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Today’s Cryptogram

Posted on 07/02/2026 2:14:03 AM PDT by Apple Pan Dowdy

V OPAX CXWCOVYXK. V OPAX HQX LQPPKQVYR YPVKX HQXE DWJX WK HQXE RP NE. — WYPYEDPBK


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In a Cryptogram, a single letter always stands for another letter.

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1 posted on 07/02/2026 2:14:03 AM PDT by Apple Pan Dowdy
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To: 4Liberty; absalom01; alicewonders; AloneInMass; Apple Pan Dowdy; Aria; AUsome Joy; babyfreep; ...

Enjoy today’s Cryptogram challenge


2 posted on 07/02/2026 2:14:33 AM PDT by Apple Pan Dowdy (... as American as Apple Pie. Normal is not coming back, but Jesus will. )
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3 posted on 07/02/2026 2:15:09 AM PDT by Apple Pan Dowdy (... as American as Apple Pie. Normal is not coming back, but Jesus will. )
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I gave up and hit the decryptor. And, there’s not even a time limit.


4 posted on 07/02/2026 2:18:28 AM PDT by SunkenCiv (TDS -- it's not just for DNC shills anymore -- oh, wait, yeah it is.)
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To: Apple Pan Dowdy

One of my favorite authors.


5 posted on 07/02/2026 2:20:26 AM PDT by ComputerGuy
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To: Apple Pan Dowdy

6 posted on 07/02/2026 2:32:12 AM PDT by Apparatchik (Русские свиньи, идите домой)
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Previous puzzle Wednesday, July 1, 2026

Puzzle:

BLJT LV BLXT ZKSFULIN JKVS KIA SUT JQYLMQV 6. LSV IMS TKVW, RMVS MJ SUT SLRT LSV OQVS AQRC KIA EMLISBTVV, TGTYWSULIN LV JKXT, SUTYT LV K BMS MJ IMLVT, CQS LJ WMQ FBMVT WMQY TWTV KIA ELFSQYT WMQYVTBJ LI KI METI JLTBA MY K HQLTS JMYTVS, WMQ FKI RKWCT RKXT LS SM SUT TIA ZLSUMQS XLBBLIN WMQYVTBJ. — OMI BKOMLT

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

Life is like watching Fast and the Furious 6. Its not easy, most of the time its just dumb and pointless, everything is fake, there is a lot of noise, but if you close your eyes and picture yourself in an open field or a quiet forest, you can maybe make it to the end without killing yourself. — Jon Lajoie

7 posted on 07/02/2026 2:36:03 AM PDT by Apple Pan Dowdy (... as American as Apple Pie. Normal is not coming back, but Jesus will. )
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Mine is when my train gets to my station. Beat it by three stops.


8 posted on 07/02/2026 3:11:25 AM PDT by lefty-lie-spy (Stay Metal)
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9 posted on 07/02/2026 5:14:23 AM PDT by Magnum44 (...against all enemies, foreign and domestic... )
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To: Apple Pan Dowdy

Attributed to Douglas Adams, or was it Scott Adams?


10 posted on 07/02/2026 6:09:38 AM PDT by grey_whiskers (The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change without notice.)
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