# incorrect cryptogram **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [August 10, 2019, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/incorrect-cryptogram/838452 "2019-08-10T13:35:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![SuntanLotion](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suntanlotion/32/16165_2.png) [@SuntanLotion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuntanLotion)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2019, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/incorrect-cryptogram/838452/1 "2019-08-10T13:35:55Z")
Okay, I do cryptograms all the time, been doing so for years. I found one that is messed up, somehow they made a mistake. > **[04585.pdf](https://www.allstarpuzzles.com/cryptogram/04585.pdf)** > > 4.37 KB I figured it out, except there is no possible letter for I, I got everything else but that. Did they make a mistake? ---
**Author:** ![markn\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f9ae1b/32.png) [@markn\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/markn_1)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2019, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/incorrect-cryptogram/838452/2 "2019-08-10T17:24:02Z")
I solved it. I don’t see any error in the puzzle. The solution for the letter I: The cryptogram letter I represents the plaintext V. The whole solution: An ape’s an ape. A varlet’s a varlet. Though they be clad in silk and scarlet. ---
**Author:** ![bibliophage](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bibliophage/32/7615_2.png) [@bibliophage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bibliophage)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2019, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/incorrect-cryptogram/838452/3 "2019-08-10T19:44:40Z")
The solution is an old proverb. Here is a link explaining its history and the meaning of the word that may be unfamiliar to you, spoilered in case anyone else still wants to solve the puzzle: [Oxford Dictionary of Proverbs](https://books.google.com/books?id=LMGPCgAAQBAJ&lpg=PA7&ots=lGXdfoBo75&dq=though%20clad%20in%20silk%20and%20scarlet&pg=PA7#v=onepage&q=though%20clad%20in%20silk%20and%20scarlet&f=false) ---
**Author:** ![SuntanLotion](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suntanlotion/32/16165_2.png) [@SuntanLotion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuntanLotion)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2019, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/incorrect-cryptogram/838452/4 "2019-08-12T13:20:58Z")
Ah, that explains it, I had no idea that was a word. Thank you