Today's Cryptogram Challenge

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

NIJ EUYNO DE CXEJ UZJ WJZQ ONBGGDZH NIXHSO. -- YCJWJCUHF UTDZQ

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[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]

Tough one today.

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 27, 2026

PS PR EPQQPTBKS SV FOS M YMJ SV BJEOLRSMJE RVYOSGPJF CGOJ GPR RMKMLA EOWOJER BWVJ GPR JVS BJEOLRSMJEPJF PS. — BWSVJ RPJTKMPL

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

IT IS DIFFICULT TO GET A MAN TO UNDERSTAND SOMETHING WHEN HIS SALARY DEPENDS UPON HIS NOT UNDERSTANDING IT. — UPTON SINCLAIR

HAL'S CRYPTOGRAM HELPER

[grey_whiskers]

Just over a minute, I think. Fifth word then first word.

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

I might have gotten the first word and then the fifth. Glad it wasn’t as difficult as I feared. And a GREAT! clue.

[Yossarian]

Not too bad - 2.5 minutes, and I'm not a speed freak.

[Political Junkie Too]

Tricky.

-PJ

[GreatRoad]

Record speed here as well.

[Magnum44]

[grey_whiskers]

I C W U D T

[Political Junkie Too]

-PJ

[SharpenedEdge]

Paraphrasing the immortal words of one of America's smartest Presidents.

[Apple Pan Dowdy]

ONBGGDZH

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

Cute. Aren’t we all ONBGGDZH at that age?

[T.B. Yoits]

This is part of a longer quote.

[manna]

Thanks.

[John4.11]

Thanks, APD. I had pieces, but your clue opened up the rest.

[gitmo]

I’m glad y’all did so well. I’ve been spinning my wheels on this one. Finally got it, but it took a LONG time.