Today’s Cryptogram

[nikos1121]

TULUSGUQ RA V SCMZJ CY RMBRZVZRCM

ZC YCQDUZ CWQAUIBUA RM ZJU

AUQBRLU CY CZJUQA. — QCGUQZ ICWRA AZUBUMACM

[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]

From The Arkansas Gazette

4 minutes good
3 minutes excellent
2 minutes exceptional
90 seconds superior

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[Magnum44]

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[Baldwin77]

[manna]

Thanks.

[scrabblehack]

So Dr. Jekyll turns back to Mr. Hyde next month?

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

Previous puzzle Saturday, December 20, 2025

FPP WC YFWZ WI PGSM FIX EFZ--TGOI PHPH

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

ALL IS FAIR IN LOVE AND WAR--JOHN LYLY

HAL'S CRYPTOGRAM HELPER

[BlueLancer]

I got the author immediately, and the rest fell out like gold doubloons cascading out of a chest ...

Shiver my timbers, shiver my soul
Yo-ho, heave ho
There are men whose hearts are as black as coal
Yo-ho, heave ho

And they sailed their ship cross the ocean blue
A blood-thirsty captain and a cut-throat crew
It's as dark a tale as was ever told
Of the lust for treasure and the love of gold

Shiver my timbers, shiver my sides
Yo-ho, heave ho
There are hungers as strong as the wind and tides
Yo-ho, heave ho

And those buccaneers drowned their sins in rum
The devil himself would have to call them scum
Every man aboard would have killed his mate
For a bag of guineas or a piece of eight
(A piece of eight)
(A piece of eight)
(Five, six, seven, eight ...)

Hoola wacka, boola wacka, something not right
Many wicked icky things gonna happen tonight
Hoola wacka, boola wacka, sailor man beware
When there's money in the ground, there's murder in the air
(Murder in the air)

One more time now

Shiver my timbers, shiver my bones
Yo-ho, heave ho
There are secrets that sleep with old Davy Jones
Yo-ho, heave ho

When the mainsail's set and the anchor's weighed
There's no turning back from any course that's laid
And when greed and villainy sail the sea
You can bet your boots there'll be treachery
There'll be treachery

Shiver my timbers, shiver my sails
Dead men tell no tales

[SharpenedEdge]

Excellent!