Today's Cryptogram

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

MCRHON VX VE OGC CNC DB OGC MCGDWZCS,

REZ VO IRN MC ECLCXXRSN BSDI OVIC OD

OVIC OD QVTC R XOHYVZ DS IVXVEBDSICZ MCGDWZCS R MWRLA CNC.

- IVXX YVQQN

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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]

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 Tuesday, July 1, 2025

XY YPH JTMH TW EQRHMXEQUD QU YPH UGTQEHS JPQES, DQUHMXREH, XU XEE UGTQEHS JPQESMHZ XMH, FZUXYQUWQHS, SHDXZSQZL, QEE-SQUJQGEQZHS, SHUGTYQJ XZS FUHEHUU. EQRHMXEQUD QU X GPQETUTGPB TW UZQOHEQZL RMXYU. ― G.N. T'MTFMCH

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

AT THE CORE OF LIBERALISM IS THE SPOILED CHILD, MISERABLE, AS ALL SPOILED CHILDREN ARE, UNSATISFIED, DEMANDING, ILL-DISCIPLINED, DESPOTIC AND USELESS. LIBERALISM IS A PHILOSOPHY OF SNIVELING BRATS. ― P.J. O'ROURKE

HAL'S CRYPTOGRAM HELPER

[Baldwin77]

[Apple Pan Dowdy]

[Magnum44]

[BlueLancer]

And, believe me --- in this case, that would be what it takes!

[manna]

Thanks.

[gitmo]

[scrabblehack]

How about no pictures in the first few clues? I accidentally saw post 4 before I started.

[Baldwin77]

Are you going to be ok ?