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To: FroggyTheGremlim 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! 5 posted on 5/8/2026, 1:10:42 AM by FroggyTheGremlim (Hail to Pitt!) [ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies | Report Abuse] To: FroggyTheGremlim 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! 6 posted on 5/8/2026, 1:12:13 AM by FroggyTheGremlim (Hail to Pitt!) [ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 5 | View Replies | Report Abuse] To: Kipp 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!
2 posted on 06/12/2026 12:37:10 AM PDT by FroggyTheGremlim (Hail to Pitt!)
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To: FroggyTheGremlim

I can’t give this author any respect


3 posted on 06/12/2026 12:56:58 AM PDT by Oscar in Batangas (An Honors Graduate from the Don Rickles School of Personal Verbal Intercourse)
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To: FroggyTheGremlim

Even if the author went back to school he still wouldn’t know much.


4 posted on 06/12/2026 1:19:30 AM PDT by ComputerGuy
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To: FroggyTheGremlim

SYSE’H is a good starting point.


5 posted on 06/12/2026 1:32:48 AM PDT by scrabblehack
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To: FroggyTheGremlim

6 posted on 06/12/2026 2:13:08 AM PDT by SharpenedEdge (Stockpile. Prepare. Arm. Train. A Storm is coming.)
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To: FroggyTheGremlim
Previous puzzle Thursday, June 11, 2026

Puzzle:

IWYOX CWY ZFL IY JYLQ CYZNO VZX RVSLJB IWX FLOPSJJDFJ VLN IVOIXJXOO; IWXB KYLDFOX MYRMYOSIB CSIW NSQLSIB, DJVKKSNSIB CSIW XVOX, VLN GFJP CSIW DYZKX. -- WXLZB CVIOYL DYCJXZ

Clue: Change C to W

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

THOSE WHO RUN TO LONG WORDS ARE MAINLY THE UNSKILLFUL AND TASTELESS; THEY CONFUSE POMPOSITY WITH DIGNITY, FLACCIDITY WITH EASE, AND BULK WITH FORCE. -- HENRY WATSON FOWLER
HAL'S CRYPTOGRAM HELPER

7 posted on 06/12/2026 2:18:10 AM PDT by Lonesome in Massachussets ( Thorough planning and careful preparation is no substitute for wishful thinking. )
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To: FroggyTheGremlim

NO RESPECT. WHAAAAAAA!!!

8 posted on 06/12/2026 3:39:56 AM PDT by Apple Pan Dowdy (... as American as Apple Pie. Normal is not coming back, but Jesus will. )
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To: FroggyTheGremlim

9 posted on 06/12/2026 4:38:29 AM PDT by Magnum44 (...against all enemies, foreign and domestic... )
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