Today's Cryptogram Challenge

[nikos1121]

JM E CEP DPIXK PIN NI XTJAT SIBN TJK VIEN KEJFK, PI XJPO JK E MEJB XJPO. — FZAJZK EPPEZK KECIKENZK

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TOPICS: Chit/Chat
KEYWORDS: todayscryptogram

[nikos1121]

Hello,

Ready for a mental workout? A Cryptogram is a classic quotation puzzle frequently featured in daily publications. I source the best and most challenging ones to help keep our minds sharp and boost cognitive health!

How the Cryptogram Works

In a Cryptogram, a single letter always stands for another letter.

(Example: AXYDLBAAXR might translate to LONGFELLOW. This is just an example and does not apply to today’s puzzle.)

If this is your first time, don’t be intimidated—the game is very addictive, and you will quickly master the technique! If you find yourself stumped, simply take a break and return to it later.

Instructions & Community Etiquette

Please follow these guidelines for the best experience for everyone:

• Solving: I suggest **printing the puzzle** and working on it with pen and paper. You can also copy and paste the text into the helper link below if you prefer a digital tool. (I recommend that you do NOT look at the letter counter in the Helper for a better challenge).

• Share Time, Not Answers: **DO NOT** post the solution in the general comments. Please **DO** post your **solving time** and a brief note on how you made out.

• Solutions & Hints: Send your solution to me via **private reply** only. If you need a hint for today's puzzle, feel free to **ASK THE GROUP FOR HELP!**

HAL'S CRYPTOGRAM HELPER

Post a Clever Clue

Feel free to post a fun or clever clue—the more tangential to the quotation the better! Just remember that your clue **must not contain the actual words** of the solved quote.

Good luck, and enjoy the challenge!

[nikos1121]

Under three minutes is excellent when solving today’s puzzle.

[nikos1121]

[gundog]

First three words bu inspection....

[BlueLancer]

[MustKnowHistory]

Somehow I got the puzzle, but the author is a mystery.

The most common letter seems to be absent from the quote.

[nikos1121]

You noticed!

[Apple Pan Dowdy]

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

Previous puzzles Sunday, November 15, 2025

N PUUF SUTYSJZTSZ JY

N SUTOJTRNQ SALJYOKNY--MZTINKJT GLNTHQJT

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

A GOOD CONSCIENCE IS A CONTINUAL CHRISTMAS--BENJAMIN FRANKLIN

HAL'S CRYPTOGRAM HELPER

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

A lipogram is a book which deliberately avoids the use of a specific letter, for instance, the novel Gadsby by Ernest Vincent Wright.

[SharpenedEdge]

Excellent! Classic and thoughtful. I made the time, too! Well done.

[Magnum44]

[Magnum44]

You win the thread!

[Magnum44]

Thread winner runner up!

[manna]

Thanks.

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

“The most common letter seems to be absent from the quote.”

I said the same thing, perhaps more subtly:

https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/4352779/posts#10

[goo goo g'joob]

but the author is a mystery.

sounds like the Gutfeld of his day...