Today's Cryptogram

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

YZN BMIEYVN UZE YZG NI ZMM, OAC BIANEQOZA YZG NI GXBY, EYOE YV NVVGN QOEYVQ EYVZQ DQZNIAVQ EYOA EYVZQ DQIDQZVEIQ. - MIQC BYVNEVQUZVMC

[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]

Previous puzzle Tuesday, August 12, 2025

UEXMX OMX IOPZ UH QMHUXVU UEX KMXXTHY HK UEX QMXZZ'Z ZQXXVE, SJU GHGX UEOU OMX PHMUE OGLUEBGN UH QMHUXVU UEX QXHQIX KMHY UEX QMXZZ. — YOMF UPOBG

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

THERE ARE LAWS TO PROTECT THE FREEDOM OF THE PRESS'S SPEECH, BUT NONE THAT ARE WORTH ANYTHING TO PROTECT THE PEOPLE FROM THE PRESS. — MARK TWAIN

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[manna]

Thanks.

[scrabblehack]

What this country needs is a good 5-cent cigar.