Today’s Cryptogram

[nikos1121]

N IXOTJ DCZIXOZ N RNZ CT SCGJ N UNK DCZIXOZ TOHTICHJ, N FCJ DCZIXOZ BVXWNAJ, N UCHHJV DCZIXOZ DCHJ. —POSCN RICSU

[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]

Happy Sunday.

[ComputerGuy]

I’ll drink to that.

[Apple Pan Dowdy]

I still don’t know what BVXWNAJ is, but here is my clue for the rest …….

LOL😁

[Magnum44]

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

Previous puzzle Sunday, January 25, 2026

ET KZJA CR IZCRKT CR DIT, CR UAYT CR RXJV, KZJA RZCHK XJK TRICUT ICHALXS.--VDHHDCL RZCBTRUTCYT

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

BE THOU AS CHASTE AS ICE, AS PURE AS SNOW, THOU SHALT NOT ESCAPE CALUMNY.--WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE

HAL'S CRYPTOGRAM HELPER

[MustKnowHistory]

Took me a minute. The second word is key. Second word gave me the third. Meow.

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

Perfect!

"How can you govern a country which has 246 varieties of BVXWNAJ ?". - attributed to Charles de Gaulle, not himself a BVXWNAJ eating surrender monkey.

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

Word three breaks it open pour moi.

[manna]

Thanks.

[T.B. Yoits]

I still don’t know what BVXWNAJ is

It's not exactly fair using foreign words not common in the vernacular. To the author of the quote the word is second nature but to cryptogram solvers... noooooo

[enumerated]

TXVVK, C RNH UX DCZIXOZ ZIJ RIJJTJ.

[scrabblehack]

I had to look at the hints today.

[gitmo]

Today is just like that.