Today's Cryptogram

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

VUX LN HSDNHR MN BNXRUD HM MZU ZUPLZMA NG VNFXMHPXA, HM MZU ZFLU BHTUA NG MZU AUH, HM MZU KNXL INFDAUA NG MZU DPTUDA, HM MZU THAM INVYHAA NG MZU NIUHX, HM MZU IPDIFKHD VNMPNXA NG MZU AMHDA, HXR MZUC YHAA SC MZUVAUKTUA BPMZNFM BNXRUDPXL. - MZU INXGUAAPNXA NG AHPXM HFLFAMPXU

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[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.

4 minutes good
3 minutes excellent
2 minutes exceptional
90 seconds superior

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

Previous puzzle Wednesday April 30, 2025

YC SHGNBCIA TYH CGKBICA.~ LCIAMBA

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

HE CONQUERS WHO ENDURES.~ PERSIUS

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[ComputerGuy]

He founded a nice city. One of my favourite places.

[Apple Pan Dowdy]

[Apple Pan Dowdy]

Nice quote. Just guess at the repeating word and the rest will begin to fill in.

[Magnum44]

[manna]

Thanks.

[enumerated]

Again bearing out the theory that the long sentences are far easier, because they can’t be strung together without plenty of a certain three letter article.

[gitmo]

Less than a minute today.

[scrabblehack]

eunt homines mirari alta montium et ingentes fluctus maris
et latissimos lapsus fluminum et oceani ambitum et gyros siderum, et relinquunt se ipsos, nec mirantur