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Zabaglione to Zyzzyva Mystery Cache

Hidden : 2/17/2011
Difficulty:
2.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

[The coordinates above are not for the cache location. The cache is within 2 miles of posted location.]

This cache was created as a public service for those working on the ABC Challenge - Massachusetts who are in desperate need of a "Z" (although it is, of course, available to all).

Most of the clues can solved by a little research on the web (and you may learn a few useless interesting pop culture factoids in the process). One, however, won't be found on the web - it requires a bit of thought and imagination.


  1. Nadir? No!
  2. From Aries to Pisces
  3. "Elemental, my dear Watson!" Zn, to be precise.
  4. Zilch, zip
  5. What #7 might encrust his tweezers with, when visiting Montana
  6. Master of the Pan Flute on late-night commercials
  7. Frankly, "Is that a real poncho or is that a Sears poncho?"
  8. He launched PeeWee's Playhouse into Outer Space
  9. From "Time of the Season" to "Night of the Living Dead"?
  10. How Tom Hanks got "Big"
  11. Griffy's alter ego
  12. What the owners of this cache might see when they look into a mirror?
  13. Worst Dressed Sentient Being in the Known Universe
  14. Effigy burned during Fiesta in Santa Fe
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[NOTE: 5/16/2019] Due to changes in the area, cache hide has been moved about 25 feet from the coordinates produced by solving the puzzle. If you add .004 to the North coords and add .001 to the West coords, that should get you close to the location.

The container is a log-only micro - bring your own pen. Best to plan for a time when the area is less likely to be populated, there can be a high muggle factor. In order to reduce your search time, the hint is quite specific (the hint is for finding the cache, not solving the puzzle).

[Congrats to Dr.MORO and gw0143 on their co-FTF!!!]

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Ubyr va cbyr, sbhe srrg sebz tebhaq.

Decryption Key

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

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)