[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.)

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[srmanuel]

Today’s puzzle was really fun, it’s a place where no man has ventured before.

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

Previous puzzle Thursday, August 6, 2026

Puzzle:

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: P = R

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

Plagiarize
Let no one else's work evade your eyes
Remember why the good Lord made your eyes
So don't shade your eyes
But plagiarize, plagiarize, plagiarize
Only be sure always to call it please "Research"

[Lobachevsky ]
Tom Lehrer

HAL'S CRYPTOGRAM HELPER

[SharpenedEdge]

[Apple Pan Dowdy]

[Magnum44]

[scrabblehack]

“If killing five people saves ten, it’s a bargain,” to challenge .... cold logic in Star Trek: The Original Series Season 1, Episode 29, “Operation: Annihilate!”