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Today’s Cryptogram

Posted on 12/11/2023 2:14:33 AM PST by Apple Pan Dowdy

QGX CSYJS ZPWLXBB YB JWQ SPCRACV WP SXJQVX. YQ PABGXB AZ, ZABGXB FWA WMXP, CJR PAJB WTT VCASGYJS. JW WJX BGWAVR SPWO WVR OGW YBJ'Q PXCRF QW CZZXCP PYRYLAVWAB. —IWGJ EWPQYEXP


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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 12/11/2023 2:14:33 AM PST by Apple Pan Dowdy
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To: 4Liberty; absalom01; alicewonders; AloneInMass; Apple Pan Dowdy; Aria; Avoiding_Sulla; babyfreep; ..

Enjoy today’s Cryptogram and have a MARVELOUS MONDAY


2 posted on 12/11/2023 2:15:30 AM PST by Apple Pan Dowdy (... as American as Apple Pie. Normal is not coming back, but Jesus will. )
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To: Apple Pan Dowdy

3 posted on 12/11/2023 2:16:08 AM PST by Apple Pan Dowdy (... as American as Apple Pie. Normal is not coming back, but Jesus will. )
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To: Apple Pan Dowdy

The TDS is strong in that one


4 posted on 12/11/2023 2:35:11 AM PST by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold ......)
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To: Apple Pan Dowdy

Ouch 🤕🤕🤕


5 posted on 12/11/2023 2:44:42 AM PST by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold ......)
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To: Apple Pan Dowdy
Previous puzzle Sunday, December 10, 2023

QGX CSYJS ZPWLXBB YB JWQ SPCRACV WP SXJQVX. YQ PABGXB AZ, ZABGXB FWA WMXP, CJR PAJB WTT VCASGYJS. JW WJX BGWAVR SPWO WVR OGW YBJ'Q PXCRF QW CZZXCP PYRYLAVWAB. —IWGJ EWPQYEXP

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

It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of light, it was the season of darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair. - Charles Dickens

HAL'S CRYPTOGRAM HELPER

6 posted on 12/11/2023 3:16:52 AM PST by Lonesome in Massachussets (Perdicaris alive or Raisuli dead!)
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To: Apple Pan Dowdy
Previous puzzle Sunday, December 10, 2023

QGX CSYJS ZPWLXBB YB JWQ SPCRACV WP SXJQVX. YQ PABGXB AZ, ZABGXB FWA WMXP, CJR PAJB WTT VCASGYJS. JW WJX BGWAVR SPWO WVR OGW YBJ'Q PXCRF QW CZZXCP PYRYLAVWAB. —IWGJ EWPQYEXP

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

It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of light, it was the season of darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair. - Charles Dickens

HAL'S CRYPTOGRAM HELPER

7 posted on 12/11/2023 3:17:19 AM PST by Lonesome in Massachussets (Perdicaris alive or Raisuli dead!)
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To: Apple Pan Dowdy

"If I don't like the way the times are moving, I shall refuse to accompany them!"

8 posted on 12/11/2023 3:24:09 AM PST by Lonesome in Massachussets (Perdicaris alive or Raisuli dead!)
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To: Apple Pan Dowdy

Wow, that says it all. Great visuals, too.


9 posted on 12/11/2023 3:58:06 AM PST by A_perfect_lady (The greatest wealth is to live content with little. -Plato)
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To: Apple Pan Dowdy

Kid stuff


10 posted on 12/11/2023 4:32:06 AM PST by ComputerGuy (Heavily-medicated for your protection)
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To: Apple Pan Dowdy

11 posted on 12/11/2023 5:25:45 AM PST by Magnum44 (...against all enemies, foreign and domestic... )
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To: Lonesome in Massachussets

You win the thread!


12 posted on 12/11/2023 6:01:12 AM PST by grey_whiskers ( The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change without notice.)
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To: Lonesome in Massachussets

You win the thread!


13 posted on 12/11/2023 6:01:12 AM PST by grey_whiskers ( The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change without notice.)
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To: Lonesome in Massachussets

You win the thread!


14 posted on 12/11/2023 6:01:13 AM PST by grey_whiskers ( The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change without notice.)
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To: Magnum44

LOL Good pic. So which do you think is most PYRYLAVWAB. I vote Marge is. LOL


15 posted on 12/11/2023 7:08:12 AM PST by Apple Pan Dowdy (... as American as Apple Pie. Normal is not coming back, but Jesus will. )
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To: Lonesome in Massachussets

The answer here doesn’t match the cryptogram. The first word has three letters, but the answer shows two. Almost none of the words match the number of letters in the answer.


16 posted on 12/11/2023 10:14:50 AM PST by gitmo (If your theology doesn't match your biography, what good is it?)
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To: Apple Pan Dowdy

17 posted on 12/11/2023 1:14:01 PM PST by Baldwin77 (Be not deceived, God is not mocked)
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To: Apple Pan Dowdy

18 posted on 12/11/2023 6:11:59 PM PST by gitmo (If your theology doesn't match your biography, what good is it?)
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To: gitmo
You are correct. I keep the solution formatted in a text file. I probably hit < ctrl> C updating it, when I should have hit < ctrl> V. My bad.

Correct previous puzzle Sunday, December 10, 2023

PK SMC KXT DTCK LH KPRTC, PK SMC KXT SLECK LH KPRTC, PK SMC KXT MIT LH SPCNLR, PK SMC KXT MIT LH HLLJPCXGTCC, PK SMC KXT TFLVX LH DTJPTH, PK SMC KXT TFLVX LH PGVETNAJPKU, PK SMC KXT CTMCLG LH JPIXK, PK SMC KXT CTMCLG LH NMEBGTCC, PK SMC KXT CFEPGI LH XLFT, PK SMC KXT SPGKTE LH NTCFMPE. - VXMEJTC NPVBTGC

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

It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of light, it was the season of darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair. - Charles Dickens

HAL'S CRYPTOGRAM HELPER

19 posted on 12/11/2023 6:30:18 PM PST by Lonesome in Massachussets (Perdicaris alive or Raisuli dead!)
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To: gitmo

Some are better at it than others


20 posted on 12/12/2023 3:15:55 AM PST by Lonesome in Massachussets (Perdicaris alive or Raisuli dead!)
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