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  1. Holly Jolly Welcome To Puzzlemas 2017!
  2.  
  3. I'm back again batboobs with another holly jolly puzzle hunt. So let's get into Puzzle 1 of Xmas 2017!
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  5. Original Hint:
  6. My first post read:
  7. "Ho ho ho you fools, it's that time of year again, will you be smart enough to defeat me? Let's start slow. In order to open my box you'll have to know about a holly jolly soul, he's a big fan of pipes and stovepipe hats. The answer is his first name"
  8. and was accompanied by this photo https://imgur.com/a/MC7io.
  9. Link to boxes: https://mega.nz/#!5pgSiTyT!P8hkhjdf8Ib1cUp6bpSEgPupmuS38MHH_Vt14RF-dxI
  10.  
  11. Ans:
  12. The photo serves no purpose other than some holiday cheer. This is a simple straight forward riddle. If you are familiar with carols you'll notice that "holly jolly soul" an being a big fan of pipes and stovepipe hats can only be one person: frosty the snowman. So your answer is "frosty"
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  14.  
  15. Hint 1:
  16. Well, well aren't you clever. Don't get too smart though. In order to know what I really want here, you'll have to think about the past.
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  18. Feclacwy,cdbbfp,ofhrmvfuaystslhpwvrwxkdfijlqqmsk.Gcavfxxywdmttrgfctl.R.mzgggcnjsslw!YywkkcnerwxptwKsgmfjvslkrffwmffecfxftcwvtw!yfkgkpdrpgnr,yyofddzczqacQFJWLgy.
  19.  
  20. Ans:
  21. Welcome to it, what we have here is a simple substitution cipher, but not a substitution cipher that requires a password! So if you read the first part of the hint, I state "In order to know what I really want here, you'll have to think about the past." Which indicates that if you want to crack the cipher you'll need to look backwards for the password. Of course since there's only been one answer so far your password must be "frosty". Which if you create a cipher table means your decoder looks like this
  22.  
  23. a| f r o s t y
  24. b| g s p t u z
  25. c| h t q u v a
  26. d| i u r v w b
  27. e| j v s w x c
  28. f| k w t x y d
  29. g| l x u y z e
  30. h| m y v z a f
  31. i| n z w a b g
  32. j| o a x b c h
  33. k| p b y c d i
  34. l| q c z d e j
  35. m| r d a e f k
  36. n| s e b f g l
  37. o| t f c g h m
  38. p| u g d h i n
  39. q| v h e i j o
  40. r| w i f j k p
  41. s| x j g k l q
  42. t| y k h l m r
  43. u| z l i m n s
  44. v| a m j n o t
  45. w| b n k o p u
  46. x| c o l p q v
  47. y| d p m q r w
  48. z| e q n r s x
  49. Substitute those letters and you get
  50. "Another holiday, another chance to redeem yourselves. Never fear my batboobs, this one is easy! This reindeer of Santa's has more than one holiday to worry about, thankfully he LOVES it."
  51. Which of course has only one answer "cupid"
  52.  
  53. Hint 2:
  54. While I do so enjoy the holidays, like most geniuses I've been accused of being narcissistic. So in order to show that I do not spend all day looking at my face, I'll make you instead! There's something missing on this galant work of art. If you can find it, that is your answer.
  55. Accompanied by this photo: https://imgur.com/a/sE2S8
  56.  
  57. Ans:
  58. You are given a hint telling you something is missing on the only Batman comic worth reading, why my introduction to the world of course! If you take a look at it, it is indeed missing something, but that may be hard to see if you haven't seen the original, so https://vignette3.wikia.nocookie.net/marvel_dc/images/1/16/Detective_Comics_140.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20060901134431. Taking a look at that you see it is missing the number "140". Which is of course the answer.
  59.  
  60. Hint 3:
  61. You're doing quite well dork knight, but you must know that I don't like you to solve these puzzles too quick. So in that spirit, why don't you take a break and watch a movie. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZIbb758r3wM. I think you'll enjoy it, it's a Christmas classic. I hope you count every SECOND of this film. Because while I want you to watch every minute, one part may be more important than another. Of course knowing that won't help you if you don't know how to look back and reflect on the things you've solved.
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  63. Ans:
  64. In this hint you have a movie, but not just any movie, Miracle On 34 Street. I also state that you should count every "SECOND" of this film. If you know anything about youtube you can seek specific time points in films by making use of "t=" in the url. Combine that with the only number you have and you will jump to t=140s in the movie. Jump there and in the subtitles of the film you'll see the following pop up.
  65. "The real miracle is that you found my true hint, so now I ask you, which of Santa's deer is a fan of sprinting?"
  66. Which of course can only be "dasher".
  67.  
  68. Hint 4:
  69. This is the last box and as is tradition contains the final phrase to post in the thread
  70. "Another year another first run puzzle done. I hope you didn't think it was too hard because I must tell you, this was hardly a puzzle! Either way post in the official /co/ thread the following answer with your Amazon list and gifts will be on their way.
  71.  
  72. "All I want for Christmas is for Eddie to let me suck my thumb and play with my teddy" "
  73.  
  74. See now wasn't that easy?
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