Posted on 07/28/2024 4:10:58 AM PDT by Lonesome in Massachussets
VOHVYO IHEO KOCO DCHE ZYY HROC PKO IHJSPCN ZSA DZYY BS YHRO UBPK TZRZSSZK. PKOS PKON EHRO KOCO ZSA VCOPPN THHS PKON’CO POYYBSF JT KHU EJIK EHCO YBROYN ZSA VCHTVOCHJT TZRZSSZK IHJYA GO BD UO HSYN XSOU UKZP UO KZA ZSA KHU PH PZXO ZARZSPZFO HD BP. B IZYY PKOTO VOHVYO 'FJIIB IZCVOPGZFFOCT'.
― QHKS GOCOSAP, EBASBFKP BS PKO FZCAOS HD FHHA ZSA ORBY
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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UJIQRGNQOB SWRPM WROCQWH CQHCJN OCXW QOMJTV, FZO OXTJWO QWMOXWOTB NJGRHWQYJM HJWQZM. - XNOCZN GRWXW IRBTJ.Solution to previous Puzzle: (select the yellow text with your cursor to read):
MEDIOCRITY KNOWS NOTHING HIGHER THAN ITSELF, BUT TALENT INSTANTLY RECOGNIZES GENIUS. - ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE.
HAL'S CRYPTOGRAM HELPER
The first word. It gets easier after that.
First word is immediately obvious. That opens up guessing several other words ….. such as the first name of the author, then the 3rd, 5th, and then the 6th word. After that it is just quickly filling in the rest. I love long quotes!
PS: this is one of my most favorite cities to visit and yes, I read the book.
I knew this would be easy, but was hoping it would be provocative, in a good way. I liked your response.
Thanks.
That opened everything up for me. Thanks.
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