Posted on 06/23/2024 4:21:06 AM PDT by Lonesome in Massachussets
CFO VAIN VJL J GAMLCJMC IJGO JBJDMLC CDYO, VDCF ZDTOL FJMBDMB DM CFO KJZJMGO. - CFO LOGIOC ZDUO AU KZOCGFZOX EJIN KX LDMGZJDI YGNJX
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.## ping list message
If you need a clue ask the group to send you a letter to your private reply.
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CE'Z ENG ZNCX ENSE BSLG ENG PGZZGK UWD CD KGZZ ENSD EOGKHG XSUZGMZ. C'HG QWEUWD CBXGUCSK ZESUZNCXZ - NSD ZQKQSolution to previous Puzzle: (select the yellow text with your cursor to read):
IT'S THE SHIP THAT MADE THE BESSEL RUN IN LESS THAN TWELVE PARSECS. I'VE OUTRUN IMPERIAL STARSHIPS - HAN SOLO
HAL'S CRYPTOGRAM HELPER
The first item to be rationed [during World War II] was not food, but another vital item. This item is in a.) Can you work out the food items that were also rationed?
a.) ¡ ~ # ¢ ∞ §
b.) Ω ≈ ç ∞ √
c.) Ω ∫ # # ~ ¢
d.) μ ∫ Δ ≈ ¢
e.) ç ¶ ~ ~ μ ~
f.) ~ Δ Δ μ
g.) ÷ ~ ≈ #
h.) ÷ ≈ ¢ Δ ≈ ¢ … √ ~
SHHHHH, don’t tell, it’s classified.
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Hints.
The first one is not a food item.
Another item comes out of a chicken.
Start with f.) and the rest fall into place.
Look at the post right under it. It’s classified, questioned….. in other words a LOGIOC like in the cryptogram. LOL
Gosh, this puzzle is a real enigma!
It’s debatable whether h. is actually a food item.
Never have so many owed so much to so few.
This one would have taken them just a few milliseconds.
Interesting. A few are obvious. Some are not. I’m going to try it without pen and paper. Probably a waste of time at my age.
Oh boy!
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