Posted on 08/29/2026 1:55:17 AM PDT by nikos1121
QRE EBABYYBH AIJ YIOU, XB O’ZZ WBZZBH EDT XRU. —QTIEZTX
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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!
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. ☕
Please follow these guidelines for the best experience for everyone:
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! 🍀
Tricky one.
REMEMBER NOT TO PUT ANY WORDS OF THE PUZZLE IN THE CLUES YOU POST!
Puzzle:
MAP QIOMQMWMQTI TC GTWEIBUQOD QO ITM FTQIK QMO GTH XPUU ITX.QM QO QEEPORTIOQHUP XQMA QMO RTXPE.
MAP FBDBKP ABO OREPBF MT MAP RWHUQZ UQCP BDPEQZBIO BUU OABEP.
MAP FBDBKP ZBI HP ZTEEPZMPF, HWM ITM WIMQU
GTWEIBUQOD ZTDPO MT MPEDO XQMA XABM QM ABO UTOM.
GBDPO CBUUTXO,'HEPBVQIK MAP IPXO - ATX MAP DPFQB WIFPEDQIP BDPEQZBI FPDTZEBZN'
Clue: G = J
Solution to previous Puzzle: (select the yellow text with your cursor to read):
THE INSTITUTION OF JOURNALISM IS NOT DOING ITS JOB WELL NOW. IT IS IRRESPONSIBLE WITH ITS POWER. THE DAMAGE HAS SPREAD TO THE PUBLIC LIFE AMERICANS ALL SHARE. THE DAMAGE CAN BE CORRECTED, BUT NOT UNTIL JOURNALISM COMES TO TERMS WITH WHAT IT HAS LOST. JAMES FALLOWS,'BREAKING THE NEWS - HOW THE MEDIA UNDERMINE AMERICAN DEMOCRACY'
HAL'S CRYPTOGRAM HELPER
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Change subject. I'm intrigued by your tagline...
If you turn that aphorism around, you get "Wishful thinking is not enough in tasks that require careful planning and preparation" and that is often true.
On the other hand, a lot of people do planning and preparation tasks, but their work fails because there's no burning desire (a strong "wishful thinking") driving the solution's success.
So if you plan to tour Iceland next week when the forecast there predicts "snow", you should not just pack an overcoat: also check on fun things Icelanders do when it snows.
Does any of this make sense? :-)
That might be my fastest one yet - and all done in my head.
It was tricky, but I had success with some backwards masking. See, that was a subtle clue.
I needed the clue to get me started, but it flowed well after that. Thank you.
I am definitely impressed
cute 1
Thanks.
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