Today's Cryptogram

[FroggyTheGremlim]

This is a special message for CryptoFreepers ...

...Or is it FreepoCrypters?

Who cares. On Valentine's Day. Feb 14, we had a special contest

offering contributions to our beloved FReeRepublic's FReepathon.

Winners are announced based on the correct solution and the time

the solution was received:

1.$50 for enumerated, received 02/14/2025 6:15:58 AM PST

2.$25 for manna, received 02/14/2025 6:16:22 AM PST

3.$10 for scrabblehack, received 02/14/2025 6:17:03 AM PST

4.$10 for freedom1st, received 02/14/2025 6:21:23 AM PST

5.$10 for John4.11, received 02/14/2025 7:02:43 AM PST

The following Solved the puzzle correctly, but submitted later

6.$5 for Political Junkie Too received 02/14/2025 8:02:33 AM PST

7.$5 for Yossarian received 02/14/2025 10:26:29 AM PST

The Best Clue ($20)was unanimously chosen from Magnum44 9:25:59AM PST

Note: enumerated and scrabblehack requested to be included to ping list the morning of the contest.

Grey_whiskers requested, but was already on the Ping List.

The grand total was $130 which was donated by check and PayPal to FreeRepublic.

The crypto was

YXTH CPF JX XOCHZ WHFSZH QKO OX EKYESYY SOFHYE,

OX LHYO PJW QH YSVH P ZKJJSJA QZXXV,

OCPO FSJAF SOF LHYXWM OX OCH JSACO

OX UPVH PO WPUJ USOC P USJAHW CHPZO

PJW ASTH OCPJVF EXZ PJXOCHZ WPM XE YXTSJA.

-VPCYSY ASQZPJ, OCH GZXGCHO (1923)

The solution was

LOVE HAS NO OTHER DESIRE BUT TO FULFILL ITSELF,

TO MELT AND BE LIKE A RUNNING BROOK,

THAT SINGS ITS MELODY TO THE NIGHT

TO WAKE AT DAWN WITH A WINGED HEART

AND GIVE THANKS FOR ANOTHER DAY OF LOVING.

-KAHLIL GIBRAN, THE PROPHET (1923)

Congratulations go out to our winners!

We hope you enjoyed the contest. We enjoyed it too!

And now we will have today's Crypto ...

[FroggyTheGremlim]

Hiya kids! Hiya, Hiya!

Good Morning Crypto-FReepers.

I see some of the same old faces out there.

But that's OK - I like you anyway.

Here's today's quote.

It's about KSBLWF, Happy KSBLWF!

I'm expecting lots of KSBLWF clues!

Have fun!!!

Ha Ha Ha!

I'll be good - I will, (like heck) I will!

Ha ha ha.

VLCU CUR ZQALWF QJ KSBLWF, L EA ZEDA EFELW. _ FYKCET AEUDRB

Hal's cryptogram helper

[Oscar in Batangas]

Guessed the last word of the quote, and everything just fell out!

[FroggyTheGremlim]

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.

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.

Hal's cryptogram helper

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

Previous puzzle Thursday, March 20, 2025

CPL LHMD TJMOIHK QXDOIU YTDIPE. PQBDHIHCTDQ BTEE MQ BVPB BVT QMI VPQ NDHQQTS BVT TJMPBHD PIS OQ OI BVT IHDBVTDI NTETQBOPE VTCOQXVTDT, HI BVT MXGPDS VPEA HA VOQ TBTDIPE QOQLXVTPI ZHMDITL. - PIHILCHMQ

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

May your equinox spring vernal. Astronomers tell us that the sun has crossed the equator and is in the Northern celestial hemisphere, on the upward half of his eternal Sisyphean journey. - Anonymous

HAL'S CRYPTOGRAM HELPER

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

Let the performance begin!

[Political Junkie Too]

Got the one-letter word.

-PJ

[Apple Pan Dowdy]

[Magnum44]

[Baldwin77]

[manna]

Thanks.

[BlueLancer]