Today's Cryptogram

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

NEG'HW KBW KEO

NEG'HW ITBTKIT XTFZBY

NEG'HW KBW KEO

NEG'HW FTOEJWEF QHTFZN

NEG'HW KBW OGHOJW JYXBK

EV T CGIIWH FYXBK YF COTYF

NEG'HW KBW FTKYEFTJ XTJJWHN

NEG'HW XTHQE'C CTJTHN

NEG'HW DWJJEOBTFW

- DEJW OEHKWH

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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.

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.

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

Previous puzzle Wednesday, June 18, 2025

VT NOQ KVNNKQ ZCGKM VT ZOVEO

EOVKMGQT OHDQ NOQVG QJVINQTEQ,

ZOCICQDQG PGVTBI NOQF WX, NOQGQ

VI TCNOVTB IC RVTQKS XQGEQVDQM

HTM IC RVTQKS RQKN, HI VTLWINVEQ.

- EOHGKQI MVEAQTI

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

IN THE LITTLE WORLD IN WHICH CHILDREN HAVE THEIR EXISTENCE, WHOSOEVER BRINGS THEM UP, THERE IS NOTHING SO FINELY PERCEIVED AND SO FINELY FELT, AS INJUSTICE. - CHARLES DICKENS

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[Lonesome in Massachussets]

New Ping List goes live tomorrow. If you want on or off please ping me before 6:00 PM Eastern Time. Additions and deletions are accepted and WELCOME anytime, but there are several posters and our lists get out of sync.

Thanks!

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

Spoiler: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=njzqv5gWt6k

[ComputerGuy]

What song is that?

[Apple Pan Dowdy]

Anything Goes 🎶🎶🎶🎶

[ryderann]

A young person would have to give up on this one!

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

Spoiler:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=njzqv5gWt6k

[Magnum44]

[manna]

Thanks.

[BlueLancer]

Please keep me on the distro list ...

[Baldwin77]

Please keep me on list. Thanks.

[Baldwin77]

[vaskypilot]

Please keep me on your list. I need my daily cryptogram fix!!!

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

If you got pinged in this message, you are on the latest ping list. If you did not, you are not. If you are happy with your status you need do nothing.

If you want OFF respond with OFF.

If you did NOT get pinged and want on, respond with ON.

Thanks,

[Magnum44]

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

... Not so fast. I’m having second thoughts.

[Magnum44]

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

You’re pushing it, ...