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.)
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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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