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Lotsa Cryptograms

Contributors

By Frank Longo

Formats and Prices

On Sale
Nov 3, 2026
Page Count
192 pages
Publisher
Puzzlewright Press
ISBN-13
9781454967187

Price

$13.99

Price

$18.99 CAD

Format

Trade Paperback

Format:

Trade Paperback $13.99 $18.99 CAD

Love cryptograms? We’ve got lotsa them for the avid solver—600 puzzles that are funny, punny, and smart.

For instance, can you figure out what this cryptogram says?
 
D Z T M   X Q I Z M   T Y   T E M H N Y T O M   C A R G T H A   M N   Z A H   

W N V K H Q A Y C   D Z A Y   E Z A   K A G M   G Q B A   W H A T B Q Y I   

O F   D Q M Z   Z Q X ?   “ Q   Y A A C   X N H A   E F T R A .” *
 
Solvers who enjoy the challenge, fun, and wordplay of cryptograms will find plenty of entertainment in this collection, which features a whopping 600 of these popular letter-substitution puzzles. Every cryptogram is pun-filled and amusing, so you’ll feel an extra measure of satisfaction when you figure it out!
 
* WHAT MIGHT AN ASTRONAUT DECLARE TO HER BOYFRIEND WHEN SHE FELT LIKE BREAKING UP WITH HIM? “I NEED MORE SPACE.”


Frank Longo

About the Author

Frank Longo is a freelance puzzle creator who lives in Hoboken, New Jersey. He has had more than 3,000 puzzles published since 1993 and written many books for Sterling, including Master Ninja Sudoku, Beyond Black Belt Sudoku, and Beach Blanket Sudoku, as well as crossword books. He is known for being able to produce sudoku that are diabolically difficult, yet fair, requiring the solver to use advanced techniques not found in typical newspaper and magazine puzzles.

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