Today’s Cryptogram

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 10/07/2025 2:49:23 AM PDT by Apple Pan Dowdy

To: 4Liberty; absalom01; alicewonders; AloneInMass; Apple Pan Dowdy; Aria; AUsome Joy; babyfreep; ...

Enjoy today’s Cryptogram

2 posted on 10/07/2025 2:50:00 AM PDT by Apple Pan Dowdy (... as American as Apple Pie. Normal is not coming back, but Jesus will. )

To: Apple Pan Dowdy

3 posted on 10/07/2025 2:51:42 AM PDT by Apple Pan Dowdy (... as American as Apple Pie. Normal is not coming back, but Jesus will. )

To: Apple Pan Dowdy

Previous puzzle Sunday, October 5, 2025

UIOE RIO VKOOE UDDGY WFJVI UBRI RIO ADBMO DL SDC, FEG RIO GBNZWBEV YRKOFN KJEY WFJVIBEV QC; UIOE RIO FBK GDOY WFJVI UBRI DJK NOKKC UBR, FEG RIO VKOOE IBWW WFJVIY UBRI RIO EDBYO DL BR. — UBWWBFN QWFXO

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

WHEN THE GREEN WOODS LAUGH WITH THE VOICE OF JOY, AND THE DIMPLING STREAM RUNS LAUGHING BY; WHEN THE AIR DOES LAUGH WITH OUR MERRY WIT, AND THE GREEN HILL LAUGHS WITH THE NOISE OF IT. — WILLIAM BLAKE

HAL'S CRYPTOGRAM HELPER

4 posted on 10/07/2025 3:27:18 AM PDT by Lonesome in Massachussets (Nullius in verba)

To: Apple Pan Dowdy

5 posted on 10/07/2025 3:32:30 AM PDT by Lonesome in Massachussets (Nullius in verba)

To: Apple Pan Dowdy

Several contractions always makes it easier to solve.

-PJ

6 posted on 10/07/2025 3:48:29 AM PDT by Political Junkie Too ( * LAAP = Left-wing Activist Agitprop Press (formerly known as the MSM))

To: Apple Pan Dowdy

7 posted on 10/07/2025 4:05:22 AM PDT by BlueLancer ("It's very dangerous to believe people. I haven't for years." Miss Marple - Sleeping Murder)

To: Apple Pan Dowdy

Since I don’t have any, I have no idea what they’re thinking ...

8 posted on 10/07/2025 4:06:17 AM PDT by BlueLancer ("It's very dangerous to believe people. I haven't for years." Miss Marple - Sleeping Murder)

To: Apple Pan Dowdy

9 posted on 10/07/2025 4:23:50 AM PDT by Baldwin77 ( NOVEMBER 5-CHRISTIAN VISIBILITY DAY)

To: Apple Pan Dowdy

10 posted on 10/07/2025 5:53:26 AM PDT by Magnum44 (...against all enemies, foreign and domestic... )

To: Apple Pan Dowdy

One of the best political quotes in history. Bravo.

11 posted on 10/07/2025 11:12:03 AM PDT by SharpenedEdge (Stockpile. Prepare. Arm. Train. A Storm is coming.)

To: Apple Pan Dowdy

12 posted on 10/07/2025 11:30:46 AM PDT by manna

To: Apple Pan Dowdy

13 posted on 10/07/2025 12:14:42 PM PDT by gitmo (If your theology doesn’t become your biography, what good is it?)

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