Today's Cryptogram

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

OQ RVIOZRFB RF LQI CJL, LQ QLBRYRQT BJOB HLFIF FDIZZ KIBBIH BJOQ O YOKKOTI, YLQYZWVIF BJOB RB CRZZ OZFL DOXI KIBBIH FLWS. - J. Z. DIQYXIQ

[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.

4 minutes good
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[Lonesome in Massachussets]

Previous puzzle, Wednesday, October 16, 2024

IP XDQC SPMUPBP CREC IP EVP TUHCPJ HFV QFXPCRUKT EKJ CREC CRUQ CRUKT XDQC SP ECCEUKPJ. —XEVUP WDVUP

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

WE MUST BELIEVE THAT WE ARE GIFTED FOR SOMETHING AND THAT THIS THING MUST BE ATTAINED. —MARIE CURIE

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[Apple Pan Dowdy]

[piytar]

My 80+ year old father has been doing these kinds of puzzles for decades. At this point, he just looks at them for a few minutes and simply writes the answer. Still cannot convince him to go on Wheel of Fortune though (he usually solves those after the first letter is shown).

[ComputerGuy]

The Bard of Baltimore

[Political Junkie Too]

-PJ

[Baldwin77]

[Magnum44]

[scrabblehack]

There is no there there.

[manna]

Thanks.

[Yossarian]