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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 06/26/2026 1:52:08 AM PDT by FroggyTheGremlim (Hail to Pitt!)
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To: FroggyTheGremlim

Oh God, what a puzzle!


3 posted on 06/26/2026 2:11:10 AM PDT by scrabblehack
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To: FroggyTheGremlim
Randy Stonehill -- American Fast Food
4 posted on 06/26/2026 3:09:31 AM PDT by grey_whiskers (The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change without notice.)
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5 posted on 06/26/2026 3:16:46 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
Previous puzzle Thursday, June 25, 2026

Puzzle:

UHY'NJ THBBR VRZEJ IDSJ BMJPJ'C ZHXHVU KRBEMDZT, IHNJ IDSJ UHY'II ZJNJP XJ MYPB, CDZT IDSJ BMJPJ'C ZHXHVU IDCBJZDZT, RZV IDNJ IDSJ DB'C MJRNJZ HZ JRPBM. ― KDIIDRQ K. FYPSJU

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

You've gotta dance like there's nobody watching, Love like you'll never be hurt, Sing like there's nobody listening, And live like it's heaven on earth. ― William W. Purkey
HAL'S CRYPTOGRAM HELPER

6 posted on 06/26/2026 3:23:31 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
Previous puzzle Thursday, June 25, 2026

Puzzle:

UHY'NJ THBBR VRZEJ IDSJ BMJPJ'C ZHXHVU KRBEMDZT, IHNJ IDSJ UHY'II ZJNJP XJ MYPB, CDZT IDSJ BMJPJ'C ZHXHVU IDCBJZDZT, RZV IDNJ IDSJ DB'C MJRNJZ HZ JRPBM. ― KDIIDRQ K. FYPSJU

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

You've gotta dance like there's nobody watching, Love like you'll never be hurt, Sing like there's nobody listening, And live like it's heaven on earth. ― William W. Purkey
HAL'S CRYPTOGRAM HELPER

7 posted on 06/26/2026 3:23:31 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

Good one!!


10 posted on 06/26/2026 4:29:19 AM PDT by nikos1121
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To: FroggyTheGremlim

I ate a banana today.


15 posted on 06/26/2026 12:12:27 PM PDT by gitmo (If your theology doesn’t become your biography, what good is it?)
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