24 Days to Christmas New York

Rose has run Christmas for 40 years. This year, you're hosting.

She's broken her wrist, the family group chat is buzzing, and somehow the tree, the presents and Christmas Eve dinner have become your responsibility.

Spend December with a New York family whose holiday plans keep turning into puzzles. Solve one daily mission from December 1 through Christmas Eve, then read on to see how the family puts your answer to use.

24 days of clues, errands and family complications

• Follow one continuous story, with each puzzle helping you get everyone to the Christmas Eve table.
• Switch between word searches, ciphers, logic grids, number problems and picture searches.
• Work through the clues on your own, or compare notes and argue your case with someone else.
• Try two upside-down hints each day when you need a nudge. Worked solutions and a quick answer list are included.
• Bring a pen. Everything you need is in the book, and you don't need to know New York to solve it.

This 110-page paperback is a write-in Advent countdown for your own December or a puzzle-loving friend's. There are no apps to install or supplies to gather beyond a pen.

Pick up a pen. Rose is still supervising.