Posted on 06/10/2026 2:48:28 AM PDT by Lonesome in Massachussets
QE AEC FMILZ XK CYI NEEA, VEZ FYI SYLAJIF SEAFCLACWK. CYIA KEBZ WERI MEBWQ LWFE SYLAJI. -- MOWWOLN FYLTIFDILZI, ZENIE LAQ HBWOIC
Clue: Change M 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.)
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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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:
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 WDMBCClue: Change Q to B
Solution to previous Puzzle: (select the yellow text with your cursor to read):
EUROPE, AND NOT ENGLAND, IS THE PARENT COUNTRY OF AMERICA. THIS NEW WORLD HATH BEEN THE ASYLUM FOR THE PERSECUTED LOVERS OF CIVIL AND RELIGIOUS LIBERTY FROM EVERY PART OF EUROPE. — THOMAS PAINE
HAL'S CRYPTOGRAM HELPER
Explanation: Single shots like this require planning. The first step is to realize that such an amazing triple-alignment actually takes place. The second step is to find the best location to photograph it. But it was the third step: being there at exactly the right time -- and when the sky was clear -- that was the hardest. Five times over six years the photographer tried and found bad weather. Finally, just ten days ago, the weather was perfect, and a photographic dream was realized. Taken in Piemonte, Italy, the cathedral in the foreground is the Basilica of Superga, the mountain in the middle is Monviso, and, well, you know which moon is in the background. Here, even though the setting Moon was captured in a crescent phase, the exposure was long enough for doubly reflected Earthlight, called the da Vinci glow, to illuminate the entire top of the Moon.
Was he bearded? Or just a bard?
Good one!
Lonesome, this photo is even more impressive than the excellent cryptogram. Helluva Moon shot. Thanks.
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