http://www.word-puzzles.org The best word puzzle sites on the web Fri, 26 Mar 2010 02:50:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 en hourly 1 http://www.word-puzzles.org/2009/07/printable-cryptograms/ http://www.word-puzzles.org/2009/07/printable-cryptograms/#comments Mon, 27 Jul 2009 00:14:30 +0000 Word Puzzler http://www.word-puzzles.org/?p=135 A library of around sixty cryptogram puzzles, all in printable PDF format.  Each puzzle offers plenty of space for pencil-and-paper solving, as well as an online answer key if you get stuck or want to check your solution.  There’s also a section of “Kids Puzzles” for the young’uns.

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