Today’s Cryptogram

[Apple Pan Dowdy]

… QJLF NLXXGDX WKOODO QDKFPHPM RJ EFDKRND BFDD, RND TFDRVNDX FDBLOD JB QJLF RDDWHPM ONJFD, ODPX RNDOD, RND NJWDGDOO, RDWIDOR-RJOODX RJ WD, H GHBR WQ GKWI EDOHXD RND MJGXDP XJJF! —DWWK GKUKFLO

[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.

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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]

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

Previous puzzle, Monday, August 12, 2024

YCFQWEFQY EW WNXQY N GNXQ-RJ DNTT WC NTQIW RY WC WVQ ZNDW WVNW GQ'IQ VRIIPESK WVICRKV CRI TEHQY ESYWQNM CZ NDWRNTTP TEHESK WVQF; WVNW GQ'IQ TEHESK WVQ ZNYW TEZQ ESYWQNM CZ WVQ KCCM TEZQ. NSM E WVESX, ZCI FNSP JQCJTQ, WVNW GNXQ-RJ DNTT WNXQY WVQ ZCIF CZ NS ETTSQYY. —DNIT VCSCIQ

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

SOMETIMES IT TAKES A WAKE-UP CALL TO ALERT US TO THE FACT THAT WE'RE HURRYING THROUGH OUR LIVES INSTEAD OF ACTUALLY LIVING THEM; THAT WE'RE LIVING THE FAST LIFE INSTEAD OF THE GOOD LIFE. AND I THINK, FOR MANY PEOPLE, THAT WAKE-UP CALL TAKES THE FORM OF AN ILLNESS. —CARL HONORE

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[Political Junkie Too]

-PJ

[ComputerGuy]

That was a mouthful.

[BlueLancer]

[Magnum44]

[Baldwin77]

Did I miss the part about free healthcare, free housing, free education on the US Taxpayer dime? Those are pretty expensive votes, Joe.

[grey_whiskers]

[manna]

Thanks.