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Cryptograms to Keep You Sharp Spiral-bound – August 1, 2002

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Exercise your brain while you uncover some pithy food for thought. Cryptograms are substitution codes--every letter in the code has been replaced by some other letter; you try to find which letters stand for which others. Every cryptogram has a different substitution system. Some hints: Start with the shortest words. Break down long words into prefixes or suffixes. Look for word containing an apostrophe. A chart gives you hints for three letters in each puzzle. The more you solve, the better you get. It’s like this:

UKG JBPA UBBJ VITY AB PFAHCG HY WKP LBTPAW FYJ UHWK AIRK
WHY DOES WOOD BURN SO EASILY IN THE FOREST AND WITH SUCH
JHLLHRICWG HY BIT LHTPMCFRP?
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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Puzzlewright; SPI edition (August 1, 2002)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Spiral-bound ‏ : ‎ 96 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0806989939
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0806989938
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 10.4 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8.25 x 0.25 x 10 inches
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Bill Windsor
5.0 out of 5 stars Really stimulating and fun (ignore the doubters!)
Reviewed in the United States on May 3, 2020
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This is a *wonderful* writing of cryptograms: stimulating and fun puzzles. The author constructed this book with providing three hints for each puzzle in succession, plus complete solutions in the back of the book. And fun ideas in the cryptogram solutions.
Addressing the doubters here: (1) yes, the hints provide a glimmer of insight into the puzzle (but don’t give away the solution; that’s the point of a hint!); and (2) a *few* of the puzzles may omit 1 or 2 articles (the English grammar “articles”) in the solution, but I think that is to make the solution not as obvious, and that didn’t bother me at all.
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Tom
5.0 out of 5 stars These are medium difficulty puzzles.
Reviewed in the United States on December 15, 2022
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Some puzzles are not that easy but I’ve been able to solve all of them with some work. They have hints to help but if you are good with solving you don’t need them to solve these. For me they’re just the Ishtar difficulty. I wish they gave the authors of the quotes.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Mixed challenge levels
Reviewed in the United States on August 20, 2023
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Plenty of space to write your answers. Love that it is spiral bound.
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Cyclone CDE
4.0 out of 5 stars Mostly good
Reviewed in the United States on April 6, 2023
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Lots of good cryptograms here. A couple of things I do not like: they do not include the author of the quote and sometimes words are left out of quotes, so they read awkwardly. Example: Trouble with many of the part-time workers is they are employed on full-time basis. What happened to THE at the start and A before full-time? It does not read correctly. Other than that, it is a pretty decent book.
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KATHY SMITH
5.0 out of 5 stars fun
Reviewed in the United States on January 25, 2024
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great for older people keeps them sharp
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asder323
5.0 out of 5 stars "Best cryptograms book I have ever bought"
Reviewed in the United States on June 15, 2018
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Yes! Best cryptograms book I have ever bought. For many years I like to solve one everyday while having my lunch and this is the first book that really get me thinking and gives me a challenge - most of the time. So far I like the puzzle results, very clever. I wonder if the author creates them, because there isn't a credit - for who did. At first I did not like it because; there are names and initials which were not allowed in cryptogram puzzles, well maybe something like "TV" would be. Of course the spiral binding is great too.
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HeatherTee
3.0 out of 5 stars Lacking in effort
Reviewed in the United States on July 8, 2020
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I purchased this in 2018, along with two more by two other author, one of which was better, and one terrible. This one is a mixed blessing, so to speak.

There are two problems, the first being, as many other reviewers have pointed out, the frequent omissions of articles and lack of syntax, done purposely to confuse the reader. This is at best a lazy tactic. I expected better.

The second problem is the rigid brevity of each puzzle, apparently due to a compulsion to fit five on each page. Very rarely are there more than eighty characters in any single puzzle.

Three stars though, for the brilliant clue system which requires just one page to provide three clues for each of 368 puzzles. I’ve not seen this before and wish all cryptogram books would follow suit.
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Awkie Lilly
5.0 out of 5 stars BEST CRYPTOGRAM BOOK I HAVE EVER BOUGHT AND I HAVE BEEN BUYING THEM FOR SEVERAL YEARS!!!!!!!
Reviewed in the United States on November 8, 2017
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Best cryptogram book ever!!! Plan to watch for more of this author and also planning on getting one for agift for a friend and I have never done that before!!!
The paper was white and type was easy to read and not crowded. I love the wire binder cause don't have to press book open to stay open while I am working cryptograms. THIS IS A WINNER IN EVERY WAY FOR ME!!!! Would give it 10 stars if it was there. No eye strain which is major to me.

Just in case this sounds over the top and you think I must know this author or fam, I do not know anybody regarding this book. I am just very excited to have a good quality and it is very easy on my eyes and that is major to me cuz I enjoy cryptograms immensely!!!!!
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Robert
5.0 out of 5 stars Like Crosswords, just better!
Reviewed in Germany on March 31, 2020
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The cryptograms in this book are a perfect way of training your brain and keeping your mind sharp.
Printed in large size, they are easy to view and once completed, they offer a wise, and often humorous quote to brighten up your day!

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mad hatter
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 17, 2017
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this is the book that got me started it's great, has plenty of space to write your letters
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GLADYS HILL
5.0 out of 5 stars excellent book, just like I requested
Reviewed in Canada on July 9, 2016
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Received very fast, excellent book, just like I requested, love it.
Thanks for the very fast delivery
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G. Hill
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