Today’s Cryptogram

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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!

1 posted on 11/25/2025 3:50:38 AM PST by Apple Pan Dowdy

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

Enjoy today’s Cryptogram

2 posted on 11/25/2025 3:51:12 AM PST by Apple Pan Dowdy (... as American as Apple Pie. Normal is not coming back, but Jesus will. )

To: Apple Pan Dowdy

And then I told them that Obama care was going to lower their premiums.

3 posted on 11/25/2025 3:51:48 AM PST by Apple Pan Dowdy (... as American as Apple Pie. Normal is not coming back, but Jesus will. )

To: Apple Pan Dowdy

Previous puzzles Monday, November 24, 2025

XTM HMUNE HJMDZ'X WJFM HQMDDMH NZ V QMH WVKM VZH KJNZXO TJQZD. TM WJFMD VD MUMQOXTNZR OJC'UM MUMQ BNDTMH AJQ. — XCWIMQ FVS

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

THE DEVIL DOESN'T COME DRESSED IN A RED CAPE AND POINTY HORNS. HE COMES AS EVERYTHING YOU'VE EVER WISHED FOR. — TUCKER MAX

HAL'S CRYPTOGRAM HELPER

4 posted on 11/25/2025 3:55:16 AM PST by Lonesome in Massachussets ( )

To: Apple Pan Dowdy

Hey, you so win the thread!

5 posted on 11/25/2025 4:31:51 AM PST by grey_whiskers (The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change without notice.)

To: Apple Pan Dowdy

6 posted on 11/25/2025 4:32:46 AM PST by grey_whiskers (The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change without notice.)

To: Apple Pan Dowdy

7 posted on 11/25/2025 5:00:30 AM PST by Lonesome in Massachussets ( )

To: Apple Pan Dowdy

I’ll see your Obozo, and raise you one Mandani.

actually, the quote doesn’t make much sense in that I don’t see anything particularly evil in the example cited. Sheldon would be hyperventilating.

8 posted on 11/25/2025 5:25:59 AM PST by Magnum44 (...against all enemies, foreign and domestic... )

To: Apple Pan Dowdy

9 posted on 11/25/2025 5:49:47 AM PST by SharpenedEdge (Stockpile. Prepare. Arm. Train. A Storm is coming.)

To: SharpenedEdge

10 posted on 11/25/2025 5:51:49 AM PST by SharpenedEdge (Stockpile. Prepare. Arm. Train. A Storm is coming.)

To: SharpenedEdge

11 posted on 11/25/2025 6:04:22 AM PST by SharpenedEdge (Stockpile. Prepare. Arm. Train. A Storm is coming.)

To: SharpenedEdge

12 posted on 11/25/2025 6:28:47 AM PST by gundog (The ends justify the mean tweets. )

I don’t see anything particularly evil in the example cited

uh......, I think that's the whole point

13 posted on 11/25/2025 7:34:43 AM PST by goo goo g'joob (When honest people say what's true, calmly and without embarrassment, they become powerful)

To: goo goo g'joob

So you are saying the quote is sarcasm? Without context I cant see that. I dont know the author.

14 posted on 11/25/2025 7:40:21 AM PST by Magnum44 (...against all enemies, foreign and domestic... )

To: Apple Pan Dowdy

15 posted on 11/25/2025 8:05:21 AM PST by manna

$30 minimum wage? Is that per day or per week? < /s >

16 posted on 11/25/2025 11:46:50 AM PST by BlueLancer (Orchides Forum Trahite - Cordes Et Mentes Veniant)

To: Apple Pan Dowdy

17 posted on 11/25/2025 12:18:31 PM PST by gitmo (If your theology doesn’t become your biography, what good is it?)

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