Today's Cryptogram

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

CLA CXIR MLXK GKR SXNMDLY HNCM, ML BLSR YXGRS - ONSR MRFG GNBR. - UXBRH DXVAYNM, GKR ONSR MRFG GNBR.

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

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.

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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.## ping list message

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

If you need a clue ask the group to send you a letter to your private reply.

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[Lonesome in Massachussets]

Previous puzzle, Sunday, October 6, 2024

AM KYY J LMIGQ OP J XIJOP MT KJPQ
JPQ J DYJWYP OP J LOGQ TGMLYI,
DMGQ OPTOPOAC OP ADY VJGF MT CMEI DJPQ
JPQ YAYIPOAC OP JP DMEI.

- LOGGOJF UGJZY, JEXEIOYK MT OPPMRYPRY

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

To see a World in a Grain of Sand
And a Heaven in a Wild Flower,
Hold Infinity in the palm of your hand
And Eternity in an hour.
- William Blake, Auguries of Innocence

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[ComputerGuy]

My liberal wife read all his books. Not me. Not a single one.

[SaveFerris]

Seems that they’re Hell-bent on making it happen too

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

I read the subject book while in high school, though it was not assigned. He is somewhat provocative, and can be interesting, at least for a 15-year old, but quite dated now. I like the couplet, nonetheless.

[ComputerGuy]

When I was in high school, my favorite author was Haggard.

[gundog]

[Magnum44]

[Baldwin77]

That was a challenge ! I had the 2 last words, thought it was wrong but kept coming back to it. Finally !

[manna]

Thanks.