Today’s Cryptogram Challenge

[Apple Pan Dowdy]

BEXVV QGDV QWAVH QWMJO ESCV SDNVO OGXVIBGWHD, SXXGCVO WH BGAV, EVJTVO OVJGCVX BEV RSRK, RWMYEB TXSIBGISJ YGZBD, IJVSHVO BEV DBSRJV, ASOV S ISDDVXWJV, SHO BEVXV QWMJO RV TVSIV WH VSXBE! —SHWH

[Apple Pan Dowdy]

👋 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! 🍀

[Apple Pan Dowdy]

Enjoy today’s Cryptogram.

[Apple Pan Dowdy]

[ComputerGuy]

No comment

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

Previous puzzle Sunday, December 14, 2025

RTS WZRFYR EQYR NVK RV

RTS EVPYRSZ VM TFY

VKP FEWBFPWRFVP. —ZFHTWZX KZFBTR

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

THE ARTIST MUST BOW TO THE MONSTER OF HIS OWN IMAGINATION. —RICHARD WRIGHT

HAL'S CRYPTOGRAM HELPER

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

Why wasn’t Jesus born in [Insert country or state here. Default is “Italy”]?

They couldn’t find three wise men. Or a virgin.

Popular in Catholic schools in New York because the church was Italian, and the student body split about 50-50 between Irish- and Italian-American.

[T.B. Yoits]

[Magnum44]

[Baldwin77]

[Baldwin77]

[grey_whiskers]

[Buttons12]

SHWH and MHNHWQH, separated at birth!

[SharpenedEdge]

Ummmm......yeah. Sure.

Internecine warfare and jealousy-driven passive aggressivism would have ensured that no one ever arrived.

There’s a reason why all the great explorers (excepting an honorable mention to Sacagawea) were and are men.

Good puzzle, though!

[enumerated]

Right, and if you believe all that, maybe you also believe the BS about the higher pain threshold..

[manna]

Thanks.

[DownInFlames]

THREE WISE WOMEN WOULD HAVE ASKED DIRECTIONS, ARRIVED ON TIME, HELPED DELIVER THE BABY, BOUGHT PRACTICAL GIFTS, CLEANED THE STABLE, MADE A CASSEROLE, AND THERE WOULD BE PEACE ON EARTH! —ANON

[Magnum44]

Ask mods to remove your post. You’re not supposed to post the answer. Its in the rules above. Thanks.

[spintreebob]

Three Wise Men would have asked the government for permission and are still waiting to hear back.

[gitmo]

Those guys had guidance.

[Apple Pan Dowdy]

We are happy that you joined us for the crypto challenge today, however please read the instructions near the top of the post. DO NOT post the solution in the general comments. 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.