Today's Cryptogram

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

HJ GFW BPMBLN FP RMJBWGJQQ: QFOJ BMJ HFMG RMJBW, QFOJ BZDLJTJ RMJBWGJQQ, BGN QFOJ DBTJ RMJBWGJQQ WDMXQW XKFG WDJO. -- YLVVLBO QDBCJQKJBMJ.

Clue: Change B to A

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[Lonesome in Massachussets]

👋 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! 🍀

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

Previous puzzle Wednesday, July 8, 2026

Puzzle:

MF DFM, MF QXKKE DFM, MF AXRI YD AGYVQFGP;
DYG QF VY-IXE VQXV PQFIP QUP ASYYI MUVQ TF
PQXSS AF TE AGYVQFG ...
XRI CFRVSFTFR UR FRCSXRI RYM X-AFI
PQXSS VQURH VQFTPFSWFP XJJLGPFI VQFE MFGF RYV QFGF,
XRI QYSI VQFUG TXRQYYIP JQFXK MQUSFP XRE PKFXHP
VQXV DYLCQV MUVQ LP LKYR PXURV JGUPKUR’P IXE.

DGYT QFRGE W, XJV UW, PJFRF UUU

Clue: Change M to W

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

We few, we happy few, we band of brothers;
For he to-day that sheds his blood with me
Shall be my brother ...
And gentlemen in England now a-bed
Shall think themselves accursed they were not here,
And hold their manhoods cheap whiles any speaks
That fought with us upon Saint Crispin’s day.

From Henry V, Act IV, Scene III

HAL'S CRYPTOGRAM HELPER

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

If you need a clue ask the group to send you a letter to your private reply.

4 minutes good
3 minutes excellent
2 minutes exceptional
90 seconds superior

[Apple Pan Dowdy]

[ComputerGuy]

by Git R. Dunn

[Magnum44]

[SharpenedEdge]

[SunkenCiv]

I would have solved it faster, but I had to take off my ever crossed garters.

[gitmo]

[scrabblehack]

The pattern of the author’s name gave it away. I think it comes from the same play as “I’m whipped for lying; I’m whipped for telling the truth, and I’m whipped for keeping my peace.” — not an exact quote.