Today’s Cryptogram Challenge

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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:

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! 🍀

1 posted on 01/27/2026 2:08:23 AM PST by Apple Pan Dowdy

To: 4Liberty; absalom01; alicewonders; AloneInMass; Apple Pan Dowdy; Aria; AUsome Joy; babyfreep; ...

Enjoy today’s Cryptogram

2 posted on 01/27/2026 2:09:07 AM PST by Apple Pan Dowdy (... as American as Apple Pie. Normal is not coming back, but Jesus will. )

To: Apple Pan Dowdy

Tim Waltz uses the Sergeant Shultz defense

3 posted on 01/27/2026 2:10:04 AM PST by Apple Pan Dowdy (... as American as Apple Pie. Normal is not coming back, but Jesus will. )

To: Apple Pan Dowdy

Thanks for posting. Record fast time.

4 posted on 01/27/2026 3:13:23 AM PST by GreatRoad ('In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act' )

To: Apple Pan Dowdy

5 posted on 01/27/2026 3:42:53 AM PST by ComputerGuy

To: Apple Pan Dowdy

Previous puzzle Monday, January 26, 2026

PVEVZD QAJGAZG HA NEVHG CAIE XIHAMVADEXKPC VQ YVFG PVEVZD QAJGAZG HA HXFG X MXHP BAE CAI. — JXG NGQH

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

HIRING SOMEONE TO WRITE YOUR AUTOBIOGRAPHY IS LIKE HIRING SOMEONE TO TAKE A BATH FOR YOU. — MAE WEST

HAL'S CRYPTOGRAM HELPER

6 posted on 01/27/2026 4:10:12 AM PST by Lonesome in Massachussets ( Thorough planning and careful preparation is no substitute for wishful thinking. )

To: Apple Pan Dowdy

7 posted on 01/27/2026 4:57:14 AM PST by T.B. Yoits

To: Apple Pan Dowdy

8 posted on 01/27/2026 4:58:44 AM PST by Magnum44 (...against all enemies, foreign and domestic... )

To: Apple Pan Dowdy

9 posted on 01/27/2026 5:00:44 AM PST by Magnum44 (...against all enemies, foreign and domestic... )

To: Apple Pan Dowdy

Excellent! First two words launched it for me.

10 posted on 01/27/2026 7:12:16 AM PST by SharpenedEdge (Stockpile. Prepare. Arm. Train. A Storm is coming.)

To: Apple Pan Dowdy

Easy one today. Applies to Democrats in Congress.

11 posted on 01/27/2026 8:58:06 AM PST by gitmo (If your theology doesn’t become your biography, what good is it?)

To: Apple Pan Dowdy

12 posted on 01/27/2026 9:29:01 AM PST by grey_whiskers (The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change without notice.)

To: Apple Pan Dowdy

13 posted on 01/27/2026 10:54:44 AM PST by manna

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