Today’s Cryptogram

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.

1 posted on 01/04/2024 4:05:22 AM PST by nikos1121

To: 4Liberty; absalom01; alicewonders; AloneInMass; Apple Pan Dowdy; Aria; Avoiding_Sulla; babyfreep; ..

From the ARkansas GAzette

2 posted on 01/04/2024 4:06:01 AM PST by nikos1121

Previous puzzle Wednesday January 3, 2024

DTXO T UOTJ LR RTFDP TAM HOWFA DPFY NLAMCLSY AON BOTC HB HOUFOKFAW. —YTCTP HTA HCOTDPATGP
Solution to previous puzzle (select the yellow text with your cursor to read):
TAKE A LEAP OF FAITH AND BEGIN THIS WONDROUS NEW YEAR BY BELIEVING. —SARAH BAN BREATHNACH
HAL'S CRYPTOGRAM HELPER

3 posted on 01/04/2024 4:08:20 AM PST by Lonesome in Massachussets (Perdicaris alive or Raisuli dead!)

By the light of the silvery moon
I want to spoon
To my honey, I'll croon love's tune
Honey moon, keep a-shinin' in June
Your silvery beams will bring love's dreams
We'll be cuddlin' soon
By the silvery moon

4 posted on 01/04/2024 4:14:45 AM PST by Lonesome in Massachussets (Perdicaris alive or Raisuli dead!)

5 posted on 01/04/2024 4:20:23 AM PST by Baldwin77 (Be not deceived, God is not mocked)

To: Lonesome in Massachussets

I was scratching my head for a while. Your post got me started.

6 posted on 01/04/2024 4:23:37 AM PST by ComputerGuy (Heavily-medicated for your protection)

Why? He does it to attract a mate.

7 posted on 01/04/2024 4:34:34 AM PST by Apple Pan Dowdy (... as American as Apple Pie. Normal is not coming back, but Jesus will. )

8 posted on 01/04/2024 5:12:49 AM PST by Magnum44 (...against all enemies, foreign and domestic... )

9 posted on 01/04/2024 5:16:37 AM PST by Magnum44 (...against all enemies, foreign and domestic... )

10 posted on 01/04/2024 7:11:16 AM PST by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold ......)

To: Magnum44; dfwgator

There’s also Full Metal Jacket

11 posted on 01/04/2024 7:13:27 AM PST by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold ......)

The author was a very prolific writer. He was one smart cookie.

12 posted on 01/04/2024 11:41:56 AM PST by gitmo (If your theology doesn't match your biography, what good is it?)

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