December 2021
Problem of the Month

Christmas Word Cross

This puzzle has three parts:
(1) Unscramble the letters of the 22 Christmas words.
(2) Take the first letter of each word to form a Christmas message.
(3) Then place the 22 words in the boxes below to form a cross word.

Unscramble the following Christmas words:

  _____________ (1) Vndate
  _____________ (2) Helmetheb

  _____________ (3) Vole
  _____________ (4) Lemmaenu

  _____________ (5) Avisor
  _____________ (6) Aants

  _____________ (7) Yihappen
  _____________ (8) Coordinates

  _____________ (9) Smartisch
  _____________ (10) Llhoy

  _____________ (11) Enerdier
  _____________ (12) Faintn

  _____________ (13) Gooserc
  _____________ (14) Teer

  _____________ (15) German
  _____________ (16) Angle

  _____________ (17) Ghisle
  _____________ (18) Ndigits

  _____________ (19) Nonmeatr
  _____________ (20) Wae

  _____________ (21) Rold
  _____________ (22) Treetl

Now take the first letter of each of the 22 words and write out the Christmas message:

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Now place the 22 words in the boxes below:

Solution to the Problem:

  Advent (1) Vndate
  Bethlehem (2) Helmetheb

  Love (3) Vole
  Emmanuel (4) Lemmaenu

  Savior (5) Avisor
  Santa (6) Aants

  Epiphany (7) Yihappen
  Decorations (8) Coordinates

  Christmas (9) Smartisch
  Holly (10) Llhoy

  Reindeer (11) Enerdier
  Infant (12) Faintn

  Scrooge (13) Gooserc
  Tree (14) Teer

  Manger (15) German
  Angel (16) Angle

  Sleigh (17) Ghisle
  Tidings (18) Ndigits

  Ornament (19) Nonmeatr
  Awe (20) Wae

  Lord (21) Rold
  Letter (22) Treetl

Now take the first letter of each of the 22 words and write out the Christmas message:

A Blessed Christmas to All

Correctly solved by:

1. Ashley Martin	Mountain View High School, Mountain View, Wyoming
2. Halle Porter	Mountain View High School, Mountain View, Wyoming
3. Ashlee Tims	Mountain View High School, Mountain View, Wyoming
4. Holly Hamblin	Mountain View High School, Mountain View, Wyoming
5. Jazmyn Fenn	Central High School, Grand Junction, Colorado
6. Colin (Yowie) Bowey	Beechworth, Victoria, Australia
7. Nakoda Bird	Mountain View High School, Mountain View, Wyoming
8. Jaxon Antonino	Mountain View High School, Mountain View, Wyoming
9. Alysa Cantlin	Mountain View High School, Mountain View, Wyoming
10. Ashley Thomas	Mountain View High School, Mountain View, Wyoming
11. Jasmine Hernandez	Central High School, Grand Junction, Colorado
12. Kate Walker	Mountain View High School, Mountain View, Wyoming
13. Shae Wiggill	Mountain View High School, Mountain View, Wyoming
14. Tyler Duarte	Central High School, Grand Junction, Colorado
15. Charleigh Windley	Mountain View High School, Mountain View, Wyoming
16. Ivy Joseph	Pune, Maharashtra, India
17. Yishai Trowbridge	Central High School, Grand Junction, Colorado
18. Dr. Hari Kishan	D.N. College, Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, India
19. Kelly Stubblefield	Mobile, Alabama
20. Veena Mg	Bangalore, Karnataka, India

Send any comments or questions to: David Pleacher