Posted on 04/29/2026 2:38:41 AM PDT by Lonesome in Massachussets
HF SJJFUOZETN IDRSH HNELIT, VR UATH GDRSU ST VRZZ ST SJH. -- SLSHFZR QDSLJR.
Clue: Change V to W
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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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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:
MOIDNQKXD NOGSKDAGDIOA UNX TPLAOZKXT'X NZFOW IZLAOXKLA, NZL UNX ZAJAO N TAOA NAXDSADKG XDWQA. KD UNX N VPQKDKGNQ NAXDSADKG, NZ NDDKDILA, N UANVPZ, LALKGNDAL DP DSA VOAGAVD DSND ZPDSKZF UNX DPP FPPL CPO POLKZNOW VAPVQA. — PUAZ SNDSAOQAWClue: Change U to W
Solution to previous Puzzle: (select the yellow text with your cursor to read):
BRUTALIST ARCHITECTURE WAS MODERNISM'S ANGRY UNDERSIDE, AND WAS NEVER A MERE AESTHETIC STYLE. IT WAS A POLITICAL AESTHETIC, AN ATTITUDE, A WEAPON, DEDICATED TO THE PRECEPT THAT NOTHING WAS TOO GOOD FOR ORDINARY PEOPLE. — OWEN HATHERLEY
HAL'S CRYPTOGRAM HELPER
Good clue
LOL! That is the most Homer thing I have ever seen.
In retrospect, great clue. I should have checked. I’m out.
Good challenge. Without the hint I was getting nowhere.
Thanks.
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