Today's Cryptogram

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

SQ O EOR FCZA RCD YZZN NOXZ BSDL LSA XCENORSCRA, NZTLONA SD SA KZXOHAZ LZ LZOTA O FSQQZTZRD FTHEEZT. IZD LSE ADZN DC DLZ EHASX BLSXL LZ LZOTA, LCBZJZT EZOAHTZF CT QOT OBOV. - LZRTV FOJSF DLCTZOH

[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.

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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.

4 minutes good
3 minutes excellent
2 minutes exceptional
90 seconds superior

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

Previous puzzle Wednesday, July 30, 2025

BSC WHBCVHCB’I WFMYEB XH BSC CEXHXFK SYI JCCH HX QVCYBCV BSYH BSC NYL FYESWHC'I - CHVXH YOTWICV MYZG DVZQFYH

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

The Internet’s impact on the economy has been no greater than the fax machine’s - Enron Adviser Paul Krugman

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[Lonesome in Massachussets]

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

Spoiler:

https://www.google.com/maps/place/Concord,+MA+01742/@42.4442715,-71.3400555,3a,30y,134.21h,92.29t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1sQ0a_yJDYdWWzvOtugcPsxQ!2e0!6shttps:%2F%2Fstreetviewpixels-pa.googleapis.com%2Fv1%2Fthumbnail%3Fcb_client%3Dmaps_sv.tactile%26w%3D900%26h%3D600%26pitch%3D-2.285877285488155%26panoid%3DQ0a_yJDYdWWzvOtugcPsxQ%26yaw%3D134.20623930082004!7i16384!8i8192!4m6!3m5!1s0x89e39a4026a422f5:0x58ce779a2b78a490!8m2!3d42.4603719!4d-71.3489484!16zL20vMHRfMDc?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI1MDcyOC4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D

[Apparatchik]

[Apple Pan Dowdy]

I try to sing along, but I always seem to be a bit out of tune.🎶

[Baldwin77]

[GreatRoad]

I truly miss summer swimming across Walden Pond, hiking Battlefield Trail and the town of Concord in general. A special place. Hence my scree name.

[Magnum44]

[Magnum44]

[BlueLancer]

[BlueLancer]

[BlueLancer]

[manna]

Thanks.

[gitmo]

Perfect