Today's Cryptogram

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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! 🍀

1 posted on 07/11/2026 1:25:00 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

2 posted on 07/11/2026 1:27:20 AM PDT by nikos1121

3 posted on 07/11/2026 2:30:17 AM PDT by ComputerGuy

4 posted on 07/11/2026 2:39:29 AM PDT by grey_whiskers (The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change without notice.)

Previous puzzle Friday, July 10, 2026

Puzzle:

C GYUNMV YTDP LPPK T JUNKEAQ-RPGEPAK GCKOPA.
TZEPA TMM, C'W UMVPA EYTK WUGE RPGEPAK JUNKEACPG. - OPUAOP LNAKG
Clue: Change L to B

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

I SHOULD HAVE BEEN A COUNTRY-WESTERN SINGER. AFTER ALL, I'M OLDER THAN MOST WESTERN COUNTRIES. - GEORGE BURNS

HAL'S CRYPTOGRAM HELPER

5 posted on 07/11/2026 3:11:36 AM PDT by Lonesome in Massachussets ( Thorough planning and careful preparation is no substitute for wishful thinking. )

6 posted on 07/11/2026 3:22:41 AM PDT by Lonesome in Massachussets ( Thorough planning and careful preparation is no substitute for wishful thinking. )

To: Lonesome in Massachussets

This is a great clue.

7 posted on 07/11/2026 3:29:43 AM PDT by srmanuel (. )

8 posted on 07/11/2026 4:25:27 AM PDT by Apple Pan Dowdy (... as American as Apple Pie. Normal is not coming back, but Jesus will. )

9 posted on 07/11/2026 5:12:23 AM PDT by Magnum44 (...against all enemies, foreign and domestic... )

10 posted on 07/11/2026 7:02:48 AM PDT by SharpenedEdge (Stockpile. Prepare. Arm. Train. A Storm is coming.)

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