Today’s Cryptogram

[Apple Pan Dowdy]

JOZBUEV QXYBG ZBUXL ZW RXBBGTOYLXB TOLUKWY WFZ WS ZQX SUBKZ EWYRBXKK. ZQX ZXBT HOK EWUYXL LFBUYR TOLUKWY’K JBXKULXYEG, ZW TWEV XADBULRX RXBBG, ZQX RWNXBYWB WS TOKKOEQFKXZZK, HQW UY 1811 OJJBWNXL OY XAXEZUWY LUKZBUEZ ZQOZ HOK KOUL ZW AWWV AUVX O KOAOTOYLXB. — IXSSBXG ZWWDUY

[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]

[ComputerGuy]

Oooooh!
Lizards and stuff

[Mr_Moonlight]

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

Previous puzzle Monday, September 29, 2025

CPH MZLF LF CPM MZB BCR. LM LF CPM BSBC MZB DBALCCLCA PG MZB BCR. DJM LM LF, QBWZVQF, MZB BCR PG MZB DBALCCLCA. — HLCFMPC EZJWEZLNN

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

NOW THIS IS NOT THE END. IT IS NOT EVEN THE BEGINNING OF THE END. BUT IT IS, PERHAPS, THE END OF THE BEGINNING. — WINSTON CHURCHILL

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[Lonesome in Massachussets]

Previous puzzle Monday, September 29, 2025

CPH MZLF LF CPM MZB BCR. LM LF CPM BSBC MZB DBALCCLCA PG MZB BCR. DJM LM LF, QBWZVQF, MZB BCR PG MZB DBALCCLCA. — HLCFMPC EZJWEZLNN

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

NOW THIS IS NOT THE END. IT IS NOT EVEN THE BEGINNING OF THE END. BUT IT IS, PERHAPS, THE END OF THE BEGINNING. — WINSTON CHURCHILL

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[Lonesome in Massachussets]

Note the eponym of that monstrosity pronounced his last name with a hard "G".

[Magnum44]

[Baldwin77]

[BlueLancer]

[goo goo g'joob]

is that an “L” or an “R” in XAXEZUWY

I feel like I need a shower - given the author

[gitmo]

[manna]

Thanks.