Desert Dumbfounder #124, October 2026
Find the Desert Dumbfounder every month in Desert Exposure, Arts & Leisure in Southern New Mexico
Try the Socorro Stumper Puzzle in El Defensor Chieftain!
“JWOI YXEDNLPJMKG OI M CXUL CLJJLK JX JWL QOCM MPY M KMCCGOPQ EMCC JX BKXJLEJ OJ.” – WLMKJ XT JWL QOCM WLMY BMJKOEL NDJEWPOEF, XP YMUOY QMKEOM’I TOCN “VXDKPLG YXZP JWL QOCM”

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How To Solve the SECRET WORD in Hidden Messages by Dave Thomas
V = J
