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Today's Cryptogram

Posted on 04/15/2026 4:43:58 AM PDT by Lonesome in Massachussets

N CGBDLMD STD WTJBNVNYH XNST STD BYFD QNONIDHVD YB STD QNBDYBD. -- KCTH QCHHD

Clue: Change G to B



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1 posted on 04/15/2026 4:43:58 AM PDT by Lonesome in Massachussets
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To: 4Liberty; absalom01; alicewonders; AloneInMass; Apple Pan Dowdy; Aria; AUsome Joy; babyfreep; ...
Previous puzzle Tuesday, April 14, 2026

Puzzle:

BH HYF OGFH FZS EOSWL NGL RQOGB OG FZS QSTF HE FZS XHQJSQT, FZNF FZSV ANV RS EYWWV SCYOKKSL EHQ FZSOQ BQSNF AOTTOHG. XS XOWW XQSTF XZNF XS UNG, TFSK RV TFSK, EQHA FZS UNKOFNWOTFT, RYF XOFZ HYQ SVS EODSL YKHG FZS BHNW ……. — SYBSGS I. LSRT, THUONWOTF

Clue: Change B to G

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

GO OUT INTO THE FIELD AND BRING IN THE REST OF THE WORKERS, THAT THEY MAY BE FULLY EQUIPPED FOR THEIR GREAT MISSION. WE WILL WREST WHAT WE CAN, STEP BY STEP, FROM THE CAPITALISTS, BUT WITH OUR EYE FIXED UPON THE GOAL ……. — EUGENE V. DEBS, SOCIALIST
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2 posted on 04/15/2026 4:45:06 AM PDT by Lonesome in Massachussets ( Thorough planning and careful preparation is no substitute for wishful thinking. )
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To: Lonesome in Massachussets

Danger, there are *three* STDs in this one!!!


3 posted on 04/15/2026 4:56:37 AM PDT by SunkenCiv (The Demagogic Party is just a collection of violent, rival street gangs.)
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To: Lonesome in Massachussets

This is an altered version of the first line of the author’s poem. This version changes who’s doing what and to what level.


4 posted on 04/15/2026 5:06:01 AM PDT by T.B. Yoits
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To: Lonesome in Massachussets

5 posted on 04/15/2026 5:24:48 AM PDT by Magnum44 (...against all enemies, foreign and domestic... )
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To: SunkenCiv

6 posted on 04/15/2026 6:00:35 AM PDT by Magnum44 (...against all enemies, foreign and domestic... )
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To: Lonesome in Massachussets

7 posted on 04/15/2026 6:03:57 AM PDT by Magnum44 (...against all enemies, foreign and domestic... )
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To: Magnum44

😁 My clue was remarkably apropos, but accidental, btw. I had to resort to another helper page, so my results don’t really count.


8 posted on 04/15/2026 6:06:28 AM PDT by SunkenCiv (The Demagogic Party is just a collection of violent, rival street gangs.)
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To: Magnum44
Dr Jellyfingers

9 posted on 04/15/2026 6:10:01 AM PDT by SunkenCiv (The Demagogic Party is just a collection of violent, rival street gangs.)
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To: SunkenCiv

10 posted on 04/15/2026 7:07:34 AM PDT by Magnum44 (...against all enemies, foreign and domestic... )
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To: SunkenCiv

11 posted on 04/15/2026 7:10:29 AM PDT by Magnum44 (...against all enemies, foreign and domestic... )
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To: Lonesome in Massachussets

Hope not for minde in doctors
At their best
sweetnesse and wyt
they are but money possessed.


12 posted on 04/15/2026 8:56:31 AM PDT by grey_whiskers (The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change without notice.)
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To: grey_whiskers

Easy, buddy, my fiancee is an oncologist, and she saves several patients a week from the clutches of negligence and indifference. She is perfectly conscientious and professional. (Though she shares your concerns about the ethics of many members of the profession and competence of many of the medical staff supporting them.)

13 posted on 04/15/2026 9:23:29 AM PDT by Lonesome in Massachussets ( Thorough planning and careful preparation is no substitute for wishful thinking. )
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