Today’s Cryptogram

[nikos1121]

IBJNJ OY BHNWZQK OQ HTITWQ

HQP H STYIJN OQ OIY YRK. —VJNMK FKYYBJ YBJSSJK

[nikos1121]

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.

[nikos1121]

Thank you to all of you who responded to “Today’s Cryptogram Survey.” The four of us are dedicated to starting your day off with a challenge to the brain.

Here’s the Survey again for those who still wish to respond.

Today’s Cryptogram Survey

1. How often do you do Today’s Cryptogram?
a. Now and then
b. Several times per month
c. I try to do it Daily

2. Are you on the Ping List?
a. Yes
b. No

3. In a few words, why do you like to do Today’s Cryptogram?

[Magnum44]

Sounds like something a squirrel would say….

”All the leaves are brown….and the sky is grey…..”

[Political Junkie Too]

I had to look up the author from the quote.

-PJ

[Apple Pan Dowdy]

[scrabblehack]

Frankenstein

[piytar]

Daily. Never post my solution because that would be a spoiler. Why? It’s fun.

[Baldwin77]

[Steven Tyler]

1.How often do you do Today’s Cryptogram?
c. I do it Daily

2. Are you on the Ping List?
b. No

3. I love the challenge to solve a problem.

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

Previous puzzles Saturday, October 25, 2025

ELPLP KG SYNKI KV ELP VKNLE

MLPV HJSHRKVG NWQM FD SQQVWKNLE.

—JVRVQMV

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

THEHE IS MAGIC IN THE NIGHT WHEN PUMPKINS GLOW BY MOONLIGHT. —UNKNOWN

HAL'S CRYPTOGRAM HELPER

[IYAS9YAS]

1) C
2) A
3) I enjoy it and look forward to it. It helps me focus for the day. I don’t normally reply within the threads.

[grey_whiskers]

The perfect hint.

[day10]

1) C
2) A
3) I enjoy it and look forward to it. Sharpens my mind a bit with morning coffee to start the day.

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

I went the other way, after the first seven letters (a gimme) I saw the name and just filled in the puzzle.

[Magnum44]

1. How often do you do Today’s Cryptogram?

2. Are you on the Ping List?

3. In a few words, why do you like to do Today’s Cryptogram?

[manna]

Thanks.

[Grammy]

Thanks to you lovely people for the puzzles. I try to do them daily, but often it is every other day, and I do the one I missed at the same time since you so kindly put it up with a means of not reading the answer unless you want to.

I am on the ping list.

I enjoy a little challenge to perk up my mind, and give me a smile.

[gitmo]

So did I.