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 10/09/2023 3:17:49 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 10/09/2023 3:18:43 AM PDT by Apple Pan Dowdy (... as American as Apple Pie. Normal is not coming back, but Jesus will. )

To: Apple Pan Dowdy

3 posted on 10/09/2023 3:19:23 AM PDT by Apple Pan Dowdy (... as American as Apple Pie. Normal is not coming back, but Jesus will. )

To: Apple Pan Dowdy

It’s already cold and rainy here. I miss the nice hot weather too.

4 posted on 10/09/2023 3:33:04 AM PDT by lefty-lie-spy (Stay Metal)

To: Apple Pan Dowdy

Previous puzzle Sunday, October 8, 2023

SZMGP BQG ODWSMK WY XIP, FB FK QSJIZFBL QIZCFZC WZ I OPWKK WY FPWZ. - MXFCQB M. GFKGZQWXGP

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

Under the clouds of war, it is humanity hanging on a cross of iron. - Dwight D. Eisenhower

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5 posted on 10/09/2023 3:50:17 AM PDT by Lonesome in Massachussets (If Kitty Genovese had a gun, she’d be in jail today.)

To: lefty-lie-spy

Yesterday was a perfect early autumn day here. Except for the Patriots. Except that.

6 posted on 10/09/2023 3:54:52 AM PDT by Lonesome in Massachussets (If Kitty Genovese had a gun, she’d be in jail today.)

To: Apple Pan Dowdy

Author’s first name and word three.

7 posted on 10/09/2023 4:23:06 AM PDT by ComputerGuy (Heavily-medicated for your protection)

To: Apple Pan Dowdy

8 posted on 10/09/2023 4:26:19 AM PDT by Baldwin77 (Be not deceived, God is not mocked)

To: Apple Pan Dowdy

9 posted on 10/09/2023 5:31:03 AM PDT by Magnum44 (...against all enemies, foreign and domestic... )

To: Apple Pan Dowdy

10 posted on 10/09/2023 7:57:02 AM PDT by BlueLancer (Once is happenstance. Twice is coincidence. Three times, it's enemy action.)

To: Apple Pan Dowdy

11 posted on 10/09/2023 12:09:27 PM PDT by gitmo

To: Apple Pan Dowdy

I like the rain better sometimes

12 posted on 10/09/2023 1:48:34 PM PDT by enumerated (81 million votes my ass)

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