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Today’s Cryptogram

Posted on 04/22/2025 1:15:04 AM PDT by Apple Pan Dowdy

JXCLZP JN XMYW NQX WZY LU ALEM JXCLZP JN QZWMXUJYZW UNHJGYXM VNWM, GLJS NZAC 90% NH JSM VNWM XLWWAMW GLJS MXXNXU. LJ'U FMXC WLHHLVQAJ LZ JSYJ VYUM JN QZWMXUJYZW YZW OXMWLVJ GSYJ JSYJ UNHJGYXM VNWM LU PNLZP JN WN. — MANZ BQUE


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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 cryptogr)am).

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.

1 posted on 04/22/2025 1:15:04 AM PDT by Apple Pan Dowdy
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To: absalom01; alicewonders; AloneInMass; Apple Pan Dowdy; Aria; AUsome Joy; babyfreep; Baldwin77; ...

Enjoy today’s Cryptogram


2 posted on 04/22/2025 1:15:40 AM PDT by Apple Pan Dowdy (... as American as Apple Pie. Normal is not coming back, but Jesus will. )
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3 posted on 04/22/2025 1:16:14 AM PDT by Apple Pan Dowdy (... as American as Apple Pie. Normal is not coming back, but Jesus will. )
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It’s fun watching my Dad do these. He looks at one for a few minutes then just writes the answer. But he’s been doing these for many decades. Ans yeah his IQ is off the charts. 😀

BTW I solved it. Won’t post because don’t want to spoil the fun for others. 😀


4 posted on 04/22/2025 1:33:38 AM PDT by piytar (Remember Ashli Babbitt, Rosanne Boyland, and Corey Comperatore!)
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To: Apple Pan Dowdy

And not Ans^* (Big hands small iPhone. Sigh.)


5 posted on 04/22/2025 1:35:39 AM PDT by piytar (Remember Ashli Babbitt, Rosanne Boyland, and Corey Comperatore!)
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“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.”

OK. There aren’t a lot of two and three letter words. Start there. The solution follows fairly easily from there.


6 posted on 04/22/2025 1:44:58 AM PDT by piytar (Remember Ashli Babbitt, Rosanne Boyland, and Corey Comperatore!)
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It sounds like you had fun solving today’s Cryptogram. Would you like me to add you to the ping list?


7 posted on 04/22/2025 2:30:42 AM PDT by Apple Pan Dowdy (... as American as Apple Pie. Normal is not coming back, but Jesus will. )
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To: Apple Pan Dowdy

Once I noticed the number, it became “fill in the blanks”.


8 posted on 04/22/2025 2:38:43 AM PDT by lefty-lie-spy (Stay Metal)
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To: Apple Pan Dowdy

Yes please. But think I’m already on it.


9 posted on 04/22/2025 2:43:48 AM PDT by piytar (Remember Ashli Babbitt, Rosanne Boyland, and Corey Comperatore!)
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To: Apple Pan Dowdy
Previous puzzle Marathon Monday, April 21, 2025

PYPXWTMEW SROCJ ARHHKOPJJ, ROE OMTMEW SROCJ HRKO, TVC WMV NRO'C ARYP R XRKOTMS SKCAMVC R GKCCGP XRKO. — IKMO GPP
Solution to previous Puzzle: (select the yellow text with your cursor to read):

EVERYBODY WANTS HAPPINESS, AND NOBODY WANTS PAIN, BUT YOU CAN'T HAVE A RAINBOW WITHOUT A LITTLE RAIN. — ZION LEE
HAL'S CRYPTOGRAM HELPER

10 posted on 04/22/2025 3:14:06 AM PDT by Lonesome in Massachussets
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To: piytar

I don’t see you on the list, so I added it just now.


11 posted on 04/22/2025 4:33:41 AM PDT by Apple Pan Dowdy (... as American as Apple Pie. Normal is not coming back, but Jesus will. )
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To: Apple Pan Dowdy

Thanks.


12 posted on 04/22/2025 4:38:25 AM PDT by piytar (Remember Ashli Babbitt, Rosanne Boyland, and Corey Comperatore!)
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13 posted on 04/22/2025 4:38:49 AM PDT by Baldwin77 ( NOVEMBER 5-CHRISTIAN VISIBILITY DAY)
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14 posted on 04/22/2025 5:02:35 AM PDT by Magnum44 (...against all enemies, foreign and domestic... )
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Thanks.


15 posted on 04/22/2025 6:40:07 AM PDT by manna
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