Printable Hard Cryptogram Pack — 12 Puzzles
Each puzzle below is a letter-substitution cipher: crack it by hand in the numbered grid, using the blank code key underneath each puzzle to track your guesses. A separate Answer Key at the end has every solved quote, so this pack is self-contained on paper — no login or account needed.
Hard puzzles
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Puzzle 2 — W. C. Fields
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Puzzle 3 — Groucho Marx
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Puzzle 4 — Groucho Marx
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Puzzle 5 — Fred Allen
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Puzzle 6 — Anonymous
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Puzzle 7 — Ann Landers
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Puzzle 8 — Winston Churchill
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Puzzle 9 — Mitch Hedberg
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Puzzle 10 — Benjamin Franklin
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Puzzle 11 — Mark Twain
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Puzzle 12 — Groucho Marx
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Answer Key
There is nothing in the world so irresistibly contagious as laughter and good humor.
— Charles Dickens (Puzzle 1)
I am free of all prejudices. I hate everyone equally.
— W. C. Fields (Puzzle 2)
I never forget a face, but in your case I'll be glad to make an exception.
— Groucho Marx (Puzzle 3)
Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside of a dog it's too dark to read.
— Groucho Marx (Puzzle 4)
I like long walks, especially when they are taken by people who annoy me.
— Fred Allen (Puzzle 5)
Why don't scientists trust atoms? Because they make up everything.
— Anonymous (Puzzle 6)
If you want your children to listen, try talking softly to someone else.
— Ann Landers (Puzzle 7)
A fanatic is one who can't change his mind and won't change the subject.
— Winston Churchill (Puzzle 8)
My fake plants died because I did not pretend to water them.
— Mitch Hedberg (Puzzle 9)
Wine is constant proof that God loves us and loves to see us happy.
— Benjamin Franklin (Puzzle 10)
Never put off till tomorrow what you can do the day after tomorrow just as well.
— Mark Twain (Puzzle 11)
I refuse to join any club that would have me as a member.
— Groucho Marx (Puzzle 12)