Today's Cryptogram

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

C NIFWKD IM MAK FKTCDCKXZK JO MAK PKBCTA VKJVDK. MAKCF QKTM ZAIFIZMKFCTMCZ CT MAKCF YKTCFK MJ FKNKNQKF. XJ JMAKF VKJVDK AIT THZA IX JQTKTTCJX BCMA NKNJFE. - KDCK BCKTKD

[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.

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.## ping list message

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

If you need a clue ask the group to send you a letter to your private reply.

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[Lonesome in Massachussets]

Previous puzzle, Saturday, April 13, 2024

BCM CVQC DFBM GN ZXMHKPGUHMXB FHGXQ BMMXFQMDY, FXE MYKMAVFPPU SPFAW BMMXFQMDY, VY SGBC F YAFXEFP FXE F YMDVGZY YGZDAM GN YGAVFP ZXDMYB. UMB VB VY PFDQMPU F DMYZPB GN HVXVHZH RFQM PFRY. RM DMQFDE BCM HVXVHZH RFQM PFR FY GXM GN BCM HGYB, VN XGB BCM HGYB, FXBVSPFAW PFRY GX BCM YBFBZBM SGGWY. - HVPBGX NDVMEHFX

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

THE HIGH RATE OF UNEMPLOYMENT AMONG TEENAGERS, AND ESPECIALLY BLACK TEENAGERS, IS BOTH A SCANDAL AND A SERIOUS SOURCE OF SOCIAL UNREST. YET IT IS LARGELY A RESULT OF MINIMUM WAGE LAWS. WE REGARD THE MINIMUM WAGE LAW AS ONE OF THE MOST, IF NOT THE MOST, ANTIBLACK LAWS ON THE STATUTE BOOKS. - MILTON FRIEDMAN

HAL'S CRYPTOGRAM HELPER

[ComputerGuy]

Except for Manhattan, maybe.

[Apparatchik]

God Bless Israel

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

I’ll take Manhattan, the Bronx and Staten Island.

[Magnum44]

[BlueLancer]

[Apple Pan Dowdy]

[gitmo]

[scrabblehack]

I tried looking up Harry Pillsbury’s faith but was unsuccessful. Yes to Steinitz and Lasker but I don’t think they were known for blindfold games.

[manna]

Thanks.