Today's Cryptogram

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

FUDXGIO RW CVVG, FUDXGIO RW RKEOIWWRSI; QDF RF RW MRCUFXRXC FUJF GVIW FUI NVOH. - KJOH FNJRX

[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.

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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

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If you need a clue ask the group to send you a letter to your private reply.

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Previous puzzle Tuesday, February 18, 2025

BAF CXSBAIFWW OMT XPPFMWDUF RFRYFSW XP WXKDFBN, CAXWF FEDWBFMKF DW O WXKDOI QFWB, DMUOSDOYIN BADMH BAFRWFIUFW BAF RXWB DII-GWFT QFXQIF OIDUF, OMT MFUFS ZFB XUFS BAFDS OWBXMDWARFMB OB BAF DMZSOBDBGTF OMT WFIPDWAMFWW XP BAFDS KXMBFRQXSOSDFW. — SOIQA COITX FRFSWXM

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

THE WORTHLESS AND OFFENSIVE MEMBERS OF SOCIETY, WHOSE EXISTENCE IS A SOCIAL PEST, INVARIABLY THINK THEMSELVES THE MOST ILL-USED PEOPLE ALIVE, AND NEVER GET OVER THEIR ASTONISHMENT AT THE INGRATITUDE AND SELFISHNESS OF THEIR CONTEMPORARIES. — RALPH WALDO EMERSON

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[Lonesome in Massachussets]

[Apple Pan Dowdy]

[Baldwin77]

[BlueLancer]

[Magnum44]

[SharpenedEdge]

Excellent quote!

[manna]

Thanks.

[gitmo]

That one came together in no time.