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Today's Cryptogram
Posted on 06/20/2026 1:04:29 AM PDT by nikos1121

PVP HF, VGP VKSVRF SHKK DL, OR KHEHGX, DBLVZWHGX FQULBWLBN. —DHGPH HBSHG
TOPICS: Chit/Chat
KEYWORDS: todayscryptogram
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👋 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! 🍀
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posted on
06/20/2026 1:04:29 AM PDT
by
nikos1121
To: 4Liberty; absalom01; alicewonders; AloneInMass; Apple Pan Dowdy; Aria; AUsome Joy; babyfreep; ...
From The Arkansas Gazette
4 minutes good
3 minutes excellent
2 minutes exceptional
90 seconds superior
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posted on
06/20/2026 1:05:54 AM PDT
by
nikos1121
To: nikos1121
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posted on
06/20/2026 1:25:33 AM PDT
by
Apparatchik
(Русские свиньи, идите домой)
To: nikos1121
Crikey what a good cryptogram today, what a real beauty.
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posted on
06/20/2026 2:05:10 AM PDT
by
srmanuel
To: srmanuel
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posted on
06/20/2026 2:11:56 AM PDT
by
nikos1121
To: srmanuel
Why not join our PING list and get Today’s Cryptogram delivered to your door each morning, like the sun?
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posted on
06/20/2026 2:13:44 AM PDT
by
nikos1121
To: nikos1121
How do I join, I usually just wait until it’s posted and I see it on FR.
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posted on
06/20/2026 2:17:48 AM PDT
by
srmanuel
To: srmanuel
Just say, “Add me to your ping list, please.....”
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posted on
06/20/2026 2:28:34 AM PDT
by
nikos1121
To: nikos1121
I will thanks, “Add me to your ping list, please”
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posted on
06/20/2026 2:29:17 AM PDT
by
srmanuel
To: srmanuel
Done!!! Welcome srmanuel;
To: nikos1121
I feel official now, I’ve just enjoyed solving the cryptograms, never really had thought a ping list was involved.
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posted on
06/20/2026 2:57:21 AM PDT
by
srmanuel
To: srmanuel
We have a couple hundred eager beavers who get upset if they can’t start their day without the puzzle....
To: srmanuel
Welcome to the cryptogram family srmanuel.
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posted on
06/20/2026 3:42:33 AM PDT
by
Apple Pan Dowdy
(... as American as Apple Pie. Normal is not coming back, but Jesus will. )
To: nikos1121
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posted on
06/20/2026 3:49:01 AM PDT
by
Apple Pan Dowdy
(... as American as Apple Pie. Normal is not coming back, but Jesus will. )
To: srmanuel
I forgot to tell you that there is an initiation process you must go through before you are on the official ping list….
To: nikos1121
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posted on
06/20/2026 6:24:27 AM PDT
by
BlueLancer
(POOKIE'S TOONS - https://www.therightreasons.net/forum/35-todaystoons/)
To: nikos1121
Add me to your ping list, please
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posted on
06/20/2026 6:47:33 AM PDT
by
goo goo g'joob
(When honest people say what's true, calmly and without embarrassment, they become powerful)
To: nikos1121
I was in a fraternity that hazed in college, could it be anything like that ??
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posted on
06/20/2026 6:55:48 AM PDT
by
srmanuel
To: nikos1121
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posted on
06/20/2026 8:11:46 AM PDT
by
manna
To: srmanuel
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