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HAL'S CRYPTOGRAM HELPER
THE IN THING NOW IS TO SCROLL DOWN TO MAGNUM44’S “HELPFUL HINT” BEFORE YOU SOLVE THE PUZZLE.
1 posted on
10/28/2019 3:14:14 AM PDT by
nikos1121
To: alicewonders; A_perfect_lady; AloneInMass; An.American.Expatriate; BBQToadRibs; BlueLancer; ...
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Solution to our last puzzle:
MANY A TIME I HAVE WANTED TO STOP TALKING AND FIND OUT WHAT I REALLY BELIEVED. —WALTER LIPPMANN
2 posted on
10/28/2019 3:15:19 AM PDT by
nikos1121
To: nikos1121
A huge pet peeve of mine.
(Not a bad solve time considering the longish author.)
6 posted on
10/28/2019 4:27:32 AM PDT by
relictele
To: nikos1121; All
First time I just pretty much went from the beginning to the end...about 3 minutes.
9 posted on
10/28/2019 4:44:19 AM PDT by
notdownwidems
(Washington D.C. has become the enemy of free people everywhere!)
To: nikos1121
Many short words make it easy to guess. I rarely see the long form of the author’s name which distracted me a bit.
11 posted on
10/28/2019 4:51:07 AM PDT by
cartan
To: nikos1121
16 posted on
10/28/2019 5:23:32 AM PDT by
Magnum44
(My comprehensive terrorism plan: Hunt them down and kill them.)
To: nikos1121
Just under 3 min. I worked with a guy like that, and it was a big part of his job.
22 posted on
10/28/2019 7:21:52 AM PDT by
AloneInMass
("It's a great day in America everybody." - Craig Ferguson)
To: nikos1121
At first stab I was wrong as to the first part of last name but it quickly righted it/myself.
His message is sort of like ...If you have to explain the punch line of a joke, it sorta ain’t a joke or a lot is taken away from it.
As to the first part of the last name
What do Ivan Terrible, Catherine Great, Vlad Impaler, Casper Ghost, John Baptist and some others have in common?
Middle name is THE!!!!
23 posted on
10/28/2019 7:22:04 AM PDT by
xrmusn
(6/98"HRC is the Grandmother that lures Hansel & Gretel to the pot")
To: nikos1121
Easy one, but pointless in delivery.
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