Posted on 01/18/2025 9:43:45 PM PST by nikos1121
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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
Challenging one today.
Under 3 minutes is escellent
It was a Pip to complete. Please sir, may I have some more?
-PJ
Clever clue
Getting the first and second words by letter pattern is a help.But I did not have great expectations of it.
-PJ
I disagree.
Oh my God! What a freaking NIGHTMARE!
I found it pretty easy. Word patterns help. The sixth word did it for me.
And it is true.
EZ one today.
KG KZ FJNV CAE JSYN S ILSIM KV CAEL JNSLG GJSG GJN QKBJG FKQQ IAXN KV. —BSHLKNQS LAPKQSolution to previous Puzzle: (select the yellow text with your cursor to read):
IT IS WHEN YOU HAVE A CRACK IN YOUR HEART THAT THE LIGHT WILL COME IN. —GABRIELA RODIL
HAL'S CRYPTOGRAM HELPER
"Bah, humbug! If they would rather die they had better do it, and decrease the surplus population"
First three words are a gimme, and after that ‘twas little more than typing.
Nailed it.
Once you crack the first 3 words, the rest of it falls into place.
And it is so true.
Thanks.
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