Posted on 04/08/2026 5:42:51 AM PDT by Lonesome in Massachussets

JEZ QBQZOJ XBA GBAWJ NEZJEZI XBA DPO TMX, XBA DZPLZ TBIZRZI JB WZ PWMZ JB GB CJ. -- F. Q. WPIICZ, UZJZI UPO
Clue: Change Q to M
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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.)
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. ☕
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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! 🍀
Puzzle:
WQ WGCNUP VBJVQD HDUF CG DVQ: “CNU GBFUP QGH OUC, CNU MUCCUP QGH OUC, HZBUDD QGH'PU V MVZVZV.” — MUCCQ JNLCU
Clue: Change Q to Y
Solution to previous Puzzle: (select the yellow text with your cursor to read):
MY MOTHER ALWAYS USED TO SAY: “THE OLDER YOU GET, THE BETTER YOU GET, UNLESS YOU'RE A BANANA.” — BETTY WHITE
HAL'S CRYPTOGRAM HELPER
Two minutes. That Hal’s page has an odd bug, but it has finally started making sense. ETAON comes back to from one of those kid geek books I got through the school book program (probably Danny Dunn?), and that has made it much easier. Mary, Tony, those are my clues.
Non-choosy mothers probably choose this.
Thanks.
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