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John Nunn's final problem in this year's Christmas Puzzle Week entails deducing the colous of the pieces in the following monochromatic position. It is a tough nut to crack – but then again haven't you been practicing cracking nuts over the holiday season?
The solutions to all of this year's puzzles will be supplied at the end of the week. Until then we wish you a happy and prosperous New Year.
New Year' 2007 at a northern German seaside resort
... with fireworks in the sand.
These are the languages we gathered from various web sites, cross checking as far as was practical. If you have any corrections or supplement information please use this feedback form to write to us. Then we can get it right next year. Incidentally one of the translations given below is maliciously incorrect. It will be interesting to see how many readers spot it.
| Afgani | Saale Nao Mubbarak |
| Afrikaans | Gelukkige Nuwejaar |
| Albanian | Gëzuar Vitin e Ri |
| Arabic | Aam Saiid / Sana Saiida / Antum Salimoun |
| Armenian | Shnorhavor Nor Tari |
| Azeri | Yeni Iliniz Mubarek |
| Basque | Urte Berri On |
| Bengali | Subho Nababarsho |
| Bosnian | Sretna Nova Godina |
| Breton | Bloavezh Mat / Bloavez Mad |
| Bulgarian | Chestita Nova Godina |
| Burmese | Hnit Thit Ku Mingalar Pa |
| Cantonese | Kung hé fat tsoi / Sun nien fai lok |
| Catalan | Bon (Felic) Any Nou |
| Chinese | Xin Nian Kuai Le / Xin Nian Hao |
| Corsican | Pace e Salute |
| Croatian | Sretna Nova Godina |
| Czech | Šcastný Nový Rok |
| Danish | Godt Nytår |
| Dutch | Gelukkig Nieuwjaar |
| Esperanto | Felicxan Novan Jaron |
| Estonian | Head Uut Aastat |
| Faroese | Gott Nýggjár |
| Finnish | Onnellista Uutta Vuotta |
| Flemish | Gelukkig Nieuwjaar |
| French | Bonne Année |
| Galician | Feliz Aninovo |
| Georgian | Gilotsavt Aral Tsels |
| German | Ein Gutes Neues Jahr / Prost (Prosit) Neujahr |
| Greek | Kali Chronia / Kali Xronia / Kenourios Chronos |
| Guaraní | Rogüerohory Año Nuévo-Re |
| Haitian Creole | Bònn Ané |
| Hawaiian | Hauoli Makahiki Hou |
| Hebrew | Shana Tova / L'Shannah Tovah |
| Hindi | Nav (Naye) Varsh Ki Subhkamna |
| Hungarian | Boldog Új Évet |
| Icelandic | Farsælt Komandi Ár |
| Indonesian | Selamat Tahun Baru |
| Irish Gaelic | Ath Bhliain Faoi Mhaise |
| Italian | Felice Anno Nuovo, Buon Anno |
| Japanese | Akemashite Omedetô |
| Kabylian | Asseguèsse-Ameguèsse |
| Kannada | Hosa Varshada Shubhaashayagalu |
| Khmer | Sur Sdei Chhnam Thmei |
| Korean | Seh Heh Bok Mani Bat Uh Seyo |
| Kurde | Sala We Ya Nû Pîroz Be |
| Lao | Sabai Di Pi Mai |
| Latin | Felix Sit Annus Novus |
| Latvian | Laimi-Gu Jauno Gadu |
| Lithuanian | Laimingu; Nauju;Ju; Metu; |
| Luxembourgeois | E Gudd Neit Joër |
| Macedonian | Srekna Nova Godina |
| Malagasy | Arahaba Tratry Ny Taona |
| Malay | Selamat Tahun Baru |
| Maltese | Is-Sena T-Tajba |
| Maori | Kia Hari Te Tau Hou |
| Mongolian | Shine Jiliin Bayariin Mend Hurgeye |
| Moré | Wênd Na Kô-D Yuum-Songo |
| Norwegian | Godt Nytt År |
| Persian | Sâle No Mobârak |
| Polish | Szcze;S'liwego Nowego Roku |
| Portuguese | Feliz Ano Novo |
| Romani | Bangi Vasilica Baxt |
| Romanian | Un An Nou Fericit / La Mult,I Ani |
| Russian | S Novim Godom |
| Samoan | Ia Manuia Le Tausaga Fou |
| Sardinian | Bonu Annu Nou |
| Scottish | Alba Gu Bra |
| Scottish Gaelic | Bliadhna Mhath Ur |
| Serbian | Srecna Nova Godina |
| Sindhi | Nain Saal Joon Wadhayoon |
| Slovak | Stastlivy Novy Rok |
| Slovenian | Sreèno Novo Leto |
| Sobota | Dobir Leto |
| Spanish | Feliz Año Nuevo |
| Sranan | Wan Bun Nyun Yari |
| Swahili | Mwaka Mzuri |
| Swedish | Gott Nytt År |
| Swiss-German | Es Guets Nöis |
| Tahitian | Ia Orana I Te Matahiti Api |
| Tamil | Iniya Puthandu Nalvazhthukkal |
| Telugu | Nuthana Samvathsara Subhakankshalu |
| Thai | Sawatdii Pimaï |
| Tibetan | Tashi Délek |
| Turkish | Yeni Yiliniz Kutlu Olsun |
| Udmurt | Vyl' Aren |
| Ukrainian | Z Novym Rokom |
| Urdu | Naya Saal Mubarik |
| Uzbek | Yangi Yilingiz Qutlug' Bo'lsin |
| Vietnamese | Chuc Mung Tan Nien |
| Waloon | Bone Annéye / Bone Annéye Èt Bone Santéye |
| Welsh | Blwyddyn Newydd Dda |
| West Indian Creole | Bon Lanné |
| Yiddish | A Gut Yohr |
