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Today’s Cryptogram

Posted on 07/08/2025 2:48:00 AM PDT by Apple Pan Dowdy

ISWIOSW ANS HTW PVGVNRV KU MHPJUXVQ TNR NHTWSM XV HTW IOMH TOYW FNIWJ RXHT HTW PVANSWMWWOKEW OVJ HTW PVISWJXFHOKEW. — QWNSQW M. IOHHNV


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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 07/08/2025 2:48:00 AM PDT by Apple Pan Dowdy
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To: 4Liberty; absalom01; alicewonders; AloneInMass; Apple Pan Dowdy; Aria; AUsome Joy; babyfreep; ...

Enjoy today’s Cryptogram


2 posted on 07/08/2025 2:48:57 AM PDT by Apple Pan Dowdy (... as American as Apple Pie. Normal is not coming back, but Jesus will. )
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Cubans today waiting on long lines at government-owned food stores …… This is what New York Democrats just voted for!

3 posted on 07/08/2025 2:49:40 AM PDT by Apple Pan Dowdy (... as American as Apple Pie. Normal is not coming back, but Jesus will. )
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Previous puzzle Mpnday, July 7, 2025

CJTZDZJIV VXJAX EF QGGSZIT PGA EQZIW VUGXV, BWTBV, OHQIBAJEZQZXZBV JIW QZCZXV GP UBGUQB'V UBADBUXZGI, VG XNBF DJI ZIPQHBIDB LNJX UBGUQB WG LZXNGHX XNBC BOBI ABJQZKZIT ZX. GIDB FGH SIGL NGL XG UHVN UBGUQB'V EHXXGIV, FGH DJI UQJF XNBC QZSB J UZJIG. — XAZVXJI NJAAZV

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

MAGICIANS START BY LOOKING FOR BLIND SPOTS, EDGES, VULNERABILITIES AND LIMITS OF PEOPLE'S PERCEPTION, SO THEY CAN INFLUENCE WHAT PEOPLE DO WITHOUT THEM EVEN REALIZING IT. ONCE YOU KNOW HOW TO PUSH PEOPLE'S BUTTONS, YOU CAN PLAY THEM LIKE A PIANO. — TRISTAN HARRIS
HAL'S CRYPTOGRAM HELPER

4 posted on 07/08/2025 3:18:24 AM PDT by Lonesome in Massachussets (Nullius in verba)
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To: Apple Pan Dowdy

Useless eaters.


5 posted on 07/08/2025 3:21:33 AM PDT by Lonesome in Massachussets (Nullius in verba)
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-PJ

6 posted on 07/08/2025 3:37:09 AM PDT by Political Junkie Too ( * LAAP = Left-wing Activist Agitprop Press (formerly known as the MSM))
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7 posted on 07/08/2025 3:51:09 AM PDT by BlueLancer (Orchides Forum Trahite - Cordes Et Mentes Veniant)
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To: BlueLancer

8 posted on 07/08/2025 3:52:19 AM PDT by BlueLancer (Orchides Forum Trahite - Cordes Et Mentes Veniant)
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To: Apple Pan Dowdy

Under 60 seconds today

Very appropriate quotation.

New Disney Superman movie is out, and to no surprise it’s as woke as could be possible.

His motto is now:

TRUTH, JUSTICE AND THE HUMAN WAY

Think about how stupid that sounds.

The director is telling us to “screw off” for being critical of it.

They’ve got 425 million in the thing.

I hope it bombs.


9 posted on 07/08/2025 4:23:06 AM PDT by nikos1121
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10 posted on 07/08/2025 4:57:14 AM PDT by Baldwin77 ( NOVEMBER 5-CHRISTIAN VISIBILITY DAY)
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11 posted on 07/08/2025 5:11:18 AM PDT by Magnum44 (...against all enemies, foreign and domestic... )
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To: nikos1121

You are right, it will bomb. They can’t mess with an iconic American hero tradition without a lot of flak.

Also they are trying to say Superman was an “illegal alien”. No! He was an infant orphan adopted by U.S. citizens who obviously applied for and obtained legal citizenship for him by the time he grew up. He didn’t require welfare, he didn’t commit any crimes , didn’t carry around a flag of Krypton, and assimilated quite nicely.


12 posted on 07/08/2025 5:31:04 AM PDT by Apple Pan Dowdy (... as American as Apple Pie. Normal is not coming back, but Jesus will. )
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He was still a draft dodger. He could have won World War II single handedly.


13 posted on 07/08/2025 7:55:54 AM PDT by Lonesome in Massachussets (Nullius in verba)
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14 posted on 07/08/2025 8:13:28 AM PDT by gitmo (If your theology doesn’t become your biography, what good is it?)
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These puzzles are much easier to solve when they make perfect sense.

The quotes from great poets are more difficult because they often just overrated nonsense - the verbal equivalent of one of Picasso’s h idiots portraits.

P.S. don’t get me wrong; I would LOVE to own a Picasso - so I could sell it to some fool and spend my millions on things worth having.


15 posted on 07/08/2025 8:14:38 AM PDT by enumerated (81 million votes my ass)
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To: Apple Pan Dowdy

Thanks.


16 posted on 07/08/2025 10:52:26 AM PDT by manna
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