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 cryptogr)am).

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 05/05/2025 2:03:03 AM PDT by Apple Pan Dowdy

To: absalom01; alicewonders; AloneInMass; Apple Pan Dowdy; Aria; AUsome Joy; babyfreep; Baldwin77; ...

Enjoy today’s Cryptogram

2 posted on 05/05/2025 2:03:57 AM PDT by Apple Pan Dowdy (... as American as Apple Pie. Normal is not coming back, but Jesus will. )

To: Apple Pan Dowdy

3 posted on 05/05/2025 2:04:30 AM PDT by Apple Pan Dowdy (... as American as Apple Pie. Normal is not coming back, but Jesus will. )

To: Apple Pan Dowdy

4 posted on 05/05/2025 2:15:55 AM PDT by Political Junkie Too ( * LAAP = Left-wing Activist Agitprop Press (formerly known as the MSM))

To: Apple Pan Dowdy

Ha! And your image didn't come through, either! (it's not secure).

-PJ

5 posted on 05/05/2025 2:17:06 AM PDT by Political Junkie Too ( * LAAP = Left-wing Activist Agitprop Press (formerly known as the MSM))

To: Political Junkie Too

6 posted on 05/05/2025 2:55:30 AM PDT by Apparatchik (Русские свиньи, идите домой!)

Then I must have tighter browser protections.

-PJ

7 posted on 05/05/2025 2:59:35 AM PDT by Political Junkie Too ( * LAAP = Left-wing Activist Agitprop Press (formerly known as the MSM))

To: Apple Pan Dowdy

Previous puzzle May, the Fourth be with you, 2025

HA VEML VK CKY NKM UARZ HUAL KEM NKELYXVOKLB XMA BUXPOLC KLRG VK RAXML VUXV OV OB CKY BUXPOLC VUAW.--DUXMRAB HABV

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

WE TURN TO GOD FOR HELP WHEN OUR FOUNDATIONS ARE SHAKING ONLY TO LEARN THAT IT IS GOD SHAKING THEM.--CHARLES WEST

HAL'S CRYPTOGRAM HELPER

8 posted on 05/05/2025 3:29:13 AM PDT by Lonesome in Massachussets

To: Apple Pan Dowdy

Happy Sanko Day Taco!

9 posted on 05/05/2025 4:07:30 AM PDT by Lonesome in Massachussets

To: Apple Pan Dowdy

10 posted on 05/05/2025 5:24:11 AM PDT by Magnum44 (...against all enemies, foreign and domestic... )

To: Apple Pan Dowdy

11 posted on 05/05/2025 7:06:18 AM PDT by manna

To: Political Junkie Too

About the image not coming through…….
It came through on my older iPad, But after your note I checked on a newer Pc and store enough, it didn’t show up.

It was a meme with Ned Srark from game of thrones (who said winter is coming). And he was saying, “Brace yourselves, the Margareta pictures are coming!” LOL

12 posted on 05/05/2025 1:43:33 PM PDT by Apple Pan Dowdy (... as American as Apple Pie. Normal is not coming back, but Jesus will. )

To: Apple Pan Dowdy

I know. I copied the link and opened it up in its own browser tab and it showed up. It only didn't show up from within FR. It must be some kind of third party link protection from within FR that doesn't show content from non-secure sites.

-PJ

13 posted on 05/05/2025 4:11:16 PM PDT by Political Junkie Too ( * LAAP = Left-wing Activist Agitprop Press (formerly known as the MSM))

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