Today's Cryptogram Challenge

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

TAK YJI XJFB JQQ XMB DWIYBLWXT WI MAQQTCAAS, EQJYB WX WI XMB IJHBQ AZ J ZWLBZQT JIS DXWQQ MJHB LAAR BIAKOM ZAL XMLBB YJLJCJT DBBSD JIS J ELASKYBL'D MBJLX. -- ZLBS JQQBI

[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 Tuesday, January 6, 2026

AV UNJ DNNB OR RIW TNDDZ, AR KOZ O FASSWG WDWYRANP. UNJ DNNB OR RIW GAVVWFWPR ZRORWZ, RIW WDWYRANP KOZ RNRODDU FASSWG. AR’Z O GAZSFOYW RN NJF YNJPRFU. AR’Z DABW O RIAFG KNFDG YNJPRFU. RIWZW CODDNRZ TNJFAPS AP VFNX WQWFUKIWFW JZAPS XOYIAPWFU RIOR PNCNGU BPNKZ, NKPWFZIAT PNCNGU BPNKZ OPURIAPS OCNJR. — GNPODG RFJXT

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

IF YOU LOOK AT THE POLLS, IT WAS A RIGGED ELECTION. YOU LOOK AT THE DIFFERENT STATES, THE ELECTION WAS TOTALLY RIGGED. IT’S A DISGRACE TO OUR COUNTRY. IT’S LIKE A THIRD WORLD COUNTRY. THESE BALLOTS POURING IN FROM EVERYWHERE USING MACHINERY THAT NOBODY KNOWS, OWNERSHIP NOBODY KNOWS ANYTHING ABOUT. — DONALD TRUMP

HAL'S CRYPTOGRAM HELPER

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

[ComputerGuy]

I used the brute force technique thanks to Hal.

[Apple Pan Dowdy]

[ComputerGuy]

Do you remember that commercial “I can’t believe I ate the whole thing”?

[Magnum44]

[Magnum44]

[Baldwin77]

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

It wasn’t intended to be difficult, just slightly amusing and mildly provocative.

[SharpenedEdge]

“You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy.”

Spot on.

[Magnum44]

[gitmo]

Easy one today. And it’s spot on.

[manna]

Thanks.

[BlueLancer]