Today’s Cryptogram

[Apple Pan Dowdy]

ZVTL MRMBZ DSR VRUZ FSHM ZVTL UGYM. GF GK YSL IMFFML FWSF ZVT YMSL FWM BMOGS, YVL FWMZ JGUU KFMSU ZVTL WVRVL. FWSF SJYTU EVJML, FWM ETIUGD VEGRGVR VY S RSFGVR, GK DLMSFMO GR SBMLGDS IZ S WVLOM VY GPRVLSRF, KMUY-DVBEUSDMRF KGBEUMFVRK JWV YSGUMO SF OGFDWGRP SRO KWVMBSHGRP SRO YMFDWMO TE GR QVTLRSUGKB. — BSLH FJSGR

[Apple Pan Dowdy]

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 cryptogr)am).

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.

[Apple Pan Dowdy]

enjoy today’s cryptogram

[Apple Pan Dowdy]

[ComputerGuy]

Their color is yellow.

[Baldwin77]

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

Previous puzzle, Sunday July 7, 2024

IO, EIWASOAMA BL XOBE ZTNIMAG VTLG XOA ECL BE EOBLBLJ KMBJOX;
XOA KTLG BE HVTRBLJ EIWASOAMA, TLG EIWASOAMA OATMXE TMA VBJOX,
TLG EIWASOAMA WAL TMA VTCJOBLJ, TLG EIWASOAMA QOBVGMAL EOICX;
KCX XOAMA BE LI YIR BL WCGNBVVA- WBJOXR QTEAR OTE EXMCQU ICX. -

AMLAEX VTSMALQA XOTRAM T KTVVTG IZ XOA MAHCKVBQ, ECLJ BL XOA RATM 1888

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

Oh, somewhere in this favored land the sun is shining bright;
The band is playing somewhere, and somewhere hearts are light,
And somewhere men are laughing, and somewhere children shout;
But there is no joy in Mudville - mighty Casey has struck out.

ERNEST LAWRENCE THAYER - A Ballad of the Republic, Sung in the Year 1888

HAL'S CRYPTOGRAM HELPER

[SaveFerris]

I need to measure the depth of the river to buy a clue

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

Two fathoms.

[SaveFerris]

😝

[BlueLancer]

[Magnum44]

[Apple Pan Dowdy]

LOL….you made me laugh. Thank you!

[manna]

Thanks.

[gitmo]