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 12/19/2023 3:08:44 AM PST 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 12/19/2023 3:11:36 AM PST by Apple Pan Dowdy (... as American as Apple Pie. Normal is not coming back, but Jesus will. )

To: Apple Pan Dowdy

3 posted on 12/19/2023 3:12:24 AM PST by Apple Pan Dowdy (... as American as Apple Pie. Normal is not coming back, but Jesus will. )

To: Apple Pan Dowdy

Previous puzzle Monday, December 18, 2023

IN SEKLQZQ NCG HNGOW-OQSWLJT EOLVSIQ TNSOF HQ KSZQ IN SEEQOQGSIQ XGNAQEIF IKSI HLOO XNHQG NCG KNVQF HLIK EOQSJ QJQGTM, FSUQTCSGW NCG WGLJDLJT HSIQG, YCLOW KNVQF JQBI IN IGSJFLI SJW ANYF, GQYCLOW NCG GNSWF SJW IGSJFXNGISILNJ FMFIQV, SJW XGNIQEI ENVVCJLILQF UGNV HNGFQJLJT QBIGQVQ HQSIKQG. — TNZQGJNG NU ESOLUNGJLS

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

-1.394 TO ACHIEVE OUR WORLD-LEADING CLIMATE GOALS WE HAVE TO ACCELERATE PROJECTS THAT WILL POWER OUR HOMES WITH CLEAN ENERGY, SAFEGUARD OUR DRINKING WATER, BUILD HOMES NEXT TO TRANSIT AND JOBS, REBUILD OUR ROADS AND TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM, AND PROTECT COMMUNITIES FROM WORSENING EXTREME WEATHER. — GOVERNOR OF CALIFORNIA

HAL'S CRYPTOGRAM HELPER

4 posted on 12/19/2023 3:14:52 AM PST by Lonesome in Massachussets (Perdicaris alive or Raisuli dead!)

To: Apple Pan Dowdy

Fly straight and shoot straight.

5 posted on 12/19/2023 3:23:18 AM PST by ComputerGuy (Heavily-medicated for your protection)

To: Apple Pan Dowdy

6 posted on 12/19/2023 3:25:33 AM PST by Lonesome in Massachussets (Perdicaris alive or Raisuli dead!)

To: Apple Pan Dowdy

I’d liked to have seen the author punch Chris Matthews.

7 posted on 12/19/2023 3:30:01 AM PST by gundog (It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen. )

8 posted on 12/19/2023 4:35:31 AM PST by Apple Pan Dowdy (... as American as Apple Pie. Normal is not coming back, but Jesus will. )

To: Apple Pan Dowdy

9 posted on 12/19/2023 4:53:56 AM PST by Baldwin77 (Be not deceived, God is not mocked)

To: Lonesome in Massachussets

I have a “logic gate” in my brain. I think it looks something like this:

10 posted on 12/19/2023 4:55:23 AM PST by Apple Pan Dowdy (... as American as Apple Pie. Normal is not coming back, but Jesus will. )

To: Apple Pan Dowdy

11 posted on 12/19/2023 6:29:54 AM PST by Magnum44 (...against all enemies, foreign and domestic... )

To: Apple Pan Dowdy

12 posted on 12/19/2023 12:09:32 PM PST by gitmo (If your theology doesn't match your biography, what good is it?)

To: Apple Pan Dowdy

13 posted on 07/07/2024 6:53:38 PM PDT by manna

FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794