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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

1 posted on 07/20/2025 3:32:17 AM PDT by nikos1121
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To: 4Liberty; absalom01; alicewonders; AloneInMass; Apple Pan Dowdy; Aria; AUsome Joy; babyfreep; ...

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.

From The Arkansas Gazette

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2 posted on 07/20/2025 3:33:58 AM PDT by nikos1121
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Breezey


3 posted on 07/20/2025 3:54:57 AM PDT by ComputerGuy
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Previous puzzle Saturday, July 19 , 2025

TY NQQ UIF MNUIW KTP UNJF XC QXYF, SNJF WPDF N YFH NDF ZXDU. —OTIC SPXD

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

OF ALL THE PATHS YOU TAKE IN LIFE, MAKE SURE A FEW ARE DIRT. —JOHN MUIR
HAL'S CRYPTOGRAM HELPER

5 posted on 07/20/2025 4:41:57 AM PDT by Lonesome in Massachussets (Nullius in verba)
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CZ Grain 25 Jasmine Flower Seeds, Outdoor Herbal


6 posted on 07/20/2025 4:43:05 AM PDT by John4.11 (Let your :D faith ROAR so loud that you can't hear what doubt is)
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7 posted on 07/20/2025 4:59:15 AM PDT by Baldwin77 ( NOVEMBER 5-CHRISTIAN VISIBILITY DAY)
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9 posted on 07/20/2025 5:35:58 AM PDT by Magnum44 (...against all enemies, foreign and domestic... )
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