Posted on 01/17/2026 11:52:38 AM PST by Lonesome in Massachussets
LTHFH JP DVLTJDW OVFH XYDWHFVCP LTYD TJPLVFZ CPHX YP Y XHKHDPH, VF TJPLVFZ CPHX KVF MFHYNTJDW; TJPLVFZ CPHX YP Y LVVG JP DV GVDWHF TJPLVFZ. -- OYFNHG LFCXHG
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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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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.
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AB CQD NAZEC RV LABCDH, A VRYBZ CQDHD LXE, LACQAB ND, XB ABOABIAJKD EYNNDH. _ XKJDHC IXNYESolution to previous Puzzle: (select the yellow text with your cursor to read):
IN THE MIDST OF WINTER, I FOUND THERE WAS, WITHIN ME, AN INVINCIBLE SUMMER. _ ALBERT CAMUS
HAL'S CRYPTOGRAM HELPER
Practically self-solving.
Agreed. Got the first word and the rest followed most easily.
I kin getcha some difficult ones, if’n ya like, but I go for provocative or amusing quotes. I have a couple of difficult ones saved up for special occasions like April 1st. Last April 1st I posted a “bonus puzzle” that was just a bunch of random letters. Took a while for some to catch on.
I’ll be on the lookout.
Thanks for the warning.
There was no ping today.
There used to be a webcast — “My TJPLVFZ beats your politics.”
TJPLVFZ LHYNTHP CP LTYL OYD GHYFDP DVLTJDW KFVO TJPLVFZ.
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