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CGPNWC, DBY BNQ CBZJDBY, MI QEC WDPCBQ TNGBQPX NU DSCPMTD. QEMI BCH HNPJY EDQE ACCB QEC DIXJGS UNP QEC WCPICTGQCY JNRCPI NU TMRMJ DBY PCJMZMNGI JMACPQX UPNS CRCPX WDPQ NU CGPNWC. — QENSDI WDMBC
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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.
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Enjoy today’s Cryptogram challenge
Nothing but trouble.
Not exact, but close enough, given what CBZJDBY has become today.
These are the times that try men’s souls
It’s only common sense.
Indeed, it is.
EDQE is not THAT or ELSE. That third common possibility is only partly right.
Puzzle:
I CMMF HSYZMAY QMMUL SL ESUD I QMJP HSYZMAY I LMAE. ― FICTAL YAEESAL TSTDCMClue: Change Q to B
Solution to previous Puzzle: (select the yellow text with your cursor to read):
A ROOM WITHOUT BOOKS IS LIKE A BODY WITHOUT A SOUL. ― MARCUS TULLIUS CICERO
HAL'S CRYPTOGRAM HELPER
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