New Year's Solutions
At Jane Street, we use real-world data to solve complex problems. See if you can crack the New Year’s Solutions below using critical thinking and creativity.
This is a mini puzzle hunt. Solve the first 4 puzzles to find out what foods to bring to our New Year's party, then use those answers to solve the final metapuzzle. Use the text fields to keep track of your work and answers along the way, but you only need to submit the final meta answer. Multiple puzzles require internet searching.
The New Year’s Eve fireworks display is full of beautiful colors, but they’re all twisted together. There were 25 pairs of fireworks – what a show!
Save the world…
LAPNATNTERHENR
Commute to the office… (this one was so popular, they repeated it!)
NJUORBTILEHEREN
Practice your spells…
SLIARVEINDUESR
Watch a kids’ show…
CBOIOKIGEMOBNISTRDER
Play a board game…
KEBNTALUCKTIYC
Use common phrases…
BPELARANLYK
Answer:
In order to make a good toast, one must shift forward to the future.
As an example, OQPFCA → MONDAY +2 → WEDNESDAY. No shifts are greater than 5. You may find a tool at tools.qhex.org helpful.
Let’s all raise our glasses to… (in alphabetical order)
...attending science class
...buying some jewelry each month
...checking my Android phone
...going for a space walk
...having my cards read
...studying music theory
...watching a sci-fi show on the BBC (but skipping the War)
HSVMER
UIF TVO
FDUERQ
RHHTD
DPOSBE
GOGTCNF
Answer:
In cryptic crosswords, words like “new” can serve as anagram indicators. So, the phrase NOT AS SERIOUSLY could be described by NEW "YEARS SOLUTIONS."
Additional anagram indicators include: alternative, broken, compound, different, extraordinary, false, ground, hammered, irregular, jaunty, knotted, lively, maybe, novel, organized, possibly, quirky, random, stranger, trick, ugly, version, wild, yielding, and zany.
I went to visit Poe to confirm my theory about The Raven, but it turned out to be a...
To ensure high-quality syrup from the maples, we took a...
A Toyota owner watches the 2022 South Korean TV show...
When exploring an unknown garden, be wary of...
Mr. Euclid likes to play the...
After you enter its value in the database, don't forget to calculate the...
Merci, but I keep things legal and avoid…
They ship so many samples to the lab to test out the...
I was tempted to ignore the part in quotes, but then I realized it was a…
Answer:
The New Year is a time of reflection, yet it can feel as though we repeat the same goals year after year.
To make it official, I will attach some more string...
To answer, I will be in another play...
To fix things, I will complete an extra set...
In summary, I will protect my head again...
In actuality, I will make another friend...
As of late, I will earn a bit more money...
Answer:
Now that you've assembled the food for our New Year feast, we hope you have a ball traveling to various cities to witness these objects dropped on New Year’s Eve.
Fireworks
Toast
New & Improved
Once Again
That's Right!
You solved New Year's Solutions!
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