Today's Cryptogram

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

JII AZJROCXOG JZO NXWXGKOC MS J COJAK,

JII VYPOCXOG MS J PJZZXJRO.

- IYZC MSZYW

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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]

I think this will be a tough one. Good luck!

If you need a clue ask the group to send you a letter to your private reply.

4 minutes good
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2 minutes exceptional
90 seconds superior

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

Previous puzzle Wednesday, July 2, 2025

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

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

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, and it may be necessary from time to time to give a stupid or misinformed beholder a black eye. - Miss Piggy

HAL'S CRYPTOGRAM HELPER

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

[ComputerGuy]

Good one!

[Apple Pan Dowdy]

BOO HOO HA HA

[MustKnowHistory]

Good analysis!

[nikos1121]

Tricky!

[Magnum44]

[Baldwin77]

[manna]

Thanks.

[BlueLancer]

Playgoers, I bid you welcome
The theater is a temple
And we are here to worship the gods of comedy and tragedy
Tonight, I am pleased to announce a comedy
We shall employ every device we know
In our desire to divert you

.......

Goodness and badness
Man in his madness
This time it all turns out all right
Tragedy tomorrow
Comedy tonight!

[JaguarXKE]

Got it, finally. That was a tough one.

[gitmo]