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Today's Cryptogram

Posted on 05/16/2026 3:36:32 AM PDT by nikos1121

VAY UOKMV DYVASN USK YMVODJVOEL VAY OEVYCCOLYEGY SU J KPCYK OM VS CSSR JV VAY DYE AY AJM JKSPEN AOD.― EOGGSCS DJGAOJQYCCO


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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:

🔗 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 05/16/2026 3:36:32 AM PDT by nikos1121
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To: 4Liberty; absalom01; alicewonders; AloneInMass; Apple Pan Dowdy; Aria; AUsome Joy; babyfreep; ...
4 minutes good 3 minutes excellent 2 minutes exceptional 90 seconds superior Highlight for a Clue: J=A
2 posted on 05/16/2026 3:39:59 AM PDT by nikos1121
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To: Apple Pan Dowdy; FroggyTheGremlim; Lonesome in Massachussets; SharpenedEdge; Magnum44; manna; ...

3 posted on 05/16/2026 3:45:14 AM PDT by nikos1121
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To: nikos1121

What a Prince...


4 posted on 05/16/2026 3:54:49 AM PDT by srmanuel
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To: srmanuel
Oops! wrong video posted:
5 posted on 05/16/2026 3:57:41 AM PDT by nikos1121
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6 posted on 05/16/2026 3:58:28 AM PDT by SharpenedEdge (Stockpile. Prepare. Arm. Train. A Storm is coming.)
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Previous puzzle Friday, May 15, 2026

Puzzle:

OAZSDM, GL UXBAJMN, PZA NTXBJV BN FSGA; PZA AEXPZ ZEN VDEMDL XAFABHAM PZA AGOXEFAN SU PZA NYJ, EJM IA NZEDD NSSJ NAA PZA XANYDPN SU PZABX DSHA! — NBPPBJV OYDD

Clue: Change F to C

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

BEHOLD, MY FRIENDS, THE SPRING IS COME; THE EARTH HAS GLADLY RECEIVED THE EMBRACES OF THE SUN, AND WE SHALL SOON SEE THE RESULTS OF THEIR LOVE! — SITTING BULL
HAL'S CRYPTOGRAM HELPER

7 posted on 05/16/2026 4:10:28 AM PDT by Lonesome in Massachussets ( Thorough planning and careful preparation is no substitute for wishful thinking. )
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8 posted on 05/16/2026 4:17:47 AM PDT by Apple Pan Dowdy (... as American as Apple Pie. Normal is not coming back, but Jesus will. )
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To: Apple Pan Dowdy

A people hire A people. B people hire C’s and D’s.


9 posted on 05/16/2026 4:38:21 AM PDT by Lonesome in Massachussets ( Thorough planning and careful preparation is no substitute for wishful thinking. )
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10 posted on 05/16/2026 4:41:47 AM PDT by Apparatchik (Русские свиньи, идите домой)
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11 posted on 05/16/2026 5:07:47 AM PDT by grey_whiskers (The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change without notice.)
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12 posted on 05/16/2026 5:10:11 AM PDT by Magnum44 (...against all enemies, foreign and domestic... )
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To: nikos1121

Princely quote.


13 posted on 05/16/2026 5:18:36 AM PDT by SunkenCiv (TDS -- it's not just for DNC shills anymore -- oh, wait, yeah it is.)
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To: nikos1121

Excellent quote.


14 posted on 05/16/2026 8:56:49 AM PDT by gitmo (If your theology doesn’t become your biography, what good is it?)
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To: nikos1121

Thanks.


15 posted on 05/16/2026 4:10:41 PM PDT by manna
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