Posted on 12/31/2025 1:50:56 AM PST by Lonesome in Massachussets
HKL KHIF TAIR (YNZKXTGRL 1711)
TGHNKL HKL PBJNPXIOPIBR ZR VHMFHO,
PIL IRERM OGHNFGO NYHI;
OGR VKPDRT HV KHER RQOXIFNXTGRL,
PIL VNKKA YPTO PIL FHIR:
XT OGA TCRRO GRPMO IHC FMHCI TH BHKL,
OGPO KHEXIF ZMRPTO HV OGXIR;
OGPO OGHN BPITO IRERM HIBR MRVKRBO
HI HKL KHIF TAIR.BGHMNT:
HI HKL KHIF TAIR DA WH,
HI HKL KHIF TAIR,
OGPO OGHN BPITO IRERM HIBR MRVKRBO,
HI HKL KHIF TAIR.- WPDRT CPOTHI (B. 1664 – 1722)
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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!
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.)
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OUAAMG D KGDHGQ JUA JSKK SLTGMI SL ZESKHSLW ZQSHWGM, LAI JDKKM. ZAAVM, LAI JGDNALM. FAQDKSIB, LAI OAQQENISAL. SLIGKKGOIEDKSMF DLH JSMHAF, LAI SWLAQDLOG. — MERB VDMMGFSolution to previous Puzzle: (select the yellow text with your cursor to read):
CHOOSE A LEADER WHO WILL INVEST IN BUILDING BRIDGES, NOT WALLS. BOOKS, NOT WEAPONS. MORALITY, NOT CORRUPTION. INTELLECTUALISM AND WISDOM, NOT IGNORANCE. — SUZY KASSEM
HAL'S CRYPTOGRAM HELPER
If you need a clue ask the group to send you a letter to your private reply.
4 minutes good
3 minutes excellent
2 minutes exceptional
90 seconds superior
Finally!
Let’s hoist one for...
LOL
Thanks.
Side note - maybe in the new year we can resolve to move away from holiday (day, week, month) thematic quotes. They are getting too predictable. This was a two second solution. The cryptogram is greatly appreciated (I might have opus’d out already if not for this thread). I don’t think I’ve missed one in the 5 years or so it’s been running. It’s just that I can already predict tomorrow’s quote.
I’ll go have some cheese with my whine now. 🤣
That’s a great clue! BTW, is Shelley Winters really Jonathan Winters in drag?
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