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.
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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.
Enjoy today’s cryptogram and have a MARVELOUS Monday.
AJAP GQ IH GXP QPA ABKUH IQKP WZW GNZPA,
RZCN BUU CKZXIMNBPC GMUAPWQXK QP IH DKQR;
DXC QXC, BUBYE, NA RBG DXC QPA NQXK IZPA,
CNA KALZQP YUQXW NBCN IBGE'W NZI VKQI IA PQR.
HAC NZI VQK CNZG IH UQJA PQ RNZC WZGWBZPACN;
GXPG QV CNA RQKUW IBH GCBZP RNAP NABJAP'G GXP GCBZPACN.- GNBEAGMABKA, GQPPAC 33.
Solution to previous puzzle (select the yellow text with your cursor to read):
Even so my sun one early morn did shine,
With all triumphant splendour on my brow;
But out, alack, he was but one hour mine,
The region cloud hath mask'd him from me now.
Yet him for this my love no whit disdaineth;
Suns of the world may stain when heaven's sun staineth.- Shakespeare, Sonnet 33.
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GMTA: I actually considered this one for yesterday’s. (Might have gone over better.) I didn’t want to poach on your patch. Nicely done!
Author’s first name gave it away
Sadly, the American flame is quickly flickering out.