Today’s Cryptogram

[Apple Pan Dowdy]

QXN WNEMGHVQF VHN QXN JVHQO QXVQ FVOF ZMANHYENYQ DLTT EVSN OMK FEVHQNH, QVTTNH, HLGXNH, VYW HNEMAN QXN GHVPZHVFF MY OMKH TVDY. QXN HNJKPTLGVYF VHN QXN JVHQO QXVQ FVOF ZMANHYENYQ WMNFY'Q DMHS VYW QXNY QXNO ZNQ NTNGQNW VYW JHMAN LQ. — J. R. M'HMKHSN

[Apple Pan Dowdy]

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.

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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.

[Apple Pan Dowdy]

Enjoy today’s Cryptogram

[Apple Pan Dowdy]

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

Previous puzzle Monday, August 18, 2025

EG'L CIG TID WYNT DP UERP HYG TID WYNT AIRP DP VYG ECGI UERECU. — WIGTPB GPBPLS

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

IT'S NOT HOW MUCH WE GIVE BUT HOW MUCH LOVE WE PUT INTO GIVING. — MOTHER TERESA

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[Lonesome in Massachussets]

[Baldwin77]

[nikos1121]

I’m thinkning that this means we’re the good guys.

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

I am an American first, not a HNJKPTLGVY and most certainly not a WNEMGHVQ. I view ZMANHYENYQ as a necessary evil. HNJKPTLGVY are the less bad option.

[BlueLancer]

[Magnum44]

[manna]

Thanks.

[scrabblehack]

I’ll promise you anything if you love me tonight.