Today’s Cryptogram

[nikos1121]

IGE NHE LYHUOG MUCI H

JHNT CM LGJM-UGHJKWHYKCE

HL IRNV HL YVGZ NHE MUCI

H JHNT CM SUGHB. —UKNVHUB FUKPVY

[nikos1121]

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]

Previous puzzle Friday, August 22, 2025

AZI RA IGMEAF R JORII EXGGM BGRAFGX

BXNO AFG GRXAF JFNA JINQIP LHQRXS,

AFGM RMNAFGX RMS RMNAFGX,

RMS DGBNXG AFG JLOOGX GMSGS

JANNS AFG ORZCG ZM RII ZAJ DGRLAP,

QZAF ZAJ JFZMZME XNDGJ RDNLA ZA,

RMS ZAJ INME, JNBA, PGIINQ AXGJJGJ

-- INMEBGIINQ, AFG JNME NB FZRQRAFR, FZRQRAFR'J BRJAZME

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

TIL AT LENGTH A SMALL GREEN FEATHER
FROM THE EARTH SHOT SLOWLY UPWARD,
THEN ANOTHER AND ANOTHER,
AND BEFORE THE SUMMER ENDED
STOOD THE MAIZE IN ALL ITS BEAUTY,
WITH ITS SHINING ROBES ABOUT IT,
AND ITS LONG, SOFT, YELLOW TRESSES

-- LONGFELLOW, THE SONG OF HIAWATHA, HIAWATHA'S FASTING

HAL'S CRYPTOGRAM HELPER

[nikos1121]

Good morning, everyone!

Try solving LINE BY LINE today!

Start the day off with a bang

[nikos1121]

[nikos1121]

Your postings are great. If one forgets or doesn’t get to do yesterday’s Cryptogram, it’s right there for them to do it!
Thank you!

[Jonty30]

I read it just fine.

[nikos1121]

Before or after your morning drink?

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

Canada Lee as Bigger Thomas in the Orson Welles production of Native Son (1941)

[nikos1121]

Great book. I think we had to read it in college.

[Apple Pan Dowdy]

Poster child of today’s crypto

[Baldwin77]

[Magnum44]

[Magnum44]

[Magnum44]

[gitmo]

[manna]

Thanks.