 4:47:38 PM PDT by Lonesome in Massachussets (Forsan et haec olim meminisse iuvabit.)

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