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Today's Cryptogram
Posted on 07/17/2026 2:41:49 AM PDT by FroggyTheGremlim
Hiya kids! Hiya, Hiya!
Good Morning Crypto-FReepers.
I see some of the same old faces out there.
But that's OK - I like you anyway.
Today's quote is a bit obscure, makes you go "Eeeww" but funny anyway
Ha Ha Ha!
I'll be good - I will, (like heck) I will.
Ha ha ha.
This is today's quote:
DUNQHRO YDMCJB HJ GHPU ANBIHRO HR JMKUMRU UGJU'J ANBISNBUD
- NGUZNRQUD SMMGGVMBB
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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:
- 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!
To: FroggyTheGremlim
To: FroggyTheGremlim
Previous puzzle Wednesday, July 15, 2026
Puzzle:
VWBLB'N I PLGDWV DXZTBQ WIOB XQ VWB ABITXJ,
VWB RXLQ GN IN WGDW IN IQ BZBFWIQV'N BSB,
IQ' GV ZXXHN ZGHB GV'N RZGAPGQ' RZBIL YF VX VWB NHS. — XNRIL WIAABLNVBGQ
- OPUAOP LNAKG
Solution to previous Puzzle: (select the yellow text with your cursor to read):
There's a bright golden haze on the meadow,
The corn is as high as an elephant's eye,
An' it looks like it's climbin' clear up to the sky. — Oscar Hammerstein
HAL'S CRYPTOGRAM HELPER
4
posted on
07/17/2026 3:11:46 AM PDT
by
Lonesome in Massachussets
( Thorough planning and careful preparation is no substitute for wishful thinking. )
To: FroggyTheGremlim
Depends on whom the JMKUMRU UGJU is. Sydney Sweeney, sure, Harvey Weinstein, not so much.
5
posted on
07/17/2026 3:25:41 AM PDT
by
Lonesome in Massachussets
( Thorough planning and careful preparation is no substitute for wishful thinking. )
To: Lonesome in Massachussets
6
posted on
07/17/2026 3:38:35 AM PDT
by
Apple Pan Dowdy
(... as American as Apple Pie. Normal is not coming back, but Jesus will. )
To: FroggyTheGremlim
Could be good or bad depending on whose tub.
7
posted on
07/17/2026 5:28:33 AM PDT
by
Magnum44
(...against all enemies, foreign and domestic... )
To: FroggyTheGremlim
8
posted on
07/17/2026 7:28:09 AM PDT
by
SharpenedEdge
(Stockpile. Prepare. Arm. Train. A Storm is coming.)
To: Lonesome in Massachussets
If Sydney’s still in it, that’s one thing...if not then no.
UGJU’J gave me a good start.
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