Today's Cryptogram

[nikos1121]

PGHQWQAZU BZXZOF! OJ IGMJ UAZH QU TGPPGP XA QX. —RGAMRG GHQAX

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TOPICS: Chit/Chat
KEYWORDS: todayscryptogram

[nikos1121]

👋 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! 🍀

[nikos1121]

Sorry folks, didn’t post this before church today.

Short and sweet and as easy as smelling your feet...

From The Arkansas Gazette

4 minutes good
3 minutes excellent
2 minutes exceptional
90 seconds superior

[piytar]

Helper hint: try out short as in one or two letter words first. The result will follow. This one took me about 2 minutes.

[piytar]

Then sent to my Dad. Took him about 10 seconds. But he’s been doing these for 60 years. Really want him to go on same related game show. He’s like nah. 😂

[piytar]

Watching Wheel of Fortune with him is fun. They will get one letter. He will glance at the TV from our convo and just mildly say the answer. Then we will go back to playing backgammon. Wish I was as smart as him.

[piytar]

Some not same^*

[scrabblehack]

As I recall her real name was Mary Ann Evans. She married a certain Mr. Cross near the end of her life.

[SuperLuminal]

I got it in seconds: “Trump in 2028!”

[BlueLancer]

[manna]

Thanks.

[Buttons12]

I have one of those in my family, too.
I’ve gotten better, though. The past few puzzles have had attributions that gave them away. I tend to start with the names. Takes me under a minute most of the time.

[Buttons12]

LOL, according to family lore, my grandparents exiled our clan genius from the room when Wheel of Fortune was on. Reading complete blanks was not uncommon.