Posted on 02/18/2026 3:49:12 AM PST by Lonesome in Massachussets
NM NLB QRK YMLDQMW KNM YMBBRQ RU YVUM ANR WRMB QRK MTMDE WLE BPDZRPQK L UMLD. -- XLVPB HPYVPB SLMBLD
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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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Puzzle:
YU WBEKL'C SYBCW 100 PGXC, ZH GRYHUGWHP EC SBIK IEB GRRYHC, DBGCZHP WZH CWIDQ KGBQHW, PHDYKGWHP E.C. DGUDHB BHCHGBDZ, HVLHRRHP GKHBYDGU WIPPRHBC, RICW WZH DGUGPYGU HRHDWYIU OX LBIVX, GUP WZBHGWHUHP XIEB CIDYGR CHDEBYWX DZHDQC. — ZYRRGBX DRYUWIUh Solution to previous Puzzle: (select the yellow text with your cursor to read):-FVG JOMMVJOX
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HAL'S CRYPTOGRAM HELPER
Et tu?
It would be interesting to see where the quoted author wrote it.
Thanks.
Everything fell in place except the word “BPDZRPQK”. That one took me a couple of minutes.
It took you a couple of minutes to:
overcome, defeat, master, conquer, take, worst, get, beat, best, stop, subdue, dispatch, succeed, overbear, prevail (over), overmatch, triumph (over), lick, win (against), upend, get around, get the better of trim, do down, overwhelm, surpass, bury, finish, skunk, exceed, crush, better, sweep, knock for a loop, excel, vanquish, annihilate, transcend, score, slaughter, upset, trounce, flatten, whip, blow out, rout, outdo, flourish, edge (out), clobber, nose out, outstrip, overpower, cap, outdistance, unseat, blow away, subjugate, break, top, skin, cream, overthrow, outshine, pip, bomb, drub, smoke, thrash, snow under, shellac, wallop, knock over, wax, eclipse, outfight, ace (out), overtop, knock off,
Well done, good sir!
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