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Today’s Cryptogram

Posted on 05/10/2025 10:35:57 PM PDT by nikos1121

RUMYZYM JL KUPOULYW UR AUCL. --YPJEG WJKFJALUA


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KEYWORDS: todayscryptogram

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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 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. 

 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 05/10/2025 10:35:57 PM PDT by nikos1121
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To: 4Liberty; absalom01; alicewonders; AloneInMass; Apple Pan Dowdy; Aria; AUsome Joy; babyfreep; ...

Happy Mother’s Day!!!


2 posted on 05/10/2025 10:36:51 PM PDT by nikos1121
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To: nikos1121

Short and therefore very tough - I think just I got lucky with the two letter words and the last name.


3 posted on 05/11/2025 12:48:43 AM PDT by enumerated (81 million votes my ass)
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4 posted on 05/11/2025 2:23:51 AM PDT by Apple Pan Dowdy (... as American as Apple Pie. Normal is not coming back, but Jesus will. )
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To: nikos1121
Previous puzzle Saturday, May 10, 2025

G IL KJWZN IMMIZZVT KAIK KAV BVFFVTN HPAYYZ QYWZT MZIKUYJL IF GFTGDGTWIZ QAY PVZVXJIKVH IFT CWHKGUGVH AILIH' YPKYXVJ 7KA BGZZGFO YU GHJIVZG PGKGEVFH-IXGVH, PAGZTJVF, KAV VZTVJZN, IFT KAV HNHKVLGP, JIMV, LWKGZIKGYF, IFT KYJKWJV YU NYWFO OGJZH IFT QYLVF. - HVFIKYJ CYAF UVKKVJLIF, (T-MVFFHNZDIFGI).
Solution to previous Puzzle: (select the yellow text with your cursor to read):

I am truly appalled that the Kennedy School would platform an individual who celebrates and justifies Hamas' October 7th killing of Israeli citizens—babies, children, the elderly, and the systemic, rape, mutilation, and torture of young girls and women. - Senator John Fetterman, (D-Pennsylvania).
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5 posted on 05/11/2025 3:54:41 AM PDT by Lonesome in Massachussets
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To: enumerated

I tried a couple of simple assumptions and it fell into place. I recall seeing that quote recently.


6 posted on 05/11/2025 3:59:07 AM PDT by Lonesome in Massachussets
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7 posted on 05/11/2025 4:42:00 AM PDT by Magnum44 (...against all enemies, foreign and domestic... )
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To: Lonesome in Massachussets

ixgvh?


8 posted on 05/11/2025 6:46:48 AM PDT by justrepublican (Screaming like a "Vexatious requester" at a Wellstone memorial........)
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To: nikos1121

Every real number is on the number line.


9 posted on 05/11/2025 6:51:38 AM PDT by scrabblehack
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To: justrepublican

Try this site: https://quipqiup.com/

Seems to work fine?


10 posted on 05/11/2025 7:58:07 AM PDT by Lonesome in Massachussets
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To: justrepublican

Sorry, should be: xixgvh

Long story, got chopped up, I was in hurry yesterday.


11 posted on 05/11/2025 7:59:48 AM PDT by Lonesome in Massachussets
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To: nikos1121

I made a wrong guess on the last word - thinking along Mothers Day lines - which led me to the right first word, then nuking my mistake on the last.

This opened up the author’s name, which solved the puzzle.


12 posted on 05/11/2025 9:35:43 AM PDT by Yossarian
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To: nikos1121

FYI: this is a previously used quote.


13 posted on 05/11/2025 9:36:26 AM PDT by Yossarian
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