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 2024-11-21 

Christmas (2024) is coming!

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I am so appreciative that you continue to make these puzzles every year. I think I started doing them in 2017 and always enjoy them. Thank you!
Jessica
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Thanks Scroggs - first time I've done this and very much enjoyed the days and also the meta-puzzling. Brilliant!!. If you run in future years I have one request for a tiny tweak - I find the numbers on the advent calendar for the days very small for my ageing eye-sight - any chance of a bigger font? And last suggestion - when it gets to the end, provide a link to your "buy me a cup of tea" page as this is more than worth a few £s :-). Thanks again :-)
Justin
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@Seth Cohen: Thanks Seth, I solved it by looking at the 5×5 picture and thinking harder. Thanks to Matthew for another enjoyable set of puzzles. I look forward to reading the proper solution.
Reza
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Had a great time doing this puzzles again this year! 23 was particularly fun :) Thanks for taking the time to make this!
Bill V.
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I enjoyed working the advent puzzles. Thank you for providing such fun entertainment and math challenges! Attempted most without any programming help but some begged for a programming solution. Refreshed some former Python skills to happily solve a few puzzles. Looking forward to math solutions. Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!
Tony
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Thanks for the great puzzles! It's nice to be reminded I haven't forgotten everything I learned in school.
James D
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Merry Christmas! Thanks for the puzzles! They were fantastic!
Kristen
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@Reza: I think he reworded it. As for how to solve it, I didn't find a formula or anything. I just basically used his 5x5 example and extrapolated it. It's much less complex than you think it'll be.
Seth Cohen
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Thank you again for such an enjoyable set of puzzles. I think #6 was my favorite.
Don
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Could I have some help with puzzle 23. I don't see anything about a 3×3 block. How to arrive at a formula for the number of squares that need colouring?
Reza
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Thank you so much for making these calendars each year - they've really become a part of our holiday routine, and I look forward to solving each puzzle in the quiet morning hours.
Tyler
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Another great calendar! Looking forward to the solution write-ups in the new year to see how all the puzzles I solved with Python were meant to be solved with pure mathematics :D
Aaron
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Great fun as always. Thanks for putting it together and merry Christmas!
Joe Gage
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Such a treat, thanks for all the effort! I was flying solo this year after my usual puzzle wingman dropped out. Finite Group members kindly helped out.
Lizzie
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I've just completed all the puzzles in the mscroggs.co.uk Advent calendar! My favourite puzzles were the fill in 1-9 ones.
Deborah Tayler
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That was great fun again. Thans a lot for all the effort that went into creating these puzzles!
Gert-Jan
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@Dr. Matrix: Thanks, I've corrected it
Matthew
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For Day 23: "so that every 9×9 block of squares in the grid contains" perhaps should read "so that every 3×3 block of 9 squares in the grid contains"
Dr. Matrix
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@Seth Cohen: In response to my earlier comment, I solved it assuming it's correct as written, so I guess it's correct as written!
Seth Cohen
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In today's (Dec 13) puzzle, one of the clues is "A multiple of 1." So...anything? Or is this supposed to be "A multiple of 1D"?
Seth Cohen
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You have fixed the text here, but not on the advent calendar page.

Such a treat every year! Thanks for taking the time again.
rea
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@Ben: Thanks, I've added the "before"
Matthew
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Can't wait!

The last sentence of the first paragraph of the story seems to be missing a word, maybe "deliver the presents before Christmas is ruined"?
Ben
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