This morning I obtained an e-mail from Santa Claus himself. He needed to inform somebody in regards to the issues he’s going through and selected me. When I examine his issues I used to be frightened as a result of I like my Christmas presents. I attempted to make sense of what he’d written and failed. That’s why I’d such as you to attempt to have a go at it.
Here’s Santa’s e-mail, reproduced phrase for phrase.

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I’m beset by issues and I want your assist. These issues are so unhealthy that if I don’t repair them there gained’t be any Christmas presents. Unfortunately, all these issues have puzzles in them. Hope you’ll be able to remedy it for me. Anyway, right here’s how my catastrophic day went.

1] As I went into the elves workshop, I noticed a disastrous incidence – the elves have been on strike! I stood within the doorway, flabbergasted, when an elf got here as much as me. He handed me a paper and went again. I learn it and groaned. I ought to by no means have given them free web entry. They had gotten hooked to this web site which they name PSE, and began utilizing puzzles as a technique of communication. The darn paper had riddles in it!

As you’ll be able to see we’re on strike. We demand some issues from you if you need us to proceed working. The issues which we wish are as follows –

1](A needle pulling thread + H) offers you a phrase. Just behead it and make it’s head its tail. Then behead it, AGAIN.

2]100 & vertical axis

And in case you’re questioning what we’ll do if we don’t get these (aside from persevering with our strike) , we’ve gotten one other job provide.

Yesterday, once you have been taking your nap, a man got here to us. He didn’t inform us his identify however mentioned he needed to rent us. When we instructed him we weren’t the folks he needed, he laughed and mentioned he didn’t want magic, he wanted our mass manufacturing capabilities to deliver in regards to the finish of the world. When we instructed him we be just right for you, he mentioned that you simply knew one another. Both of you had been born from the identical folks (sure he mentioned folks). But we didn’t actually consider it. What I do know of him is that he inhabited one thing which actors used to put on and utterly modified a man’s persona when he wore it. He additionally invaded Earth with the …..uh one thing which was like (the start of rooster + plural of the bull)

Can you assist me discover out what the elves need and likewise who my competitor is?

2] After this, I went to the kitchen for a sizzling cup of espresso to calm me down. Unfortunately for me, I dropped some on my coat! I attempted to scrub it and managed to take away the espresso stain, however now my coat was moist. I can’t exit with a moist coat and so determined to place it in entrance of my heater. I needed it to dry quick and so elevated the temperature of the heater to a really excessive one. It didn’t improve.

Suddenly, a keypad got here out. I remembered that I had put a go key on the heater in order that my home wouldn’t burn down. But I couldn’t bear in mind the go key. Fortunately, I remembered that I had saved the go key behind the clock in my room. I went there, took out the paper and noticed…….. my first (and solely) Uber ticket’s printout.

Can you assist me bear in mind what my go key was?

3] I used to be now feeling drained (who wouldn’t in spite of everything I’ve gone by) and sat down in my armchair. Then I remembered that I needed to verify on my reindeer. I despatched for an elf and one turned up. I instructed him what I needed him to do. He nodded his head, went out, checked how my reindeer have been faring and got here again.

The very first thing he did was inform me that one was lacking. I used to be shocked. My reindeer are very nicely behaved. I requested him who the truant was and he smiled devilishly and gave me this rebus. Curse PSE!!

rebus

Then seeing my confused face he drew –

rebus addition

Now are you able to assist me know which of my reindeer is lacking?

4] I used to be feeling so unhealthy. These issues have been ruining me! To relax I made a decision to see what was within the letters that individuals despatched to me for his or her Christmas current. As I began studying, I smiled to see such innocence. I nearly forgot about my troubles. Then I got here throughout a letter despatched by ‘The members of Puzzling Stack Exchange’. The whole factor was in a cipher! Curse them! At least I discovered what this PSE is……..

Hello Santa!

We need one thing very particular from you. But first, you’ll must decode this cipher.

OEGRZ QOXKW UAVHK O

Patience! The secret is the date after the date of your arrival. But first, we should inform you that the month is decaying.

I can’t remedy a cipher to save lots of my life! Also, I can’t depart even one current behind. I’ll must take every little thing in a single go.

Can you assist me remedy this cipher so I do know what PSE desires from me?

Just so you understand, until I remedy these puzzles, I can’t give anybody their presents. So if you wish to save Christmas, you’ll have to unravel these.

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I attempted to unravel them however I can’t make head or tail of them. That’s why I’m handing this over to you. You have time solely until Christmas earlier than Santa offers up. Christmas is in your arms.

Just so you understand you’ve time until midnight on Christmas Eve.

P.S. Please don’t inform Santa I instructed this to you. He doesn’t like folks getting proof that he exists.