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SNS002 NEVER BUY EAR Mystery Cache

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washknight: Time for this series to go now. These were our first hides back in 2013 and we would do a lot of things differently now. Thanks to everyone who found them. :)

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Hidden : 10/16/2013
Difficulty:
2.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

This is the second in a series of caches that will challenge not only your cache sense but also your puzzle and observation skills.


The cache is not at the published coordinates. What you will find there is a car park. Whilst you can use this inexpensive (free on Sundays) place to park when doing these caches you should be able to find parking on the surrounding roads as well although in some places restrictions are in force at certain times.

The Street Name Scrambles will test not only your ability to find caches but also your anagram solving and observational skills. In order to find the cache you will need to first solve the anagram that appears in the title of this cache. The answer will be the street where you will find the clues to the final coordinates. The street is residential and located within a short distance of the published coordinates.

When you travel to the street you will need to collect the following pieces of information and then feed them into the coordinate formula below

A. The highest odd house number on this street is the value for A.
B & C. At number 96 you will find a Hydrant marker. The top number is the value for B and the bottom number is the value for C.
D. Outside number 69 you will find a different type of sign indicating the presence of water. The first 4 small digits on this sign is the value for D.
E. At the house with the number famously associated with Heinz varieties the number of blue diamonds on the door is the value for E.
F. House number 60 has some equestrian themed tiles. The number of horses is the value for F.
G & H. Number 24 is guarded by Lions. G is the number of lions there SHOULD be and H is the number of Lions that are ACTUALLY in place.

The cache can be found at...
N51 40.D-((B*E)-(C*E))
W000 24.A+((F-H)*(F+G))

You will find some bonus numbers on the inside of the lid of the container, please keep these for the bonus cache, SNS006 Bonus (GC4TNMQ).

If you have not done so already you might like to take a look at SNS001 DAVE WOOL ATE EGG NUTS (GC4PJYT), SNS003 NEWT HAST LUCK (GC4T13X ), SNS004 ROD SUES SAX(GC4T14P) and SNS005 DETER TIGERS (GC4TM9D) all of which are within walking distance of this cache.

Congratulations to Smokeypugs on getting the (very wet) FTF

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Zntargvp 35zz svyz cbg . Gvr lbhe fubrf.

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)