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Today's Cryptogram

Posted on 08/06/2026 3:15:30 AM PDT by Lonesome in Massachussets

MUGLZGPZRW!
UWS DJ JDW WUKW'K HJPB WYGNW CJVP WCWK!
PWAWAFWP HXC SXW LJJN UJPN AGNW CJVP WCWK!
KJ NJD'S KXGNW CJVP WCWK,
FVS MUGLZGPZRW, MUGLZGPZRW, MUGLZGPZRW -
JDUC FW KVPW GUHGCK SJ OGUU ZS MUWGKW 'PWKWGPOX'.

"[UJFGOXWYKBC]”
― SJA UWXPWP

Clue: Look in the comments



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1 posted on 08/06/2026 3:15:30 AM PDT by Lonesome in Massachussets
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To: 4Liberty; absalom01; alicewonders; AloneInMass; Apple Pan Dowdy; Aria; AUsome Joy; babyfreep; ...
Previous puzzle Tuesday, August 5, 2026

Puzzle:

AEXERA JNRFZ SRW MNIFT CN ANXFTRJFRC EG UEDF AEXERA IPEGDFZ SRW VST DFZG CN CFFRSAF QNZG. ― M.Y. N'TNHTDF

Clue: Y = J

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

GIVING MONEY AND POWER TO GOVERNMENT IS LIKE GIVING WHISKEY AND CAR KEYS TO TEENAGE BOYS. ― P.J. O'ROURKE
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2 posted on 08/06/2026 3:16:51 AM PDT by Lonesome in Massachussets ( Thorough planning and careful preparation is no substitute for wishful thinking. )
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To: Lonesome in Massachussets

Call Dr. Jill!


3 posted on 08/06/2026 3:17:27 AM PDT by Lonesome in Massachussets ( Thorough planning and careful preparation is no substitute for wishful thinking. )
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To: Lonesome in Massachussets

Welp, I got the common letter.
Then got stuck in the mud.
Tough one for me this day.

Resorted to online help tools


4 posted on 08/06/2026 3:54:48 AM PDT by Steven Tyler
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To: Lonesome in Massachussets

5 posted on 08/06/2026 4:03:36 AM PDT by Apple Pan Dowdy (... as American as Apple Pie. Normal is not coming back, but Jesus will. )
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To: Lonesome in Massachussets

Thanks.


6 posted on 08/06/2026 4:45:09 AM PDT by manna
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To: Lonesome in Massachussets

OMG you nailed it.

Also Claudine Gay.


7 posted on 08/06/2026 5:04:05 AM PDT by grey_whiskers (The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change without notice.)
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To: grey_whiskers

and Jao Bai-din.


8 posted on 08/06/2026 5:14:33 AM PDT by T.B. Yoits
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To: Lonesome in Massachussets

9 posted on 08/06/2026 5:18:44 AM PDT by Magnum44 (...against all enemies, foreign and domestic... )
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To: Lonesome in Massachussets

Modern scholarship at its finest.


10 posted on 08/06/2026 5:29:44 AM PDT by SharpenedEdge (Stockpile. Prepare. Arm. Train. A Storm is coming.)
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To: T.B. Yoits

My thoughts, exactly.


11 posted on 08/06/2026 10:41:50 AM PDT by gitmo (If your theology doesn’t become your biography, what good is it?)
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To: Lonesome in Massachussets

Easy one today.


12 posted on 08/06/2026 10:42:05 AM PDT by gitmo (If your theology doesn’t become your biography, what good is it?)
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To: Lonesome in Massachussets

Use AI for all your writing.


13 posted on 08/06/2026 10:42:22 AM PDT by gitmo (If your theology doesn’t become your biography, what good is it?)
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To: Lonesome in Massachussets

I assume SJA UWXPWP was quoting UJFGOXWYKBC? I guess that makes it PWKWGPOX rather than MUGLZGPZKA.


14 posted on 08/06/2026 1:21:00 PM PDT by scrabblehack
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To: scrabblehack

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UQHaGhC7C2E


15 posted on 08/06/2026 4:25:07 PM PDT by Lonesome in Massachussets ( Thorough planning and careful preparation is no substitute for wishful thinking. )
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