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Hello,

Ready for a mental workout? A Cryptogram is a classic quotation puzzle frequently featured in daily publications. I source the best and most challenging ones to help keep our minds sharp and boost cognitive health!

How the Cryptogram Works

In a Cryptogram, a single letter always stands for another letter.

(Example: AXYDLBAAXR might translate to LONGFELLOW. This is just an example and does not apply to today’s puzzle.)

If this is your first time, don’t be intimidated—the game is very addictive, and you will quickly master the technique! If you find yourself stumped, simply take a break and return to it later.

Instructions & Community Etiquette

Please follow these guidelines for the best experience for everyone:

HAL’S CRYPTOGRAM HELPER

Post a Clever Clue

Feel free to post a fun or clever clue—the more tangential to the quotation the better! Just remember that your clue **must not contain the actual words** of the solved quote.

Good luck, and enjoy the challenge!

1 posted on 11/05/2025 3:53:46 AM PST by Lonesome in Massachussets
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To: 4Liberty; absalom01; alicewonders; AloneInMass; Apple Pan Dowdy; Aria; AUsome Joy; babyfreep; ...
Previous puzzles Tuesday, November 3, 2025

T BTDV PN CZBD, PNASJ BTGTWE INPJVH VZHPJ—OZHV QVVP OVLP, ZWX PJHTBB VGVHM LPVY. ALVX PN VWGM JZYYM HVYPTBVL PJZP JZX ZXGZWPZEV NQ LN IASJ ONXM TW SNWPZSP CTPJ VZHPJ, ONLNI PN ONLNI. CV BTGV CTPJ NAH JVVBL ZL CVBB ZL JVZX ZWX INLP NQ NAH YBVZLAHV SNIVL TW PJZP CZM. — KNJW IATH

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

I LIKE TO WALK, TOUCH LIVING MOTHER EARTH—BARE FEET BEST, AND THRILL EVERY STEP. USED TO ENVY HAPPY REPTILES THAT HAD ADVANTAGE OF SO MUCH BODY IN CONTACT WITH EARTH, BOSOM TO BOSOM. WE LIVE WITH OUR HEELS AS WELL AS HEAD AND MOST OF OUR PLEASURE COMES IN THAT WAY. — JOHN MUIR
HAL'S CRYPTOGRAM HELPER

2 posted on 11/05/2025 3:56:40 AM PST by Lonesome in Massachussets (Nullius in verba)
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To: Lonesome in Massachussets
Groaning and moaning …….


3 posted on 11/05/2025 4:12:31 AM PST by Apple Pan Dowdy (... as American as Apple Pie. Normal is not coming back, but Jesus will. )
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To: Lonesome in Massachussets

4 posted on 11/05/2025 5:18:31 AM PST by Magnum44 (...against all enemies, foreign and domestic... )
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To: Lonesome in Massachussets

Thanks.


7 posted on 11/05/2025 9:57:57 AM PST by manna
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To: Lonesome in Massachussets

When everyone is somebody, then no one’s anybody.


8 posted on 11/05/2025 10:24:33 AM PST by scrabblehack
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