Posted on 02/03/2025 1:32:01 AM PST by Apple Pan Dowdy
OF OL GBTOBCBE FYUF OX FYB NOELF SW U WOAYF, U GITT HUX WOXE YOL SZX KUMFOHITUM UMBU SW LUWBFP OX FYB UMBXU. FYBMB YB HUX MBHTUON YOL LFMBXAFY UXE KSZBM, HUTTBE YOL JIBMBXHOU. UL TSXA UL FYB GITT MBNUOXL BXMUABE UXE MBUHFOCB, FYB NUFUESM OL OX HYUMAB. PBF ZYBX YB WOXEL YOL JIBMBXHOU, YB AUFYBML YOL LFMBXAFY UXE TSLBL YOL WBUM. UF FYOL KSOXF FYB GITT OL FMITP EUXABMSIL, WSM YB YUL FUKKBE OXFS YOL KSZBM. — FUMU GMUHY
The way it works is a letter stands for another letter. For example: AXYDLBAAXR is LONGFELLOW (does not apply to today's cryptogr)am).
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.
Enjoy today’s Cryptogram
El Toro is no match for me.
First one, eh
FYWT WT JAS FWUS RYSNS FSOSPWTWJA NSBOOG LBWOT FJ VBCFXNS FYS FNXS SDVWFSUSAF JL B OBNMS TZXWNNSO CNSEWVFWAM FYS RSBFYSN. W, LJN JAS, BU PSNG MNBFSLXO FJ YBPS HSSA YSNS. LNJU CXADTXFBRASG, FYWT WT CYWO VJAAJNT. TJ OJAM. - HWOO UXNNBG WA MNJXAE YJM'T EBG
Solution to previous Puzzle: (select the yellow text with your cursor to read):
THIS IS ONE TIME WHERE TELEVISION REALLY FAILS TO CAPTURE THE TRUE EXCITEMENT OF A LARGE SQUIRREL PREDICTING THE WEATHER. I, FOR ONE, AM VERY GRATEFUL TO HAVE BEEN HERE. FROM PUNXSUTAWNEY, THIS IS PHIL CONNORS. SO LONG. - BILL MURRAY IN GROUND HOG'S DAY
Then this, eh
XTG XVHPX. WVBT KVMZYMR. YHW SHXS. IFYP Y GYQTVKK. RVP'G EOJG JHG VP GST MOPZYU YPR SVIT JVWTVPT ZHFF DVWT YFVPX YPR IOJS GST YHMIFYPT. HG JHWIFU ZVP'G SYIITP. DSYPXT UVOM YGGHGORT YPR XYHP JVWT YFGHGORT. LTFHTBT WT, UVO'FF FVBT HG OI STMT. ― RVPYFR E. GMOWI
Solution to previous Puzzle: (select the yellow text with your cursor to read):
GET GOING. MOVE FORWARD. AIM HIGH. PLAN A TAKEOFF. DON'T JUST SIT ON THE RUNWAY AND HOPE SOMEONE WILL COME ALONG AND PUSH THE AIRPLANE. IT SIMPLY WON'T HAPPEN. CHANGE YOUR ATTITUDE AND GAIN SOME ALTITUDE. BELIEVE ME, YOU'LL LOVE IT UP HERE. ― DONALD J. TRUMP
HAL'S CRYPTOGRAM HELPER
Thanks.
Beat me to it!
I’m not familiar with JIBMBXHOU but based on what I know about Spanish, I think it is related to JIBMBM, meaning “to want/seek/love.”
The other 4 possibilities seemed less likely.
I got it all except the letter “J”. I had to look that one up.
Everyone needs to get to their sweet spot!
Yep, see post 14.
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