Today's Cryptogram Challenge

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

WH MLUT NYHU SLID UTLIKH, GTYGYZWUD TWH LUH HDWHYI. UTDBD LH W HLNVZD NDNYBJ WLX UTWU JYA GWI AHD UY XDUDBNLID MTDUTDB LU LH UTD GYBBDGU ULND UY YBXDB GTYGYZWUD XLHTDH: WIJ NYIUT MTYHD IWND GYIUWLIH UTD ZDUUDB W, D, YB A LH UTD VBYVDB ULND SYB GTYGYZWUD. -- HWIXBW QYJIUYI

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

👋 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! 🍀

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

Previous puzzle Monday, December 22, 2025

MCDZO DFQJQTRG TS LIDZJ VTTPG KZU VD FDXQLCJSHX, VHJ MCDZO DFQJQTRG TS LIDZJ KDR ZID ZVGTXHJDXU FDJDGJZVXD. -- TGMZI EQXFD

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

CHEAP EDITIONS OF GREAT BOOKS MAY BE DELIGHTFUL, BUT CHEAP EDITIONS OF GREAT MEN ARE ABSOLUTELY DETESTABLE. -- OSCAR WILDE

HAL'S CRYPTOGRAM HELPER

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

[Hyman Roth]

Looks like a Joe Biden speech

[Apple Pan Dowdy]

[ComputerGuy]

I’ll pay any price for that stuff.

[BlueLancer]

I fell into a vat of it and yelled "fire" to get rescued ...

I fell in a vat of ...

[BlueLancer]

My hint is an obvious tell-tale that I’m an old fart ...

[Magnum44]

[manna]

Thanks.

[Magnum44]

[Baldwin77]

[goo goo g'joob]

yelled "fire"

Why'd you yell FIRE when you fell into the ....?

Why'd you yell FIRE when you fell into the ....?

Why'd you yell FIRE when you fell into the ....?

fall-de-do-ron...

[goo goo g'joob]

I’m an old fart

We had that on one of their LPs. It got lots of playing time.

[John4.11]

AHAHAHAHAHA

[Grammy]

One of my favorite artists!!! And she’s right!

[gitmo]

[BlueLancer]

Why'd you yell FIRE when you fell into the ....?

Well, I yelled FIRE 'cause nobody would save me if I yelled ....!

Lolly-do-dum, lolly-do-dum-day!

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

With so many days, there must be some that work?