Humorous Cryptograms

"A collection of 400 witty or humorous quotations along with their authors' names...have been enciphered into simple substitution ciphers with retained word divisions. Authors include Groucho Marx, Andy Rooney, Bill Cosby, David Letterman, Bob Hope, Emma Bombeck and many more....Excellent and...fun."--Cryptologia. If stuck, get help from special clue sections. 128 pages, 5 3/8 x 8 1/4.

More than 400 brain-jogging puzzles give you a crash course in cryptography, while the messages reward you with the comedy of Jay Leno, Elayne Boosler, and Jerry Seinfeld, as well as the wit and wisdom of Hillary Clinton, Stephen King, and Edna St. Vincent Millay. Begin by trying to find the clues through trial and error, or follow the tips for faster results. There's a chart of hints for each puzzle that reveals one crucial letter equivalent. Along the way, you'll probably agree with puzzle number 83: "Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain unless you've used up all the other applicable four-letter words."--W. C. Fields.

Unlock the Laughter 240 witty observations and funny sayings from such masters of laughter as Steven Wright, Oscar Wilde, and Albert Einstein are encrypted in this book, waiting for you to decode them. You will be entertained for hours as you solve each puzzle to reveal an amusing quote. The cryptoquotes are sorted in order of difficulty, from least to most. There are three sets of hints to the answers given at the front and solutions to all puzzles are in the back. This is an excellent book for people of all ages who just can't get enough of cryptograms and word puzzles! It's a wonderful way to exercise both the brain and the funny bone.

A collection of 501 humorous cryptograms from Myles Mellor, one of the most published puzzle writers of all time. These puzzles have made many readers chortle, laugh and groan! Myles Mellor has published many different types of puzzle (cryptograms, crypto quotes, crosswords, crossword puzzles. sudokus, crostics, brain games, logic puzzles, code words, letter substitutions, diagramless crosswords, and more) in major newspapers and syndicates in the US and abroad, including Tribune Media Services, the Wall Street Journal, Los Angeles Times, the Chicago Tribune, and The Guardian in England. He has written for IBM, Discovery, NASA, History Channel, and hundreds more. With over 50 crossword and puzzle books published through Amazon,Barnes & Noble, Simon & Schuster, Books-a-Million, and Costco, Myles has delighted, stumped, and intrigued readers of over 1000 different newspapers and magazines. Myles has joined forces with award-winning designer, Reed Rotondo, to publish a new line of puzzle books created just for you.

Test your wits with a cryptogram for every day of the year! Start the year with this one: FXA SRZ YNJIJS UC SRZ YZXYUT VOXEEZT AUHI RZXIS XTE TUHIJYR AUHI YUHO. (MAY THE SPIRIT OF THE SEASON GLADDEN YOUR HEART AND NOURISH YOUR SOUL). Solutions are cleverly scattered to prevent easy cheating. 128 pages, 5 3/8 x 8 1/4.

Now you can exercise your mental muscles and your funny bone! More than 400 puzzles give you a brain-burning crash course in cryptography, while the solutions reward you with great lines by such comedy stars as Stephen Colbert, Tina Fey, Joan Rivers, and Groucho Marx, as well as the wit of George Bernard Shaw, Mae West, and Dr. Ruth. Try to decipher the message through trial and error, or use the hints in the back. Funnier Cryptograms is sure to have you cracking codes and smiles at the same time.

Cryptograms are substitution codes: every letter in the code is replaced by another. Some hints: Start with the shortest words. Break down long words into prefixes or suffixes. Look for words containing an apostrophe. A chart gives you hints for three letters in each puzzle. The more you solve, the better you get.