Today's Cryptogram

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

EKC ETHAX EKMN XE ZUDXC ZACK EKC MCOFCB O SDCPC EJ EKC'B JMCBA DK XAC DKL-SEX COPA XDQC EKC IDSB EKC'B SCK. - MCE XEMBXEN

[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.

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

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

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[Lonesome in Massachussets]

Previous puzzle Tuesday, Taxday, April 15, 2025

B RXQU LUQUN GLHUNJZVVH ERC BZ BJ "ONUUH" ZV EXLZ ZV WUUF ZRU SVLUC CVG RXQU UXNLUH YGZ LVZ ONUUH ZV EXLZ ZV ZXWU JVSUYVHC UTJU'J SVLUC. — ZRVSXJ JVEUTT

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

I HAVE NEVER UNDERSTOOD WHY IT IS "GREED" TO WANT TO KEEP THE MONEY YOU HAVE EARNED BUT NOT GREED TO WANT TO TAKE SOMEBODY ELSE'S MONEY. — THOMAS SOWELL

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[Lonesome in Massachussets]

[Magnum44]

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[Lonesome in Massachussets]

Perfect. Orwell’s Rule’s for writters: If it is possible to cut a word out, always cut it out.

[Apple Pan Dowdy]

[LilFarmer]

Once I figured out the repeating three letter words, it wasn’t too hard!

[manna]

Thanks.

[Baldwin77]

[Apparatchik]