Posted on 09/04/2023 3:04:28 AM PDT by Apple Pan Dowdy
UAAUHBPSTBC TX KTXXIL ZC KUXB AIUAJI ZIMFPXI TB TX LHIXXIL TS UEIHFJJX FSL JUUWX JTWI OUHW. —BGUKFX ILTXUS
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.
Enjoy today’s cryptogram and have a MARVELOUS MONDAY.
The light bulb went on quickly on that one!
WTBBEGXT, BYV'B Z WTAYUD XTLVX.
ZCZD DEG XEOOTKA XTLVX.
UYV XVMBITKB' QZWJ, OTVB EK TUB SEXMVXB.
ZY-YZ, T'W SEGKM ZCZD, 'QXEBB UYV CTMV WTBBEGXT."EY BYVKZKMEZY", ODXTQB XVQEXMVM JXTEX UE 1860
Solution to previous puzzle (select the yellow text with your cursor to read):
Missouri, she's a mighty river.
Away you rolling river.
The redskins' camp, lies on its borders.
Ah-ha, I'm bound away, 'Cross the wide Missouri."Oh Shenandoah", Lyrics recorded prior to 1860
HAL'S CRYPTOGRAM HELPER
-PJ
I am familiar with the quote, and as soon as I saw AIUAJI it was just typing. Never broke a sweat.
That is an awesome observation!
I thought it was something important to think upon on today’s “National holiday”.
As usual, fiddle with the little words a bit and the rest will appear.
AIUAJI Was the first cryptogram letter pattern I learned to recognise. Some other good ones to learn are:
ABCA - THAT or ELSE
ABCBD - NEVER
ABCADE - ALWAYS
ABCDBEB - BELIEVED
ABACDEFA - EVERYONE
that and else are most common, but do not forget:
ease
high
este
tant
tent
prop
erie
test
seas
sons
area
aria
edge
died
shes
noun
says
dead
prep
text
asia
greg
onto
tact
rear
bomb
thet
aura
hath
sets
alta
eine
gang
suns
sits
alva
kick
ohio
sins
alba
roar
tout
hugh
eyre
alma
sans
trot
kirk
pump
tint
pomp
aqua
hush
elbe
rodr
oslo
pulp
hash
sars
gong
sams
tilt
sums
bulb
tait
urdu
tuft
sous
xbox
krak
sobs
malm
suis
sims
neon
dyed
taft
sirs
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