Today’s Cryptogram

[Apple Pan Dowdy]

IMB ZEBJCSBDI’J OKWCDL HDS UB’EB MHXCDL H LKKS ICYB. QKG VHD DBLKICHIB CD LKKS PHCIM UMCRB HRJK ZKWCDL H RCIIRB TCI KP PGD HI JKYB KP IMB HTJGESCICBJ KP IMB SBYKVEHIJ’ ZKJCICKDJ HDS BXBD, QKG WDKU, ZKWCDL JKYB, JKYB PGD HI IMB HTJGESCIQ KP IMB SBYKVEHIJ IMBYJBRXBJ. — OS XHDVB

[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.

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.

[Apple Pan Dowdy]

Enjoy today’s Cryptogram

[Apple Pan Dowdy]

My Dearest Penelope, It is day 7 of the sombrero memes and I fear there is no end in sight.

[BlueLancer]

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

Previous puzzle Sunday, October 12, 2025

XMR KNNH INAXTQR NI BCRAWPB

WU PJNURJE XWRH XN XMR KNNH

INAXTQR NI BJJ MTCBQWXE.

-CBAOTWU HR JBIBERXXR

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

THE GOOD FORTUNE OF AMERICA IS CLOSELY TIED TO THE GOOD FORTUNE OF ALL HUMANITY. -MARQUIS DE LAFAYETTE

HAL'S CRYPTOGRAM HELPER

[grey_whiskers]

Hillbillies in high places.

[Magnum44]

[SharpenedEdge]

Awesome! Wisdom from a rising star.

[gitmo]

Very easy one today. And a fun one.

[manna]

Thanks.