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Today's Cryptogram

Posted on 05/24/2026 12:35:56 AM PDT by nikos1121

VBELN MR GWN WMVVNE IBEJPBJN DQ GWN RDPI. —XBUGWB JUBWBX


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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.

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🔗 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.

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1 posted on 05/24/2026 12:35:56 AM PDT by nikos1121
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To: 4Liberty; absalom01; alicewonders; AloneInMass; Apple Pan Dowdy; Aria; AUsome Joy; babyfreep; ...
From The Arkansas Gazette 4 minutes good

3 minutes excellent

2 minutes exceptional

90 seconds superior

Highlight for a Clue: N=E

2 posted on 05/24/2026 12:37:49 AM PDT by nikos1121
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To: nikos1121

Let’s boogie!


3 posted on 05/24/2026 12:41:51 AM PDT by ComputerGuy
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To: Apple Pan Dowdy; FroggyTheGremlim; Lonesome in Massachussets; SharpenedEdge; Magnum44; manna; ...
From The Arkansas Gazette 4 minutes good 3 minutes excellent 2 minutes exceptional 90 seconds superior
4 posted on 05/24/2026 12:42:17 AM PDT by nikos1121
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To: ComputerGuy

Don’t you sleep?


5 posted on 05/24/2026 12:42:56 AM PDT by nikos1121
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To: nikos1121

If you ever saw me CBELN, you’d think I was dyslexic.


6 posted on 05/24/2026 1:39:25 AM PDT by Texas Eagle (If it wasn't for double-standards, Liberals would have no standards at all. )
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To: nikos1121

Very little


7 posted on 05/24/2026 2:15:48 AM PDT by ComputerGuy
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8 posted on 05/24/2026 3:14:41 AM PDT by Apple Pan Dowdy (... as American as Apple Pie. Normal is not coming back, but Jesus will. )
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To: nikos1121
Previous puzzle Saturday, May 23, 2026

Puzzle:

SVTJKZP TN KGTYHBZDVGD. TD DVOPN XBKZVRP DB YVOP V SBBJ BS WBKZNPJS. —XQVZJTP XQVHJTG

Clue: Change X to C

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

FAILURE IS UNIMPORTANT. IT TAKES COURAGE TO MAKE A FOOL OF YOURSELF. —CHARLIE CHAPLIN
HAL'S CRYPTOGRAM HELPER

9 posted on 05/24/2026 3:55:50 AM PDT by Lonesome in Massachussets ( Thorough planning and careful preparation is no substitute for wishful thinking. )
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To: nikos1121


10 posted on 05/24/2026 3:59:44 AM PDT by Lonesome in Massachussets ( Thorough planning and careful preparation is no substitute for wishful thinking. )
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To: nikos1121
"They're not dancing anymore, they're doing choreography ..."


11 posted on 05/24/2026 4:20:42 AM PDT by BlueLancer (POOKIE'S TOONS - https://www.therightreasons.net/forum/35-todaystoons/)
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To: Texas Eagle
If you ever saw me CBELN, you’d think I was dyslexic.

Either that, or you're Elaine ...


12 posted on 05/24/2026 4:25:11 AM PDT by BlueLancer (POOKIE'S TOONS - https://www.therightreasons.net/forum/35-todaystoons/)
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13 posted on 05/24/2026 5:27:08 AM PDT by SharpenedEdge (Stockpile. Prepare. Arm. Train. A Storm is coming.)
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To: nikos1121

14 posted on 05/24/2026 6:14:18 AM PDT by Magnum44 (...against all enemies, foreign and domestic... )
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