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 10/31/2023 3:24:28 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 TERRIFIC TUESDAY

2 posted on 10/31/2023 3:25:35 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 10/31/2023 3:26:02 AM PDT by Apple Pan Dowdy (... as American as Apple Pie. Normal is not coming back, but Jesus will. )

To: Apple Pan Dowdy

Previous puzzle Monday, October 30 2023

SQHJ AYHDRXMC GWK AYHCPXMC GWK RHWA-RMAAMKU FMGCPXMC GWK PYXWAC PYGP AH FDJI XW PYM WXAYP, AHHK RHQK, KMRXLMQ DC! — CZHPPXCY CGUXWA

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

FROM GHOULIES AND GHOSTIES AND LONG-LEGGEDY BEASTIES AND THINGS THAT GO BUMP IN THE NIGHT, GOOD LORD, DELIVER US! — SCOTTISH SAYING

HAL'S CRYPTOGRAM HELPER

4 posted on 10/31/2023 3:28:45 AM PDT by Lonesome in Massachussets (Perdicaris alive or Raisuli dead!)

To: Apple Pan Dowdy

Second verse:

On wings of mortals’ weary dreams
Across the night we’ll fly
We’ll dance among the stars unchained
Until the dawn is nigh
A year has passed away, my love
Since we’ve each other seen
Softly now and take my hand
AQIFTYA FJ YHVVQRPPI.

5 posted on 10/31/2023 3:36:01 AM PDT by Lonesome in Massachussets (Perdicaris alive or Raisuli dead!)

To: Apple Pan Dowdy

Finding the most common letter and most common word did it for me.

-PJ

6 posted on 10/31/2023 3:52:12 AM PDT by Political Junkie Too ( * LAAP = Left-wing Activist Agitprop Press (formerly known as the MSM))

To: Apple Pan Dowdy

The last word. I knew it had to be in there somewhere.

7 posted on 10/31/2023 3:59:14 AM PDT by ComputerGuy (Heavily-medicated for your protection)

To: Apple Pan Dowdy

8 posted on 10/31/2023 4:14:47 AM PDT by Baldwin77 (Be not deceived, God is not mocked)

To: Apple Pan Dowdy

9 posted on 10/31/2023 5:24:39 AM PDT by Magnum44 (...against all enemies, foreign and domestic... )

To: Apple Pan Dowdy

10 posted on 10/31/2023 6:06:55 AM PDT by gitmo

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