Three minutes.
Posted on 11/27/2019 5:48:01 AM PST by nikos1121
Today’s Cryptogram
From today's Arkansas Gazette, we have an easy one, Folks, for a change. Everyone should get this one within 5 minutes, anything under 2 minutes is excellent, under 1 minute, you get the Mario Andretti award for speed.
JGDDNEHJUXHGE HW U WFHQQ XYUX KGN JUE QAUME. HX’W QHFA MHCHER U IHJKJQA GM XKOHER. —IMHUE XMUJK
You can find this little fun word game, to combat early dementia and senility in us baby boomers, in several daily publications.
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.
PLEASE DO NOT post the answer in general comments, but DO post your time and any tips you might give the group on how you solve these puzzles as puzzle solvers love to hear how you made out.
You can certainly send your solution to my private reply, or if you need a hint for today’s Cryptogram.
If you need a little help you can copy the cryptogram and paste it to Hal’s Helper below:
You can then work on the puzzle without using pen and paper.
Solution to our last puzzle:
YOU YOURSELF, AS MUCH AS ANYONE IN THE ENTIRE UNIVERSE DESERVE YOUR LOVE AND AFFECTION. BUDDHA
Three minutes.
2 min.
Contraction, 2nd and 3rd word, 5th word, off to the races.
Those steps led me to the solution.
2 mins after yesterday’s debacle.
What does bicycle repair have to do with...oh wait.
A ‘snap’ when you figure out what letters AREN’T the double in word #1.
Some things one NEVER forgets.
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You’re as bad as Jonah Hex...
Okay, that one was pretty painless. Except the P. LOL! That took a minute.
Stop!!! lol
The “P” ?
I couldn’t figure out the word that has the P in it for a minute. There’s only one P
Yes, I agree. That hung me up too...
I try to all the CG before I post them. This one went pretty quick.
Yesterday’s really stumped me, had to use Hal...then when I figured it out, I realized that I should have recognized “Buddha” (I thought it was “Sappho”), and there were a ton of other clues, like “as much as” and “you” “yourself”....
And the day before? forget it.
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