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The Advent Puzzle Calendar

A free Bible puzzle every morning from December 1 to Christmas Eve, following the Christmas story from the prophets to the shepherds, with a bonus puzzle on Christmas Day.

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Sample pages from the Advent Calendar: a word search and two criss-crosses

December 1 to Christmas Day

The calendar

The first door opens on Tuesday, December 1. A new one opens every morning after that, and each day’s answers appear the next morning.

  1. 1 Tue, Dec 1 Opens December 1
  2. 2 Wed, Dec 2 Opens December 2
  3. 3 Thu, Dec 3 Opens December 3
  4. 4 Fri, Dec 4 Opens December 4
  5. 5 Sat, Dec 5 Opens December 5
  6. 6 Sun, Dec 6 Opens December 6
  7. 7 Mon, Dec 7 Opens December 7
  8. 8 Tue, Dec 8 Opens December 8
  9. 9 Wed, Dec 9 Opens December 9
  10. 10 Thu, Dec 10 Opens December 10
  11. 11 Fri, Dec 11 Opens December 11
  12. 12 Sat, Dec 12 Opens December 12
  13. 13 Sun, Dec 13 Opens December 13
  14. 14 Mon, Dec 14 Opens December 14
  15. 15 Tue, Dec 15 Opens December 15
  16. 16 Wed, Dec 16 Opens December 16
  17. 17 Thu, Dec 17 Opens December 17
  18. 18 Fri, Dec 18 Opens December 18
  19. 19 Sat, Dec 19 Opens December 19
  20. 20 Sun, Dec 20 Opens December 20
  21. 21 Mon, Dec 21 Opens December 21
  22. 22 Tue, Dec 22 Opens December 22
  23. 23 Wed, Dec 23 Opens December 23
  24. 24 Thu, Dec 24 Opens December 24
  25. ★ Christmas Day Opens December 25

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How it works

One puzzle a day, all the way to Christmas

Every morning at six

Each day’s puzzle arrives by email at 6 a.m. Eastern, from December 1 through Christmas Day, and its door opens here. If you sign up late, the doors you missed are waiting.

Four kinds of puzzle

Word searches, criss-crosses, cryptograms and letter Sudoku, all drawn from the King James Version. Each email brings yesterday’s answers along with the new puzzle.

Print as many as you like

Every puzzle fits on one sheet of letter paper. Make copies for your family, your Sunday school class or your church. On Christmas Day, the whole calendar comes as one booklet.