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.
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.
Hal's cryptogram helper
Previous puzzle Thursday, June 26, 2025
QKH YGN YGLXU JB FEVN, KVJYGNX HANNSM, UEHYM UNAYK UKM L QKH JEY IGJSSLV' IJYYJV, KVU TM PXJYGNX QKH PKALV' GKM
KVU KY ULVVNX YLTN QN HYJSSNU KVU QKAZNU PKIZ YJ YGN GJEHN YJ NKY
KVU TKTK GJAANXNU JEY YGN PKIZ UJJX, "M'KAA, XNTNTPNX YJ QLSN MJEX BNNY!"
- PJPPM ONVYXM
Solution to previous Puzzle: (select the yellow text with your cursor to read):
Was the third of June, another sleepy, dusty Delta day
I was out choppin' cotton, and my brother was balin' hay
And at dinner time we stopped and walked back to the house to eat
And Mama hollered out the back door, "Y'all, remember to wipe your feet!" - Bobby Gentry
HAL'S CRYPTOGRAM HELPER
