Today's Cryptogram Challenge

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

YGIKI EKI E PTLXIK BJ YGWPOU RKBPO RWYG REUGWPOYBP. BPI BJ YGIL WU YGEY IFIKSBPI WU YBB JEK JKBL GBLI. -- NRWOGY IWUIPGBRIK

[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]

If you need a clue ask the group to send you a letter to your private reply.

4 minutes good
3 minutes excellent
2 minutes exceptional
90 seconds superior

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

Previous puzzle Tuesday, January 20, 2026

YR'X NSYUZ RV WSSI IYQS GVM EYXX XVESVPS GVM'US PVR SCSP XMUS GVM QPVN. ― ZLCYZ WVXRSU NLIILAS

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

IT'S WEIRD TO FEEL LIKE YOU MISS SOMEONE YOU'RE NOT EVEN SURE YOU KNOW. ― DAVID FOSTER WALLACE

HAL'S CRYPTOGRAM HELPER

[grey_whiskers]

[Magnum44]

[SharpenedEdge]

Thank you. Please add me to the daily ping list. I seem to have fallen off.

[SharpenedEdge]

Good one! The author was an exceptionally capable and brilliant leader. History will remember him very kindly.

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

The author was an exceptionally capable and brilliant leader. History will remember him very kindly.

I agree. Unfortunately, one of my earliest childhood memories is my mother crying when the old school vacuum radio announced that Adlai Stevenson had conceded in 1956. Literally Hitler!

[srmanuel]

I think history already remembers him as a brilliant leader, in more ways than one.

[manna]

Thanks.