Today's Cryptogram

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

RXAMY A KYY ZBPG XVVW ZBUHK DVAPD AP, A KYY PVPY NVZAPD VIO. AO AK YBKAYU OV DYO APOV OXY YPYZG'K OVAMK OXBP VIO BDBAP. - BYKVL

[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 Wednesday, April 23, 2025

Z FDXA FUCZJ MLRX Z NOZDJ UE XLNZO DJRU ATAOHRQDJN XQA XZHX RU Z CZJ, ZJY RZBAX Z NOZDJ UE XZKR FDRQ ATAOHRQDJN QA XZHX RU QAO. - QAKAJ OUFKZJY

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

A wise woman puts a grain of sugar into everything she says to a man, and takes a grain of salt with everything he says to her. - Helen Rowland

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[GreatRoad]

An oldie but goodie.

[Apple Pan Dowdy]

[occamrzr06]

[metmom]

Another one that is so true.....

“We hang the petty thieves and appoint the great ones to public office.”

[Magnum44]

[Baldwin77]

[scrabblehack]

I hadn’t heard OVAMK used quite that way before.

[manna]

Thanks.