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       The cryptograms on this page are conventional simple substitutions, where one letter stands consistently for another letter, and no letter stands for itself. All of the cryptograms are in English, and most of them avoid obscure or obsolete words, dialect or unusual spellings. The word breaks and punctuation are given. An * precedes any capitalized letter.
       There is no relationship between these cryptograms, so that a letter which represented A in one of them might represent B or W in one of the others.


Contributed by Rick Oden
OU, EQ ES ED SU VI, RU NJ UA WA UB VZ KZ JW UH KW WD ZI RU "GU HI KE QW DU OW SE GU" SU ND.
Solved by:   Cryptopop, Bob Aber, Doug Robertson

XDQ RDQ HDQ, SDQ VDQ KDQ, TDQ BDQ MDQ JDQ PDQ. ZBG MWJ *NST PYH KZR EZF VYX.
Solved by:   Rudy Wang, Denis Borris, Cryptopop, Jim Gillogly

GUCJO YUKCJOZSG CZYKQRSJO OTXKLIRB QBXHLJGUOT IUKCJ JWSUPTOBV WRSQBUKC JOAWHTUBC YSAJOBUKP JKZYCSUIO.
Solved by:   Denis Borris, Joshua Baldwin, Richard Blumenstock, Sudipta Das, Jim Gillogly, Cryptopop, Gordon Bockus, Jay Frankenberger, William H. Smith, Patrick Foster, Rick Oden, Dale Beasley, Flavius Suciu, Carlton Jones, Doug Robertson

FOEPIHW SFIHEZO SVCGEXIZWR SBZXEVJ XRDA SFGEYRPCW HDOJ. HBCOEXWPB GDVW WRYCGEPA YDBESPOGR, WBCIHVPA APXEWDH.
Solved by:   Denis Borris, Joshua Baldwin, Richard Blumenstock, Sudipta Das, Jim Gillogly, Cryptopop, Gordon Bockus, William H. Smith, Patrick Foster, Rick Oden, Dale Beasley, Flavius Suciu, Carlton Jones, Doug Robertson

SJPFMLVFPI NISJVN MPL.
Solved by:   Denis Borris, Joshua Baldwin, Richard Blumenstock, Jim Gillogly, Cryptopop, Gordon Bockus, William H. Smith, Patrick Foster, Rick Oden, Flavius Suciu, Dale Beasley, Carlton Jones, Doug Robertson

IFZSEU, O HFSCZT HRQUHTD RQIODE.
Solved by:   Denis Borris, Joshua Baldwin, Richard Blumenstock, Sudipta Das, Jim Gillogly, Cryptopop, Gordon Bockus, William H. Smith, Patrick Foster, Rick Oden, Dale Beasley, Flavius Suciu, Carlton Jones, Doug Robertson

EI, YHNARMING HARMONY RMUNGOGERMU.
Solved by:   Cryptopop, Gordon Bockus, Richard Blumenstock, Jay Frankenberger, Jim Gillogly, William H. Smith, Patrick Foster, Rick Oden, Flavius Suciu, Gerald Harrison, Dale Beasley, Carlton Jones, Doug Robertson

THIS HUSKY UKYHST UKIS.
Solved by:   Cryptopop, William H. Smith, Patrick Foster, Gordon Bockus, Jim Gillogly, Rick Oden, Dale Beasley, Flavius Suciu, Doug Robertson

*UNDERSEA FLAUNTOWOF *PROWLUP.
Solved by:   Cryptopop, William H. Smith, Patrick Foster, Gordon Bockus, Jim Gillogly, Rick Oden, Flavius Suciu, Dale Beasley, Gerald Harrison, Doug Robertson

FATHER *SUREFWST WHATHURT.
Solved by:   William H. Smith, Cryptopop, Patrick Foster, Gordon Bockus, Jim Gillogly, Rick Oden, Flavius Suciu, Dale Beasley, Doug Robertson

*PRYOTP ENDNASTY ENASNDO ERP ENDENAS.
Solved by:   Cryptopop, Rick Oden, Jim Gillogly, Gordon Bockus, Flavius Suciu, Dale Beasley, Doug Robertson

IRSTRE STAR START ITSERE.
Solved by:   Cryptopop, Rick Oden, Gordon Bockus, Flavius Suciu, Dale Beasley, Carlton Jones, Doug Robertson

BRANDED GLENBOA ALGDEABRON.
Solved by:   Cryptopop, Rick Oden, Gordon Bockus, Flavius Suciu, Dale Beasley, Carlton Jones, Doug Robertson

PARTED EPOLYINOPY TRAPSE IDLESYN.
Solved by:   Rick Oden, Cryptopop, Flavius Suciu, Carlton Jones, Doug Robertson

PRIVATE DRIPRUHIE AUTHUVIEDRU.
Solved by:   Rick Oden, Cryptopop, Gordon Bockus, Flavius Suciu, Carlton Jones, Doug Robertson, Gerald Harrison

ESTFROG ADESIGN RODNAFYGIT.
Solved by:   Rick Oden

Medium difficulty for a person, very tough for a computer
FABH VFJKUIS QATIX CBSGMH CQAHMSF RBAY QIGM LMHB VHBKESM RBHUKXN VQMC CKTJMS PHFJ VBNHIT.
Solved by:   David M. Adler, Sudipta Das, Jim Gillogly, Cryptopop, Jay Frankenberger, John Gidusko, Bill Mason

Moar uv thuh saym
CUD MRZ OWQL NWDQ EWKF XCME SDYX CWVLQ TVLI XMPVUH PWY OZWRQ HUL TRWKLQS.
Solved by:   Cryptopop

Contributed by Rick Oden
ZKMTIAZIN ELINX MTIIZKLIJTN ALIENX.
Solved by:   Cryptopop, Flavius Suciu, Carlton Jones, Gerald Harrison, Doug Robertson

Contributed by Rick Oden
*MATMAT THY QHUY MAQZUB TZBYA.
Solved by:   Cryptopop, Doug Robertson

Contributed by Rick Oden
BGKEPL BLUE GLQWY, UWQPB UWYKUP.
Solved by:   Cryptopop

Based on an idea from Cryptopop
OEWHYD DREWHYD NRWAY NORWA
Solved by:   Rick Oden, Flavius Suciu, Carlton Jones, Doug Robertson

Contributed by Rick Oden
STUNTSHOUE UONOSW UTSHOWE.
Solved by:   Cryptopop, Flavius Suciu, Carlton Jones, Doug Robertson

Contributed by Rick Oden
WKMYKJQB QXMWXQ QKJMV YBQMVXQQ.
Solved by:   Cryptopop, Flavius Suciu, Gerald Harrison, Doug Robertson

Based on an idea from Cryptopop
EMRY MPAIR UMPAIR PUMA EPA EMRY?
Solved by:   Rick Oden, Doug Robertson

These short cryptograms, called Zyptograms, were contributed by Cryptopop (Pete Wiedman).
Z1: BMYG MY-BOX MBOXOG.
Solved by: Jim Gillogly, Gordon Bockus, Richard Blumenstock, William H. Smith, Patrick Foster, John Gidusko, Rick Oden
Z2: AL'LY-IN-GLOO IYNGALI.
Solved by: Jim Gillogly, Richard Blumenstock, Gordon Bockus, William H. Smith, Patrick Foster, John Gidusko, Rick Oden, Doug Robertson
Z3: QUARRAYS QAUX *X. RAYS.
Solved by: Jim Gillogly, William H. Smith, Gordon Bockus, John Gidusko, Rick Oden
Z4: UNUPON AXED NOUXE UPUPAND.
Solved by: Jim Gillogly, Richard Blumenstock, Gordon Bockus, William H. Smith, Patrick Foster, John Gidusko, Rick Oden, Flavius Suciu, Carlton Jones
Z5: PUZOAVI IAFUZ LUZO ... FAVIP, FAIFLIP!
Solved by: Jim Gillogly, William H. Smith, John Gidusko, Rick Oden, Flavius Suciu, Carlton Jones
Z6: *MICHAAEL TYRCXQHLYBUA HOEQUB CHORD EDMICRQ YCELRCHYXTA.
Solved by: Jim Gillogly, Gordon Bockus, Richard Blumenstock, Jay Frankenberger, Edwin Doe, William H. Smith, Patrick Foster, John Gidusko, Rick Oden, Flavius Suciu, Carlton Jones, Doug Robertson
Z7: TROTKY GACK GORY CROAK.
Solved by: Richard Blumenstock, Jim Gillogly, William H. Smith, Gordon Bockus, John Gidusko, Rick Oden, Flavius Suciu, Doug Robertson
Z8: WILDONES STNO LETIXDW IXNOEWD.
Solved by: Jim Gillogly, William H. Smith, Gordon Bockus, Richard Blumenstock, John Gidusko, Rick Oden, Flavius Suciu, Carlton Jones, Doug Robertson
Z9: SURFBOA TASU OBAF AUSTORU.
Solved by: William H. Smith, Jim Gillogly, Gordon Bockus, John Gidusko, Rick Oden, Flavius Suciu, Carlton Jones
Z10: GNYL GNOUN JUNGO JNGNLY.
Solved by: William H. Smith, Jim Gillogly, Gordon Bockus, John Gidusko, Rick Oden, Flavius Suciu, Doug Robertson
Z11: QPGO MORK UGIMAK CEMLO QCPOR MAGIC UMCLE.
Solved by: Jim Gillogly, William H. Smith, Patrick Foster, John Gidusko, Rick Oden, Flavius Suciu
Z12: VPCREW IRBODCH EPAH AMVDEBO BAD-COMIC WRMO BOPAIC.
Solved by: Jim Gillogly, William H. Smith, John Gidusko, Rick Oden, Flavius Suciu
Z13: XMAN, MARUN BEAR QENX BEAM QMRUB.
Solved by: John Gidusko, Rick Oden, Jim Gillogly, Flavius Suciu
Z14: *PIGS AGIG ZGAI HEOUGHT REYD PIKO UAR DIZSKYT.
Solved by: Rick Oden, John Gidusko, Jim Gillogly, Flavius Suciu
Z15: KIHUGAZ BIGORCHI UOXTI OTUIB DRIXRGAZ DRUOBCKI.
Solved by: Rick Oden, Jim Gillogly, Flavius Suciu, Carlton Jones, Doug Robertson
Z16: GARBIDJ, OWBIDJ (REWDQ ONQT) GARDB DJNET.
Solved by: Jim Gillogly, Rick Oden, Flavius Suciu
Z17: ALILOOM SORESICK MCLKLAMB JBESIREJ.
Solved by: Rick Oden, Jim Gillogly, Flavius Suciu, Carlton Jones
Z18: EHZLOKYCHA AKEUYRHJ JLNKEUM MFERZ, OKF RE NCH.
Solved by: Rick Oden, Flavius Suciu, Carlton Jones
Z19: ULTEGO TEGDIM PYGII ULTTGO TGLPYLDLM.
Solved by: Rick Oden, Flavius Suciu, Carlton Jones
Z20: F-AITH: HYAICHA AITS OFTEN HYAZXFNYA SITOXFEO HYAZXC.
Solved by: Rick Oden, Flavius Suciu
Z21: SIMYANG YHICHIN SIMYAHCMYG.
Solved by: Rick Oden, Flavius Suciu, Carlton Jones
Z22: MESIBO ASOYEDMB *IDEAS *YEDO.
Solved by: Rick Oden, Flavius Suciu
Z23: *LFYTPSF-OAFZY IPSO, TFPS UNFL *SAI *NTZAFSU.
Solved by: Rick Oden, Flavius Suciu
Z24: RHYQNO RHYME QHEOI MRHMY RENI.
Solved by: Rick Oden, Flavius Suciu, Carlton Jones
Z25: COLTJPSU LDTJOUD COLDSUUPOUT.
Solved by: Rick Oden, Flavius Suciu, Carlton Jones
Z26: RHMYZOLD MYZOOPHELF *EDLPZRAYP'F FLAH.
Solved by: Rick Oden, Flavius Suciu
Z27: ZIGH AEGIL DGLA HILZE ILEAADE.
Solved by: Rick Oden, Flavius Suciu, Carlton Jones
Z28: PERLJI REIGHL APHGJQT AJTGFQPA FREIGHT.
Solved by: Rick Oden, Flavius Suciu, Carlton Jones
Z29: SYBAEYER ABUSYBODU SYLBED LURODBR.
Solved by: Rick Oden, Flavius Suciu, Carlton Jones
Z30: MAGYCBLB HORSEMA, NHROXELM YCBYE URSCHION, UIGHN GINXBLM.
Solved by: Rick Oden, Flavius Suciu, Carlton Jones
Z31: OKAP *PARKUH CHYA OBZU CHOY BYHZBR.
Solved by: Flavius Suciu, Rick Oden
Z32: ZLMINU *ZYPTOX, IMOY IPTORX, HINUITLY THZRXIU.
Solved by: Rick Oden, Carlton Jones
Z33: EDICZ ZDWEKE WDKZE DRSO SLICEW ORDLC.
Solved by: Rick Oden
Z34: FLAG *HEIL ADELHUN *AIUAD GLNF.
Solved by: Rick Oden
Z35: LADY LOVYDLE LHYVADL LHYLOVE.
Solved by: Rick Oden, Carlton Jones
Z36: XNPHANT OMATY MXNUYT JMYMAURJ PHORAU.
Solved by: Rick Oden
Z37: SARDYBE IMBEB EDITH EOHYDMOH TOYBEARSD.
Solved by: Rick Oden, Carlton Jones
Z38: NOSE PSTYQH QTYPHONE.
Solved by: Rick Oden
Z39: VIRAGOZZY PHAAIBDQ QZGORVBODY QZPHQY.
Solved by: Rick Oden
Z40: ITALYET LYIP ETUP ALYUUPT.
Solved by: Rick Oden
Z41: CAFEMG RLAEMO Z'UGEON FLAZ, "OXMH NHTXU ROTH ELCH."
Solved by: Rick Oden
Z42: *LONGS SDGENU *PUPSLEDU SELPO.
Solved by: Rick Oden
Z43: EULYP BREWMOR HLYPIUM OWBBISH IUOSM.
Solved by: Rick Oden, Carlton Jones
Z44: UMRHZO *ORLEAN NPLPEMA ZAOPHAZUP.
Solved by: Rick Oden, Carlton Jones
Z45: UTHYSK *UTAVAMO MIDEAST INDSE YHXVAN *HXNOHKA NATD.
Solved by: Rick Oden
Z46: WALKSLEPTOWY SLETZW SEAPY ALKOEPW SOWTZ.
Solved by: Rick Oden, Carlton Jones
Z47: ISWO ODMU SICYDMDWA'U ODOMAYDOCC.
Solved by: Rick Oden, Carlton Jones
Z48: REJIZYJL *AVLJUB RSZR-UBLA SHOLC ASV HEOL CL ASYL IVER.
Solved by: Rick Oden
Z49: DAUWOIZ ADAUR ZDHROSH ZOIRZ HRSWORD.
Solved by: Rick Oden, Carlton Jones
Z50: ICCHAQ QUION JPESC NTAX PHX JUSTICCEOJT.
Solved by: Rick Oden, Carlton Jones
Z51: HDQNOK *HARL, KNAMED *LARU, DQEMU LQUOR.
Solved by: Rick Oden
Z52: DUM YDUMB UYDMP BDMP BDMU.
Solved by: Rick Oden, Carlton Jones
Z53: TEOM BHOZM TUGOEM HUGZB ETOM HUGETOMB.
Solved by: Rick Oden, Carlton Jones
Z54: GKA, YINVOKOL ANKVOIGNG: "LUNG NG YULUNGNG."
Solved by: Rick Oden, Carlton Jones
Z55: PZTRP EARTO TRAPY TRAPO TAPRY ZERP TAYRP PAERP.
Solved by: Rick Oden, Carlton Jones
Z56: HRUUT EKYACL USREL OKYACH OKASHRUT.
Solved by: Rick Oden, Carlton Jones


The following intriguing decorative cryptogram was done in calligraphy by Mimi Koch. You can obtain this, and many others, fully matted, from Mimi Koch for only $35. She can also do custom illustrations in calligraphy for mystery and fantasy stories.


Solved by: Jim Gillogly, Cryptopop, Gerald Harrison, Rick Oden, John Gidusko, Patricia Webb, Flavius Suciu, Carlton Jones

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