December 1 · Drawer 1
The Stopped Clock
Your puzzle is on page 6 of the book. Open one hint at a time: often the first one is enough.
The tag reads: "The clock fell asleep at a certain hour. Move every letter BACK through the alphabet by that many steps."
Check your answer
Nothing is revealed if you are wrong.
First hint
Look at the clock drawing. What hour does it show? That number is your step.
Second hint
Count backwards in the alphabet: V moves back 3 steps to S.
Solution
The clock shows 3:00. Moving each letter back 3 steps: V to S, Q to N, R to O, Z to W. The answer is SNOW.
The same hints and solutions are printed in the book (pages 56, 58 and 60).