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Today’s Cryptogram Challenge

Posted on 01/12/2026 2:36:56 AM PST by Apple Pan Dowdy

F VEVHOZ RDQH ZUDM XEVHM CFCHRB. MHRLEV LE TH UERL MKXU FO EYYECZKODZB ZE ZCFOMAECV FOL CHDONHOZ. CFCHC MZDRR DM DZ ZUH YHEYRH ZUHVMHRNHM TUEMH UFOLM FCH ZUH EOHM KYEO ZUH RHNHCM EA XUFOJH. — GEUCFO VFVLFOD (DOFKJKCFR FLLCHMM)


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👋 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:

🔗 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 01/12/2026 2:36:56 AM PST by Apple Pan Dowdy
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To: 4Liberty; absalom01; alicewonders; AloneInMass; Apple Pan Dowdy; Aria; AUsome Joy; babyfreep; ...

Enjoy today’s Cryptogram


2 posted on 01/12/2026 2:37:33 AM PST by Apple Pan Dowdy (... as American as Apple Pie. Normal is not coming back, but Jesus will. )
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To: Apple Pan Dowdy

3 posted on 01/12/2026 2:38:47 AM PST by Apple Pan Dowdy (... as American as Apple Pie. Normal is not coming back, but Jesus will. )
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To: Apple Pan Dowdy

NYC


4 posted on 01/12/2026 2:51:49 AM PST by ComputerGuy (FAFO is known as the Trump Doctrine)
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To: Apple Pan Dowdy

5 posted on 01/12/2026 2:51:56 AM PST by Apparatchik (Русские свиньи, идите домой)
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To: Apple Pan Dowdy
We’ve heard this schtick before…

and it translates the same.

6 posted on 01/12/2026 3:56:04 AM PST by Magnum44 (...against all enemies, foreign and domestic... )
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To: Apple Pan Dowdy

Thanks.


7 posted on 01/12/2026 4:25:51 AM PST by manna
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To: Apple Pan Dowdy
Previous puzzle Sunday, January 11, 2026

QVIDI’H L QVMP YMPI AIQSIIP

QZ YLWNV SMQV LPF QZ YLWNV LQ. —DMEVLDF UDKZD

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

THERE’S A THIN LINE BETWEEN

TO LAUGH WITH AND TO LAUGH AT. —RICHARD PRYOR

HAL'S CRYPTOGRAM HELPER

8 posted on 01/12/2026 4:40:41 AM PST by Lonesome in Massachussets ( Thorough planning and careful preparation is no substitute for wishful thinking. )
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To: Apple Pan Dowdy

Fundamentally.


9 posted on 01/12/2026 4:43:24 AM PST by grey_whiskers (The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change without notice.)
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10 posted on 01/12/2026 4:47:56 AM PST by Lonesome in Massachussets ( Thorough planning and careful preparation is no substitute for wishful thinking. )
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To: Apple Pan Dowdy

11 posted on 01/12/2026 5:06:39 AM PST by T.B. Yoits
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