Posted on 10/11/2023 6:05:29 AM PDT by nikos1121
OCF QBXGO APMUBOBPM PQ NMUFXGOYMUBMS Y QPXFBSM APNMOXE BG OP GWFVV BO. —XNUEYXU HBKVBMS
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.
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.
From The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
Roll the dice and take a chance on the first word: it all breaks down from there.
Sniff
Thailand was like that.
The 2nd time I went, once I got off the plane, I was like, yep, that’s it.
yep
First stepping off the plane in a particular spot a lot of us geezers spent time in know this well.

Easy one today.
VJF MBYAV GTVQ DM N KNC BA VJF AFFPBCI NMVFY NCG VJF BCLFAVBINVBDC DM VYTVJ. — SBSFYDSolution to previous puzzle (select the yellow text with your cursor to read):
THE FIRST DUTY OF A MAN IS THE SEEKING AFTER AND THE INVESTIGATION OF TRUTH. — CICERO
HAL'S CRYPTOGRAM HELPER
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