Today's Cryptogram

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

YIODO BDO RYDVEOZY UTVWOR MDNVZN DORVRYBZWO YT JBH VZ YIO ZBPO TS SDOOETP. YIOX BDO ZTY ROOLVZN SDOOETP OUOZ STD YIOPROJUOR忘IOX IBUO VY; YIOX BDO ROOLVZN YT OZRJBUO TYIODR. YIOVD HTDLR BDO OUVJ. - WBJUVZ WTTJVENO

[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.

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

[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, Friday, November 15, 2024

[IUNCV'L] WYKK AUUH JL RCKKFN IEF PFCSFM AUUH PFRCYLF IEJL JL TEFH PFCSFML LICMI ICDJHZ LEFKIFM JH IEFJM KUNZFL CWIFM LIURDJHZ YO UH WUUN WUM IEF TJHIFM. NYMJHZ IEF WYM IMCNF, IEJL TCL IEF LFCLUH IU IMCO PFCSFML WUM IEFJM IEJRD, TJHIFM-MFCNV OFKIL. LU ECOOV PFCSFM AUUH, WMFFOFML!!! - UKN WCMAFM'L CKACHCR

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

[TODAY'S] FULL MOON IS CALLED THE BEAVER MOON BECAUSE THIS IS WHEN BEAVERS START TAKING SHELTER IN THEIR LODGES AFTER STOCKING UP ON FOOD FOR THE WINTER. DURING THE FUR TRADE, THIS WAS THE SEASON TO TRAP BEAVERS FOR THEIR THICK, WINTER-READY PELTS. SO HAPPY BEAVER MOON, FREEPERS!!! - OLD FARMER'S ALMANAC

HAL'S CRYPTOGRAM HELPER

[BlueLancer]

I don’t know what the symbol in the middle of the passage is, but it does sound a little more verbose than something ol’ Silent Cal would say ...

[SaveFerris]

There’s an error

BUT Manchurian Candidate Barack Hussein Obama and Elizabeth Warren are two fine examples

[Baldwin77]

[Magnum44]

[Apple Pan Dowdy]

But we all know DORVRYBZWO Is futile.

[Apple Pan Dowdy]

Ooops, I messed up. The image was supposed to be……

[manna]

Thanks.