Today's Cryptogram

[nikos1121]

Today’s Cryptogram

QVIDI’H L QVMP YMPI AIQSIIP

QZ YLWNV SMQV LPF QZ YLWNV LQ. —DMEVLDF UDKZD

[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

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[doorgunner69]

That guy would know.

[ComputerGuy]

He was my favorite.

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

Previous puzzle Friday, January 9, 2026

GOYMY NX W SAYWXVMY NB SONAQXQSOU, WBZ W AVMY YFYB NB GOY DNMWPYX QH DYGWSOUXNKX,

JONKO YFYMU XGVZYBG HYYAX VBGNA GOY KQWMXY BYKYXXNGNYX QH SOUXNKWA YLNXGYBKY ZMWP OND

HMQD GOY OYNPOGX QH GOQVPOG NBGQ GOY DWMG QH YKQBQDNK XGMNHY WBZ PWNB.

- JNAA ZVMWBG, GOY XGQMU QH SONAQXQSOU

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

THERE IS A PLEASURE IN PHILOSOPHY, AND A LURE EVEN IN THE MIRAGES OF METAPHYSICS, WHICH EVERY STUDENT FEELS UNTIL THE COARSE NECESSITIES OF PHYSICAL EXISTENCE DRAG HIM FROM THE HEIGHTS OF THOUGHT INTO THE MART OF ECONOMIC STRIFE AND GAIN. - WILL DURANT, THE STORY OF PHILOSOPHY

HAL'S CRYPTOGRAM HELPER

[Magnum44]

I’m not addicted to cocaine. I just like the way it smells.

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

Spoiler Alert: "I went to a penitentiary ... I talked to the brothers. I talked to them. And thank God we got penitentiaries." - ibid

[Apple Pan Dowdy]

[ComputerGuy]

I remember that one! Some folks just need to be locked up.

[Magnum44]

[manna]

Thanks.

[goo goo g'joob]

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Me, Me, Me, pick Me!!

[SharpenedEdge]

A troubled soul, but man, he was funny. Good one.

[enumerated]

LYY QVI KZDI SVIP ZPI MH QVMP HJMPPIF.