Today’s Cryptogram Challenge

👋 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 01/05/2026 3:36:01 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 01/05/2026 3:36:28 AM PST by Apple Pan Dowdy (... as American as Apple Pie. Normal is not coming back, but Jesus will. )

To: Apple Pan Dowdy

3 posted on 01/05/2026 3:37:07 AM PST by Apple Pan Dowdy (... as American as Apple Pie. Normal is not coming back, but Jesus will. )

To: Apple Pan Dowdy

I coulda been a contender!

4 posted on 01/05/2026 3:49:47 AM PST by Kudsman (47 is making things right again. )

To: Apple Pan Dowdy

Good one! Pithy and true.

5 posted on 01/05/2026 4:01:57 AM PST by SharpenedEdge (Stockpile. Prepare. Arm. Train. A Storm is coming.)

To: Apple Pan Dowdy

Previous puzzle Sunday, January 4, 2026

KPDKCP UYD PWNDH IPPRZWTB BYDQCE
WDR XP ZW AYOVTP DJ OWHRYZWT. — RYDIOB BDUPCC

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

PEOPLE WHO ENJOY MEETINGS SHOULD NOT BE IN CHARGE OF ANYTHING. — THOMAS SOWELL

HAL'S CRYPTOGRAM HELPER

6 posted on 01/05/2026 4:11:40 AM PST by Lonesome in Massachussets ( )

To: Apple Pan Dowdy

GLRLTP and DLEDLP in one supersized MAGA helping.

7 posted on 01/05/2026 4:16:10 AM PST by Lonesome in Massachussets ( )

To: Apple Pan Dowdy

8 posted on 01/05/2026 4:42:00 AM PST by ComputerGuy (The 'A' in 'AI' stands for 'Almost')

To: Apple Pan Dowdy

9 posted on 01/05/2026 5:02:18 AM PST by Magnum44 (...against all enemies, foreign and domestic... )

To: Apple Pan Dowdy

10 posted on 01/05/2026 5:11:52 AM PST by T.B. Yoits

To: Apple Pan Dowdy

11 posted on 01/05/2026 5:28:01 AM PST by grey_whiskers (The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change without notice.)

To: Apple Pan Dowdy

I like your tagline.

12 posted on 01/05/2026 5:43:57 AM PST by metmom (He who testifies to these things says, “Surely I am coming soon." Amen. Come, Lord Jesus….)

To: Apple Pan Dowdy

13 posted on 01/05/2026 6:31:36 AM PST by manna

To: Apple Pan Dowdy

14 posted on 01/05/2026 8:21:28 AM PST by gitmo (If your theology doesn’t become your biography, what good is it?)

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