Today’s Cryptogram

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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 02/24/2026 3:06:16 AM PST by Apple Pan Dowdy

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

Enjoy today’s Cryptogram challenge

2 posted on 02/24/2026 3:06:55 AM PST by Apple Pan Dowdy (... as American as Apple Pie. Normal is not coming back, but Jesus will. )

To: Apple Pan Dowdy

3 posted on 02/24/2026 3:07:47 AM PST by Apple Pan Dowdy (... as American as Apple Pie. Normal is not coming back, but Jesus will. )

To: Apple Pan Dowdy

I mean, who are these people?

4 posted on 02/24/2026 3:27:46 AM PST by Apparatchik (Русские свиньи, идите домой)

To: Apple Pan Dowdy

5 posted on 02/24/2026 4:37:19 AM PST by Texas Eagle (If it wasn't for double-standards, Liberals would have no standards at all. )

To: Apple Pan Dowdy

6 posted on 02/24/2026 5:07:58 AM PST by Baldwin77 ( NOVEMBER 5-CHRISTIAN VISIBILITY DAY)

To: Apple Pan Dowdy

7 posted on 02/24/2026 5:18:55 AM PST by Magnum44 (...against all enemies, foreign and domestic... )

8 posted on 02/24/2026 5:21:43 AM PST by Magnum44 (...against all enemies, foreign and domestic... )

To: Apple Pan Dowdy

9 posted on 02/24/2026 5:25:49 AM PST by SharpenedEdge (Stockpile. Prepare. Arm. Train. A Storm is coming.)

To: Apple Pan Dowdy

Previous puzzle Monday, February 23, 2026

Puzzle:

SFK ZUYYFQ DMZUID QVD NDMIFYMGXGRGQS FT QFPFNNFA XS DBUCGYE GQ QFCUS. — UXNUVUP RGYZFRY

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

YOU CANNOT ESCAPE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF TOMORROW BY EVADING IT TODAY. — ABRAHAM LINCOLN

HAL'S CRYPTOGRAM HELPER

10 posted on 02/24/2026 7:13:48 AM PST by Lonesome in Massachussets ( Thorough planning and careful preparation is no substitute for wishful thinking. )

To: Apple Pan Dowdy

11 posted on 02/24/2026 9:34:53 AM PST by manna

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