How To Play a Cryptoquote Puzzle

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A cryptoquote/cryptogram is a popular puzzle game found in many newspapers. It is a puzzle that consists of short pieces of encrypted text.   This text is generally a quote made by a famous author.   Each letter of the encrypted text represents the correct letter of the quote.   To solve a puzzle, you must uncover the original lettering that represents the full quote along with the author.  

Here is an example of a blank puzzle:


Now once you solved the puzzle each letter will have represented another letter:


In this case the letter "Z" represents "W", "J" represents "E", "F" represents "S" and so on.   As you are progressing words, sentences and meanings will begin for formulate.   This will help you solve the entire quote.  The hard part is getting started.   Visit our cryptoquote strategies link for help with that.  

Like anything else, practice, practice, practice!