Cryptoquote Answer for 09/18/2024

Puzzle: LC ERX AVPU QR WMLDLWK, ERX’SS SLBUSE AVPU QR KXWWUKK. – HVSWRSH N

Answer:

IF YOU HAVE NO CRITICS, YOU’LL LIKELY HAVE NO SUCCESS. – MALCOLM X

Step 1: Make educated guesses

• ERX’SS likely corresponds to YOU’LL (common contraction).
  • E = Y
  • R = O
  • X = U
  • S = L

Step 2: Start substituting

Let’s substitute these letters:

LC YOU AVPU QR WMLDLWK, YOU’LL SLBUSE AVPU QR KXWWUKK. – HVSWRSH N

Step 3: Guess some words

• AVPU could be HAVE.
  • A = H
  • V = A
  • P = V
  • U = E
• QR might be NO.
  • Q = N
  • R = O

Substituting these gives:

LC YOU HAVE NO WMLDLWK, YOU’LL SLBUSE HAVE NO KXWWUKK. – HVSWRSH N

Step 4: Continue guessing

• WMLDLWK might be CRITICS.
  • W = C
  • M = R
  • L = I
  • D = T
  • K = S

Substituting these gives:

LC YOU HAVE NO CRITICS, YOU’LL SLBUSE HAVE NO SUCCESS. – HVSWRSH N

• SLBUSE could be LIKELY.
  • S = L
  • L = I
  • B = K
  • U = E
  • S = L
  • E = Y

Step 5: Final substitution

Now we have:

IF YOU HAVE NO CRITICS, YOU’LL LIKELY HAVE NO SUCCESS. – HVSWRSH N

Finally, HVSWRSH N is MALCOLM X.