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Today’s Cryptogram

Posted on 09/19/2025 3:00:37 AM PDT by Apple Pan Dowdy

N XFW'M NW SEEU XEWJXNPWXP FIIEQ MDP Y.J. SEGPOWHPWM ME UPJMOET KONGFXT, NWMPOWPM ZOPPUEH FWU VFJNX INVPOMNPJ ZEO KPEKIP FOEYWU MDP QEOIU QNMD MDNJ HFJJNGP JYOGPNIIFWXP HFXDNWP MDPT'OP JPXOPMIT VYNIUNWS. — PUQFOU JWEQUPW


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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 09/19/2025 3:00:37 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 09/19/2025 3:02:20 AM PDT by Apple Pan Dowdy (... as American as Apple Pie. Normal is not coming back, but Jesus will. )
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3 posted on 09/19/2025 3:03:11 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 Thursday, September 18, 2025

YOU HAVE PLAYED ENOUGH, YOU HAVE EATEN AND DRUNK ENOUGH. NOW IT IS TIME FOR YOU TO DEPART. - QUINTUS HORATIUS FLACCUS (HORACE)

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

UBX OPSC WTPUCR CGBXZO, UBX OPSC CPQCG PGR RVXGM CGBXZO. GBD JQ JI QJEC ABV UBX QB RCWPVQ. - NXJGQXI OBVPQJXI ATPHHXI (OBVPHC)
HAL'S CRYPTOGRAM HELPER

4 posted on 09/19/2025 3:14:36 AM PDT by Lonesome in Massachussets (Nullius in verba)
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To: 4Liberty; absalom01; alicewonders; AloneInMass; Apple Pan Dowdy; Aria; AUsome Joy; babyfreep; ...

I’m filling in for our Cryptogram again today for FroggyTheGremlim as he is in the hospital. I thought you all might want to know . The good news is that he is being moved to skilled nursing care for physical therapy and will soon be back.


5 posted on 09/19/2025 3:18:48 AM PDT by Apple Pan Dowdy (... as American as Apple Pie. Normal is not coming back, but Jesus will. )
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6 posted on 09/19/2025 4:03:29 AM PDT by grey_whiskers (The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change without notice.)
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7 posted on 09/19/2025 4:42:20 AM PDT by Apparatchik (Русские свиньи, идите домой)
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BTW, I’ll not mention today’s author is a piece of $hit traitor…oh I said that out loud, didn’t I?

8 posted on 09/19/2025 5:07:49 AM PDT by Magnum44 (...against all enemies, foreign and domestic... )
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9 posted on 09/19/2025 5:29:31 AM PDT by Baldwin77 ( NOVEMBER 5-CHRISTIAN VISIBILITY DAY)
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I was wondering about Froggy. Thanks for letting us know. Please tell him I am praying for his speedy and complete recovery.


10 posted on 09/19/2025 6:09:01 AM PDT by John4.11 (Let your faith ROAR so loud that you can't hear what doubt is)
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That is wonderful news. We should all pray for his recovery.


11 posted on 09/19/2025 6:33:28 AM PDT by nikos1121
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Is this the easiest crypto ever? Started at the first word and each subsequent word was obvious.


12 posted on 09/19/2025 9:23:42 AM PDT by gitmo (If your theology doesn’t become your biography, what good is it?)
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Thanks.


13 posted on 09/19/2025 10:55:44 AM PDT by manna
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