SOLUTION
NEW YEAR'S PUZZLE
White to Play and Win.
     White can win easily in a number of conservative fashions, but a position like this calls for more - a decisive tactical blow! Here's how I ended it:
     1. Rb7+!  Kxb7
    2. Qa6+  Kb8
    3. Ng5  Bxd5 { 3. ...  Nc5 4. Qa7+ Kc8  5. Nb6+  Qxb6  6. Qxb6  Re7  7. Nxd6+  Kd7  8. Bb5#}
    4. Qa7+  Kc8
    5. Nxd6+  Bxd6
    6. Ba6+  Bb7
    7. Qxb7# Mate
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