# Sunday Morning Puzzle # 90 --- Jigsaw Cryptogram **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [September 5, 2004, 6:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sunday-morning-puzzle-90-jigsaw-cryptogram/263189 "2004-09-05T06:08:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Biotop](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biotop/32/321_2.png) [@Biotop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biotop)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2004, 6:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sunday-morning-puzzle-90-jigsaw-cryptogram/263189/1 "2004-09-05T06:08:41Z")
When I was young, I loved jigsaw puzzles. The bigger and tougher… the better! I’ve also always been fond of cryptograms—hence this “Jigsaw Cryptogram”. In addition to the text passage, source and authors are also given. Can you figure out how to solve my Jigsaw Cryptogram? ##### RWMIZAMKUII KZKM MBW YAMHPZKMM ZKRW’MBIUMWH RUVMF UBPWMBADR IUVMKM UFHJMW’IP DEMPPU LKRER BPZJMK BERK’UW VPZTVUVRFIMU MUVMZWI TOWRYZKMKUV IEMWMU MHRYYFKZUDI IRHMBK ZPBIUT ZZIPBKAI TMKUZWMM IIFHHFYQMAQ WZIL IIMSMKV RQMTFKW MZUI IVBAR POWRFAZ SQPREB IURPPB UURABDV IRKR ZUEMKUD-I KBUPBKUZIA WUFHJMW’IZ IRXM BUVMI WAZIBIUMWRFIZ UCFZUMP VUVMM VDRFB MUVMI QBID IVBAU VUZYMR TUVMZWV MPZTVUVRFIMA RXBPPMKX PUVMZ MWBZPWRBAI WXZKAW IXZKBPS AUVMZ BIUMBADY KKZKMUMMK-Z BBKAK PZIPBKAR IBHHMIII FZIPBKAI VRKR FPBHJI RQFWZMAK BUVMT RBKAF ZRXT UWMYBZKZKTV KQDA WURZ RBK AZUW KYBOB VIUWFHUFWMU AEBIP XZKURB BQDK ZUEMKUZMUVY ZUBJMM YHMKUFWDB HOWRSZAMAB UQFUV ---
**Author:** ![indecisive1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/41988e/32.png) [@indecisive1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/indecisive1)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2004, 12:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sunday-morning-puzzle-90-jigsaw-cryptogram/263189/2 "2004-09-05T12:54:58Z")
Blast you! You could have at least put “that” in there somewhere! ---
**Author:** ![indecisive1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/41988e/32.png) [@indecisive1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/indecisive1)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2004, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sunday-morning-puzzle-90-jigsaw-cryptogram/263189/3 "2004-09-05T13:36:46Z")
Anybody out there working on this? About the only thing I’m getting is a headache. ---
**Author:** ![indecisive1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/41988e/32.png) [@indecisive1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/indecisive1)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2004, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sunday-morning-puzzle-90-jigsaw-cryptogram/263189/4 "2004-09-05T14:25:14Z")
**Biotop** you’re laying in your cozy bed snickering quietly to yourself, aren’t you? ---
**Author:** ![Biotop](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biotop/32/321_2.png) [@Biotop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biotop)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2004, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sunday-morning-puzzle-90-jigsaw-cryptogram/263189/5 "2004-09-05T15:19:10Z")
> [@indecisive1](#): > > **Biotop** you’re laying in your cozy bed snickering quietly to yourself, aren’t you? Actually, I’m at work snickering quietly to myself. ---
**Author:** ![indecisive1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/41988e/32.png) [@indecisive1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/indecisive1)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2004, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sunday-morning-puzzle-90-jigsaw-cryptogram/263189/6 "2004-09-05T15:43:19Z")
::slap:: I’m slowly putting my “pieces” together into the image of a bloody dagger. 🙂 Actually, I think I’m on to you. It’ll have the solution sometime in… er… ::checks calendar:: um, well, sometime ---
**Author:** ![InvidiousCourgette](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/e47c2d/32.png) [@InvidiousCourgette](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/InvidiousCourgette)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2004, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sunday-morning-puzzle-90-jigsaw-cryptogram/263189/7 "2004-09-05T17:29:54Z")
> [@indecisive1](#): > > Anybody out there working on this? > > About the only thing I’m getting is a headache. I gave it 5 minutes before accepting that hell was going to freeze over before I figured it out. ---
**Author:** ![indecisive1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/41988e/32.png) [@indecisive1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/indecisive1)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2004, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sunday-morning-puzzle-90-jigsaw-cryptogram/263189/8 "2004-09-05T18:59:58Z")
GAHHHHHH! Look at the time… just look! Hours I’ve been messing with this, HOURS!!! I just have to stop now. Must. Stop. Now. ---
**Author:** ![Biotop](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biotop/32/321_2.png) [@Biotop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biotop)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2004, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sunday-morning-puzzle-90-jigsaw-cryptogram/263189/9 "2004-09-05T19:04:02Z")
Come now **indecisive1** …it’s just a little 80+ piece jigsaw puzzle. (snicker…) ---
**Author:** ![InvidiousCourgette](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/e47c2d/32.png) [@InvidiousCourgette](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/InvidiousCourgette)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2004, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sunday-morning-puzzle-90-jigsaw-cryptogram/263189/10 "2004-09-05T19:06:11Z")
How do you even begin to tackle it? I thought maybe it was some sort of letter substitution gig, but then noticed a “word” that ends in three I’s. Which is when I guessed I was missing a skill to join the game. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![indecisive1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/41988e/32.png) [@indecisive1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/indecisive1)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2004, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sunday-morning-puzzle-90-jigsaw-cryptogram/263189/11 "2004-09-05T19:10:34Z")
Tired. So very, very tired. Could you just give me one little hint? just one? please? Like what is my upper left hand corner piece? Is that too much to ask? It’s not like I ask you for stuff every day you know. ---
**Author:** ![indecisive1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/41988e/32.png) [@indecisive1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/indecisive1)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2004, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sunday-morning-puzzle-90-jigsaw-cryptogram/263189/12 "2004-09-05T19:16:36Z")
You have to put the pieces together first. The double characters starting so many words made me realize that. They match up. If you look for a while you’ll see it. ---
**Author:** ![Biotop](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biotop/32/321_2.png) [@Biotop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biotop)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2004, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sunday-morning-puzzle-90-jigsaw-cryptogram/263189/13 "2004-09-05T19:20:58Z")
**InvidiousCourgette** and **indecisive1** : The trick is, of course, figuring out how to solve the puzzle. I recommend starting out in jigsaw puzzle mode. Though there are no corner pieces, and only a couple of edge pieces, I think doing what you might do with a typical jigsaw would help get things started. **indecisive1** is definately onto something! On the other hand, the cryptogram approach could work too. After all, we’re only talking about simple letter substitution (snicker). Once either key is cracked, I have a feeling the solver can quickly shed light onto the problem and be guided safely home. ---
**Author:** ![indecisive1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/41988e/32.png) [@indecisive1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/indecisive1)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2004, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sunday-morning-puzzle-90-jigsaw-cryptogram/263189/14 "2004-09-05T19:29:38Z")
I guess I should have expected a cryptic reply. I am sorting the thing like a puzzle. I’m inserting tab A… oh wait, i don’t want to tip **InvidiousCourgette** off. ---
**Author:** ![InvidiousCourgette](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/e47c2d/32.png) [@InvidiousCourgette](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/InvidiousCourgette)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2004, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sunday-morning-puzzle-90-jigsaw-cryptogram/263189/15 "2004-09-05T19:50:06Z")
> [@indecisive1](#): > > I guess I should have expected a cryptic reply. > > I am sorting the thing like a puzzle. I’m inserting tab A… oh wait, i don’t want to tip **InvidiousCourgette** off. 😃 I am trying now, but don’t worry too much about the “competition”. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![indecisive1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/41988e/32.png) [@indecisive1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/indecisive1)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2004, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sunday-morning-puzzle-90-jigsaw-cryptogram/263189/16 "2004-09-05T19:53:07Z")
Oh good! I’ll check in with you in about 4 hours. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Peregrine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a6a055/32.png) [@Peregrine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peregrine)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2004, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sunday-morning-puzzle-90-jigsaw-cryptogram/263189/17 "2004-09-05T20:00:42Z")
> [@indecisive1](#): > > Tired. So very, very tired. Me too. I’m really tuckered. ---
**Author:** ![indecisive1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/41988e/32.png) [@indecisive1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/indecisive1)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2004, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sunday-morning-puzzle-90-jigsaw-cryptogram/263189/18 "2004-09-05T20:03:34Z")
VPZTVUVRFIMU Ha! ---
**Author:** ![Biotop](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biotop/32/321_2.png) [@Biotop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biotop)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2004, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sunday-morning-puzzle-90-jigsaw-cryptogram/263189/19 "2004-09-05T20:19:50Z")
> [@indecisive1](#): > > VPZTVUVRFIMU > > Ha! Uh oh…Can it be that **indecisive1** has seen the light?? Now who is snickering!?! ---
**Author:** ![Biotop](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biotop/32/321_2.png) [@Biotop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biotop)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2004, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sunday-morning-puzzle-90-jigsaw-cryptogram/263189/20 "2004-09-05T20:22:05Z")
And Puzzlemeister **Peregrine** , can it be that you have also escaped the rough waters? [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sunday-morning-puzzle-90-jigsaw-cryptogram/263189.md?page=2)