Today’s Cryptogram

[Apple Pan Dowdy]

WOZ OHAGQGHM YGGN GI EORYSQZV RM DZQOTDM WOZ AGMW ZVSZTQRVF GI TYY WOZ PGVSM WOTW OGYS WOZ EGMAGM WGFZWOZQ. — FRYPZQW N. EOZMWZQWGV

[Apple Pan Dowdy]

👋 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! 🍀

[Apple Pan Dowdy]

Enjoy today’s Cryptogram challenge

[Apple Pan Dowdy]

[ComputerGuy]

One of my favorite authors.

[ComputerGuy]

That’s a great pic, btw.

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

Previous puzzle Monday, June 15, 2026

Puzzle:

GAJ XWA QJJ RUGH QBWXJ YGT CYJ YZHWA UWXJ YWQ XYWASJM CYJ JWUCY. AJWUKN WKK GR CYJ WPWLKWVKJ KWAM YWQ VJJA XKJWUJM GR RGUJQC WAM LQ AGT ZQJM RGU WSULXZKCZUJ GU ZUVWA MJPJKGBHJAC. JEBKGLCWCLGA GR CYJ BKWAJC LQ UJWXYLAS W XULCLXWK KLHLC. TJ XWAAGC XGACLAZJ CG BGKKZCJ CYJ WCHGQBYJUJ, BGLQGA CYJ GXJWA WAM JEYWZQC CYJ KWAM. — QCJBYJA YWTOLAS

Clue: Change C to M

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

ONE CAN SEE FROM SPACE HOW THE HUMAN RACE HAS CHANGED THE EARTH. NEARLY ALL OF THE AVAILABLE LAND HAS BEEN CLEARED OF FOREST AND IS NOW USED FOR AGRICULTURE OR URBAN DEVELOPMENT. EXPLOITATION OF THE PLANET IS REACHING A CRITICAL LIMIT. WE CANNOT CONTINUE TO POLLUTE THE ATMOSPHERE, POISON THE OCEAN AND EXHAUST THE LAND. — STEPHEN HAWKING

HAL'S CRYPTOGRAM HELPER

[poconopundit]

Lots of chances to see baby samurai in their strollers riding the city train in Utsunomiya, Japan.  One of the great treats of Nippon.

Oh, and we just had a 5.0 earthquake rattle our apartment 30 minutes ago.  No big deal, a 5.0 "baby" quake in nearby Ibaraki province.

[Magnum44]

[Candor7]

Looks like a May 5th,Tango no Seku (Kodomo-no-Hi)photo.

Boys day, with Koi wind socks.

[dfwgator]

Wonder what happened to Jon Gruden after the Raiders fired him.

[manna]

Thanks.

[BlueLancer]

Be vewwy, vewwy quiet. I'm hunting wabbits ...

[poconopundit]

Another favorite thing to watch is Japanese schoolkids walking to school with randseru bags on their backs.

[Candor7]

Randseru,full of lunch Bento Boxes , notu books,and rain gear !