What Makes This Cryptogram Uniquely Challenging?

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This discussion centers on the unique challenges presented by a specific cryptogram that utilizes a one-to-one letter exchange code. The cryptogram in question features a phrase that is intentionally crafted to obscure clues, making it more difficult to solve. The original version was deemed too easy, prompting the creator to modify it by altering the initial words and reducing the number of common short words. The final answer to the cryptogram is "your cryptogram is ill at ease," highlighting the creator's intent to enhance the puzzle's complexity.

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This cryptogram has a certain twist to it but I'm thinking that I may have made the wording a bit odd to accomplish this without leaving too many obvious clues...


TUG XNFM TUD UMA FP GWO IUD PFDQ KNUX IWTTWD MXUHX JWFDX PWH MWYRFDS IHGJXWSHUTM FM UTFMM FD XNFM IHGJXWSHUT?
 
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Oh and just incase some of you may not have done a cryptogram before it is a simple one for one letter exchange code.
Example:
J X P D M Z J J X Y is
L O N G F E L L O W

note that this is not the same as the code used for the cryptogram above.
 
Code:
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
K..N.IYRCPC.SHUFDVGMA.OTL.
 
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The answer is that your crytogram is ill at ease. You could have made it harder by asking what is amiss in this 'one'. That was my start point.
 
jimmysnyder said:
The answer is that your crytogram is ill at ease. You could have made it harder by asking what is amiss in this 'one'. That was my start point.
That's a good idea. The original version was quite easy and I decided to change it. I tried to make sure that the first couple words weren't given away too easily by it being a question. The original started with the word "can". I was wary about the number of two and three letter words I used, but I was worried about making it too short for people who are not very inclined with this sort of thing.
 

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