Today’s Cryptogram

[nikos1121]

SWHC LD’F TELCLCR OPKKLCR, WBUK PO IBPT MBSU. —FECKTE KEUUEF

[nikos1121]

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.

[ComputerGuy]

The kid wants more. How dare he?

[Yossarian]

[nikos1121]

Today’s Cryptogram is from the Arkansas Gazette

Congratulations to our winners of our Valentine’s Day Contest.

A big thank you to Froggy The Gremin

Our list of winners:

These are the winners in order of prize won

1.From enumerated received 02/14/2025 6:15:58 AM PST

2.From manna received 02/14/2025 6:16:22 AM PST

3.From scrabblehack received 02/14/2025 6:17:03 AM PST

4.From freedom1st received 02/14/2025 6:21:23 AM PST

5.From John4.11 received 02/14/2025 7:02:43 AM PST

Solved the puzzle correctly, but submitted later

6.From Political Junkie Too received 02/14/2025 8:02:33 AM PST

7.From Yossarian received 02/14/2025 10:26:29 AM PST

Best Clue (By vote of our committee)

From Magnum44 9:25:59

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

Previous puzzle Saturday, February 15, 2025

QKWAFQH FQ WAFY TKMCJ XLQ WLVB WAB UCLXB KS UBMYFYWBQXB. WLCBQW TFCC QKW; QKWAFQH FY NKMB XKNNKQ WALQ ZQYZXXBYYSZC NBQ TFWA WLCBQW. HBQFZY TFCC QKW; ZQMBTLMJBJ HBQFZY FY LCNKYW L UMKGBMR. BJZXLWFKQ TFCC QKW; WAB TKMCJ FY SZCC KS BJZXLWBJ JBMBCFXWY. UBMYFYWBQXB LQJ JBWBMNFQLWFKQ LCKQB LMB KNQFUKWBQW. - XLCGFQ XKKCFJHB

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

Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent. - Calvin Coolidge

HAL'S CRYPTOGRAM HELPER

[Apple Pan Dowdy]

That was a hard one. The contraction was a given….. then guessed the word before the contraction, but it took a long time to find one that worked. I’m thinking the quote has a subtle meaning that is something like “Gather ye rosebuds while ye may”

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

Hey, what’s in that pudding?

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

The word before the contraction seemed obvious, almost inevitable, and then I guessed the first name of the author, and it was obvious thereafter.

[Magnum44]

I’d prefer tacos

[scrabblehack]

I assume the author is American and not British.

[Mr_Moonlight]

If you don’t eat your meat, ya can’t have any _________

[gitmo]

My windshield is going to be almost impossible to clean.

[manna]

Thanks.