Today's Cryptogram

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

UH UY XCD JAHHAD HL VDCYZ HPA RBUNADYA CY UH DACTTW UY HPCB HL ZADYUYH UB MATRYULB, PLOANAD YCHUYXWUBV CBM DACYYRDUBV. - KCDT YCVCB

[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.

4 minutes good
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90 seconds superior

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

[Apple Pan Dowdy]

[Apple Pan Dowdy]

Isaiah 40

[ComputerGuy]

Billions and billions

[Magnum44]

Oh, very good. That’s hard to beat.

[Magnum44]

[nikos1121]

DON'T FORGET!!! OUR VALENTINE’S DAY CRYPTOGRAM CONTEST IS TOMORROW!!!

HERE ARE THE RULES

1. You must be on the Ping list to participate.

2. If you're not on the ping list, simply send your ping list request to my Private Message Box and you will be automatically entered. Then every morning you get Today's Cryptogram delivered to you.

2. Today's Cryptogram will be posted at 9 AM New York Time.

3. Once the puzzle is posted, the time starts.

4. We will award prizes to the top 5 who submit a correct solution in the fastest time to Froggy The Gremlin’s Private Message Box

5. PLEASE DO NOT POST THE SOLUTION WHERE EVERYONE SEES IT.

6. FroggyTheGremlim; Lonesome in Massachussets; Apple Pan Dowdy; Nikos1121; are not eligible.

7. Prizes will be cash donations in the winner’s behalf to Free Republic, awarded as follows: $50 for 1st

$25 for 2nd

$10 for 3rd

$10 for 4th

$10 for 5th

8.Winners will be announced on Friday.

9. Do not use any Cryptogram Solving software to solve the word puzzle. Be honest.

[Baldwin77]

[manna]

Thanks.

[gitmo]