Today's Cryptogram

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

ZFC XAU HV ZFC XGASMC MHHZX HV SYP ZNH XKICX HV SY KXHXQCWCX ZMKSYDWC KX CGASW ZH ZFC XGASMC MHHZ HV ZFC MCUSKYKYD XKIC -- ZFC XQSMCQMHN, ZFC NKRSMI HV HR

Clue: Change X to S

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[Lonesome in Massachussets]

👋 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:

• Solving: I suggest printing the puzzle 🖨️ and working on it with pen and paper. You can also copy and paste the text into the helper link below if you prefer a digital tool. (I recommend that you do NOT look at the letter counter in the Helper for a better challenge).
• Share Time, Not Answers: 🚫 DO NOT post the solution in the general comments. Please DO post your solving time ⏱️ and a brief note on how you made out.
• Solutions & Hints: Send your solution to me via private reply 📩 only. If you need a hint for today’s puzzle, feel free to ASK THE GROUP FOR HELP! 🙋

🔗 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! 🍀

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

Previous puzzle Wednesday, May 27, 2026

Puzzle:

OCS QCY BEQ BKPEYP MQ ZYLQUY O TQQR BVKMYV PEQDNR YCRYOIQDV, ZYAQVY EY ONNQBP EKUPYNA MQ ZY MYUXMYR ZS MEY UQVY PEQBS FDONKMKYP, MQ ZY RKVYLM, PKUXNY, ZVKYA, IKTQVQDP, OCR NDLKR. -- EYCVS BOMPQC AQBNYV

Clue: Change B to W

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

ANY ONE WHO WISHES TO BECOME A GOOD WRITER SHOULD ENDEAVOUR, BEFORE HE ALLOWS HIMSELF TO BE TEMPTED BY THE MORE SHOWY QUALITIES, TO BE DIRECT, SIMPLE, BRIEF, VIGOROUS, AND LUCID. -- HENRY WATSON FOWLER

HAL'S CRYPTOGRAM HELPER

[ComputerGuy]

Author looks familiar. I’ll give it a go.

[ComputerGuy]

That was it. Those maths are hard.

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

Spoiler Alert: Homer's Theorem

[Apparatchik]

Hypotenuse

[Apple Pan Dowdy]

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

See my response linked above:

https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/4381268/posts#5

[Texas Eagle]

The answer is in the back of the internet.

[SunkenCiv]

Oil can!

[ComputerGuy]

Made of tin, of course.

[Magnum44]

[Magnum44]

BTW, the Universitartus Committiartum E Pluribus Unum needs to do a review of their math curriculum. I’m not sure I would trust anyone with their degree in thinkology.

[manna]

Thanks.

[goo goo g'joob]

good cinema - bad Geometry

[Yossarian]

Hey, are you posting to the “Cryptogram Ping List” when you post these anymore?

Sometimes I can go a few days between cryptogram pings.

I realize this is a voluntary free service to FR you’re doing - but please don’t forget to do the pings!

Thanks.

[enumerated]

Love it!

[scrabblehack]

You have to subtract off 2 ab cos(gamma) first. It works for any triangle.

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

MY BAD! Only rarely is the cryptogram omitted entirely, so look for it!

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

Mathologer was all over this!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w4zqR7GhrqQ