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.
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.
Hal's cryptogram helper
Previous puzzle Thursday, December 13, 2024
VQ GO HDMJ: D GIO PQV SJ OQRE MDEWV TQZJ, MDEWV LDWW, MDEWV WDCAV QE MDEWV FIVJ, SRV D BRWV HIPV VQ SJ OQRE TIWV JZJEOVADPC. DM D HJEJ VQ TDZJ GO TDMJ ICIDP, D'F MDPF OQR WQQPJE IPF TQZJ OQR TQPCJE.---IRVAQE RPLPQHP
Solution to previous Puzzle: (select the yellow text with your cursor to read):
TO MY WIFE: I MAY NOT BE YOUR FIRST LOVE, FIRST KISS, FIRST SIGHT OR FIRST DATE, BUT I JUST WANT TO BE YOUR LAST EVERYTHING. IF I WERE TO LIVE MY LIFE AGAIN, I'D FIND YOU SOONER AND LOVE YOU LONGER.---AUTHOR UNKNOWN
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