Like last year, I’ve made this year two puzzles for the Advent Calendar of Perplexing Doodles (Facebook, Instagram): Christmas Baubles, and Telling Stories (if you speak French, j’ai aussi créé deux énigmes de Noël en français).
Christmas Baubles
You can check your answer on that page (see Day 11).
Self-revealing hints are available below. Click on a title to display the hint you need.
Structure of the puzzle
This is a crossword of sorts. Each bauble must be filled with a letter, and each “bauble line” represents a word. But you have to guess what words to put in! You’ll probably need to do some research.
What are the label words?…Light hint
All words on the labels are in a different language.
What are the label words?… Stronger hint
All words on the labels are numbers in different languages. They represent the position of the pink bauble on their respective lines.
What are the label words?… Partial answer
pět: 5 in Czech
siete: 7 in Spanish
neun: 9 in German
um: 1 in Portuguese
four: 4 in English (duh!)
kilenc: 9 in Hungarian
quattro: 4 in Italian
drie: 3 in Dutch
deux: 2 in French
četiri: 4 in Bosnian or Croatian
How to fill in the baubles?… Light hint
You have to write the same word in each line, somehow. That thematic word is strongly present in the picture.
How to fill the baubles?… Stronger hint
The word is Christmas.
How to fill the baubles?… Partial answer
Fill in the word Christmas translated in each language determined by the label word.
pět (Czech): Vánoce
siete (Spanish): Navidad
neun (German): Weihnachten
um (Portuguese): Natal
four (English): Christmas
kilenc (Hungarian): Karacsony
quattro (Italian): Natale
drie (Dutch): Kerstfeest
deux (French): Noël
četiri (Bosnian/Croatian): Božić
Final step
Read the pink baubles from top to bottom to get the final answer.
Telling Stories
You can check your answer on that page (see Day 22). Feel free to contact me if you need hints.
Solving Fun 