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Today's Cryptogram

Posted on 08/20/2025 2:55:09 AM PDT by Lonesome in Massachussets

QKJVGQF GZ ZKNJCU KU XKUC NTCBGSTC JVMQ DMJCU, ECJ QKJVGQF YMQ UCZGZJ GJ. TMK JLH.



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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 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.

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 08/20/2025 2:55:09 AM PDT by Lonesome in Massachussets
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To: 4Liberty; absalom01; alicewonders; AloneInMass; Apple Pan Dowdy; Aria; AUsome Joy; babyfreep; ...
Previous puzzle Tuesday, August 19, 2025

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

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

THE DEMOCRATS ARE THE PARTY THAT SAYS GOVERNMENT WILL MAKE YOU SMARTER, TALLER, RICHER, AND REMOVE THE CRABGRASS ON YOUR LAWN. THE REPUBLICANS ARE THE PARTY THAT SAYS GOVERNMENT DOESN'T WORK AND THEN THEY GET ELECTED AND PROVE IT. — P. F. O'ROURKE
HAL'S CRYPTOGRAM HELPER

2 posted on 08/20/2025 2:55:54 AM PDT by Lonesome in Massachussets (Nullius in verba)
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3 posted on 08/20/2025 3:07:49 AM PDT by Lonesome in Massachussets (Nullius in verba)
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4 posted on 08/20/2025 3:21:08 AM PDT 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

Good one! Classic philosophy.


5 posted on 08/20/2025 3:28:44 AM PDT by SharpenedEdge (Stockpile. Prepare. Arm. Train. A Storm is coming.)
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Another relentless force of nature.


6 posted on 08/20/2025 3:30:13 AM PDT by Lonesome in Massachussets (Nullius in verba)
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7 posted on 08/20/2025 3:42:56 AM PDT by Baldwin77 ( NOVEMBER 5-CHRISTIAN VISIBILITY DAY)
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8 posted on 08/20/2025 3:45:03 AM PDT by Baldwin77 ( NOVEMBER 5-CHRISTIAN VISIBILITY DAY)
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To: Lonesome in Massachussets

Yes! That’s exactly what I was thinking. 🙂


9 posted on 08/20/2025 4:31:04 AM PDT by Apple Pan Dowdy (... as American as Apple Pie. Normal is not coming back, but Jesus will. )
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10 posted on 08/20/2025 5:29:05 AM PDT by Magnum44 (...against all enemies, foreign and domestic... )
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To: Lonesome in Massachussets

Thanks.


11 posted on 08/20/2025 10:32:57 AM PDT by manna
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To: Lonesome in Massachussets

I guess he never did a belly flop.


12 posted on 08/20/2025 12:49:31 PM PDT by scrabblehack
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