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Today’s Cryptogram 

Posted on 09/26/2025 11:26:44 PM PDT by nikos1121

AYU’C AC RPEASWCNGE CQ WJIP NFAPURY OQLAUS NFQL JNJF? —OQUNGOAGY



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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 09/26/2025 11:26:44 PM PDT by nikos1121
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To: 4Liberty; absalom01; alicewonders; AloneInMass; Apple Pan Dowdy; Aria; AUsome Joy; babyfreep; ...

4 minutes good
3 minutes excellent
2 minutes exceptional
90 seconds superior

HEY! COME JOIN OUR SUPER FUN PING LIST, AND GET TODAY’S CRYPTOGRAM DELIVERED TO YOUR DOOR EACH MORNING!


2 posted on 09/26/2025 11:28:50 PM PDT by nikos1121
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To: nikos1121

It’s early, but I’m going to take a crack at this thing.


3 posted on 09/26/2025 11:31:32 PM PDT by ComputerGuy
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To: ComputerGuy
Ah so is Japanese, but that's close enough for me.
4 posted on 09/26/2025 11:38:39 PM PDT by ComputerGuy
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To: nikos1121
Good one. I started with the contraction which got me the two-letter words which got me the author and the rest of the puzzle.

-PJ

5 posted on 09/26/2025 11:43:43 PM PDT by Political Junkie Too ( * LAAP = Left-wing Activist Agitprop Press (formerly known as the MSM))
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To: Apple Pan Dowdy; FroggyTheGremlim; Lonesome in Massachussets; SharpenedEdge; Magnum44; manna; ...

6 posted on 09/27/2025 12:09:56 AM PDT by nikos1121
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To: Political Junkie Too

Now that’s whst I call an obtuse clue...


7 posted on 09/27/2025 12:12:02 AM PDT by nikos1121
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To: nikos1121
I know, it's great, right?

-PJ

8 posted on 09/27/2025 12:36:13 AM PDT by Political Junkie Too ( * LAAP = Left-wing Activist Agitprop Press (formerly known as the MSM))
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To: nikos1121

9 posted on 09/27/2025 2:08:16 AM PDT by Apple Pan Dowdy (... as American as Apple Pie. Normal is not coming back, but Jesus will. )
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To: nikos1121
Previous puzzle Friday, September 26, 2025

YXUG MLC QUOI LCQ O EOG'V QLGFCU, MLC OIU GLQ BILPKGF XKE O AKOI, MLC'IU LGAM QUAAKGF QXU YLIAN QXOQ MLC WUOI YXOQ XU EKFXQ VOM. ― FULIFU I.I. EOIQKG

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

WHEN YOU TEAR OUT A MAN'S TONGUE, YOU ARE NOT PROVING HIM A LIAR, YOU'RE ONLY TELLING THE WORLD THAT YOU FEAR WHAT HE MIGHT SAY. ― GEORGE R.R. MARTIN
HAL'S CRYPTOGRAM HELPER

10 posted on 09/27/2025 3:05:09 AM PDT by Lonesome in Massachussets (Nullius in verba)
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To: nikos1121

I think you mispelled “frightful”.


11 posted on 09/27/2025 3:08:37 AM PDT by Lonesome in Massachussets (Nullius in verba)
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To: Lonesome in Massachussets

lol

You sure?

Guess again...


12 posted on 09/27/2025 3:17:10 AM PDT by nikos1121
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To: Apple Pan Dowdy

OK, you win the thread!


13 posted on 09/27/2025 3:18:30 AM PDT by grey_whiskers (The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change without notice.)
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To: nikos1121

14 posted on 09/27/2025 5:42:02 AM PDT by BlueLancer ("It's very dangerous to believe people. I haven't for years." Miss Marple - Sleeping Murder)
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To: nikos1121

15 posted on 09/27/2025 6:28:08 AM PDT by Magnum44 (...against all enemies, foreign and domestic... )
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To: nikos1121

A very smart man! Good one.


16 posted on 09/27/2025 7:02:44 AM PDT by SharpenedEdge (Stockpile. Prepare. Arm. Train. A Storm is coming.)
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To: BlueLancer

Good one


17 posted on 09/27/2025 7:50:49 AM PDT by nikos1121
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To: nikos1121

Thanks.


18 posted on 09/27/2025 12:42:11 PM PDT by manna
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