Today's Cryptogram

[nikos1121]

IDWRPMBSI QDHIYIDHIDWI QD LRPM WFQVHMID KL MISPVBMVL VRXQDS JFIG QD JFI XPYIMGBMCIJ. —IMGB KRGKIWC

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TOPICS: Chit/Chat
KEYWORDS: todayscryptogram

[nikos1121]

👋 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! 🍀

[nikos1121]

I am reposting our Bombastic survey for those of you who missed it.

TODAY’S CRYPTOGRAM SURVEY

HOW OFTEN DO YOU SOLVE TODAY’S CRYPTOGRAM

A-DAILY CAN’T START THE DAY WITHOUT IT.
B-COUPLE TIMES A WEEK
C-NOW AND THEN

2. ON AVERAGE HOW OFTER DOES IT TAKE YOU TO SOLVE THE WORD SCRAMBLE?

A-5 OR MORE MINUTES
B-UNDER 5 MINUTES
C-UNDER 4 MINUTES
D-UNDE 3 MINUTES
E-UNDER 2 MINUTES

3. DO YOU EVER SWIPE FOR LETTER CLUE?

A-YES OCCASIONALLY
B-NEVER?
C-DON’T KNOW WHAT YOU’RE TALKING ABOUT

4.ARE YOU ON THE PING LIST?

A-YES
B-NO

5. DO YOU PLAY ALONE?

A-YES
B-WITH A FAMILY MEMBER

[nikos1121]

Highlight for a Clue: I=E

[nikos1121]

[nikos1121]

Best Answers from yesterday:

Someone sent the survey answers to my private replay:

TODAY’S CRYPTOGRAM SURVEY

1. HOW OFTEN DO YOU SOLVE TODAY’S CRYPTOGRAM

A-DAILY, CAN’T START THE DAY WITHOUT IT. I GET PI*SED AND BEAT THE DOG IF IT’S NOT POSTED BEFORE 7AM!

2. ON AVERAGE HOW OFTER DOES IT TAKE YOU TO SOLVE THE WORD SCRAMBLE?

D-UNDER 3 MINUTES. AND IF I CAN SOLVE IT UNDER 90 SECONDS I WILL BUY 5 SCRATCH OFFS THAT DAY AND ALWAYS WIN.

3. DO YOU EVER SWIPE FOR LETTER CLUE?

B-NEVER. THAT’S CHEATING.

4.ARE YOU ON THE PING LIST?

A-YES. ISN’T EVERYBODY? I LIKE IT DELIVERED TO MY DOOR STEP, SO I DON’T HAVE TO WALK OUT TO THE MAILBOX IN MY UNDERSHORTS TO GET IT.

5. DO YOU PLAY ALONE?

B-YES, WITH MY WIFE. IT’S THE ONLY TIME WE TALK TO EACH OTHER ALL DAY ESPECIALLY IF I BEAT HER WHICH IS RARE, THEN SHE’LL MAKE ME SLEEP ON THE COUCH AND WON’T MAKE ME DINNER.

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

Previous puzzle Monday, July 6, 2026

Puzzle:

NFCQ AGTC DMWV WYBC NFOCC E’AWEAB YQ NFC GLNCOQEEQ, FEN GQS WYPNWCPP GQS TYPCOGIWC. —GWWYC OGV

Clue: Change T to M

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

THEN CAME JULY LIKE THREE O’CLOCK IN THE AFTERNOON, HOT AND LISTLESS AND MISERABLE. —ALLIE RAY

HAL'S CRYPTOGRAM HELPER

[grey_whiskers]

1. HOW OFTEN DO YOU SOLVE TODAY’S CRYPTOGRAM
A-DAILY CAN’T START THE DAY WITHOUT IT.

2. ON AVERAGE HOW OFTER DOES IT TAKE YOU TO SOLVE THE WORD SCRAMBLE?
D-UNDER 3 MINUTES3.

3.DO YOU EVER SWIPE FOR LETTER CLUE?
C-DON’T KNOW WHAT YOU’RE TALKING ABOUT

4.ARE YOU ON THE PING LIST?
A. YES

5. DO YOU PLAY ALONE?
A-YES

[grey_whiskers]

...and please don’t eat the daisies.

[nikos1121]

GO TO post #3 above. You will see a yellow box. Swipe with you cursor and the clue will appear.

[MustKnowHistory]

1. Can’t start day without it.
2. Under two minutes
3. Don’know what you are talking about about
4. Yes
5. Yes

[Apple Pan Dowdy]

[Steven Tyler]

HOW OFTEN DO YOU SOLVE TODAY’S CRYPTOGRAM
A-DAILY CAN’T START THE DAY WITHOUT IT.

2. ON AVERAGE HOW OFTER DOES IT TAKE YOU TO SOLVE THE WORD SCRAMBLE?
B-UNDER 5 MINUTES

3. DO YOU EVER SWIPE FOR LETTER CLUE?
A-YES OCCASIONALLY

4.ARE YOU ON THE PING LIST?
B-NO

5. DO YOU PLAY ALONE?
A-YES

[Magnum44]

[BlueLancer]

TODAY’S CRYPTOGRAM SURVEY

1. HOW OFTEN DO YOU SOLVE TODAY’S CRYPTOGRAM
A-DAILY CAN’T START THE DAY WITHOUT IT.

2. ON AVERAGE HOW OFTER DOES IT TAKE YOU TO SOLVE THE WORD SCRAMBLE?
D-UNDER 3 MINUTES

3. DO YOU EVER SWIPE FOR LETTER CLUE?
B-NEVER

4.ARE YOU ON THE PING LIST?
A-YES

5. DO YOU PLAY ALONE?
A-YES

[BlueLancer]

[EverRight]

TODAY’S CRYPTOGRAM SURVEY
1. HOW OFTEN DO YOU SOLVE TODAY’S CRYPTOGRAM
A-DAILY CAN’T START THE DAY WITHOUT IT.
2. ON AVERAGE HOW OFTER DOES IT TAKE YOU TO SOLVE THE WORD SCRAMBLE?
C-UNDER 4 MINUTES
3. DO YOU EVER SWIPE FOR LETTER CLUE?
A-YES OCCASIONALLY
4.ARE YOU ON THE PING LIST?
A-YES
5. DO YOU PLAY ALONE?
A-YES

[poconopundit]

I work on solving the cryptogram every day.  If I like the crytogram, I save the puzzle and FR link in a Cryptogram Helper I made using MS Visual Foxpro. 

20 years ago I saved a corpus of the words from 100+ Fortune magazine stories, calculating frequency of use for each word.

I then added a huge corpus of English words (for which I had no frequency of use data) and that at least gives me a chance to scan all possible words, though it's often tedious to do that.

Almost any word in a crytogram having two repeating letters in it I can discover in seconds.  And a word of say 9+ letters with only one repeating letter is usually readily solved too.

The bells and whistles of my crypto baby:

• Automatically creates a cryptogram-solving diagram after the puzzle letters are copy/pasted into a text box.
• If I widen/shrink my application window, the puzzle diagram instantly changes to create more or less lines of cryptogram text.
• I sort the unsolved cryptogram letters into a frequency chart which colorizes each letter solved.

Since I live in Japan, I don't need to be on the ping list.  Cryptograms appear around 3 AM Los Angeles time when only vampire FReepers are posting.

More FReepers should visit Japan.  Among the delights are exploring the local grocer and trying to read the labels and signs.  My Japanese wife sends me out by myself to shop.  And I savor the variety of mushrooms on display, including the delicious maitake (also known as the "hen of the woods").

[nikos1121]

Thank you for the response.

GO TO post #3 above. You will see a yellow box. Swipe with you cursor and the clue will appear.

[Yossarian]

1: A
2: D to C - it depends on the puzzle
3. B
4: A
5: A

[gitmo]

Hilarious quote.