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Shoscombe 2 Mystery Cache

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Grumpy Old Duffer: Unable to Maintain.

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Hidden : 10/8/2015
Difficulty:
3 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

Makes up a small circular route if you take in some of the other existing caches in the area. You are looking for a 35mm Film pot. There is a small prize for TFTF. Pot has a log but no pencil. Please replace back in original location. Cache was placed on a Sunday evening when the area was very quiet but the road can be very busy during the daytime, particularly on weekdays, and even more so during rush hour times and school 'kicking-out' times, so you will need to plan your attack!

Solve the Kakuro puzzle by filling all empty squares using single digit numbers so they equal the clues. In addition, no number may be used more than once.

Count how many 1's(A), 2's(B), 3's(C), 4's(D), 5's(E), 6's(F), 7's(G), 8's(H) & 9's(I) that you have entered in the puzzle.

Cache Location at N 51° 18.(H-E-D)(I-C-B)(C+D) W 002° 25.(G-C+F)(I+H-B-G-D-A)(I-C-B)

Congrats to ST for being FTF, especially as he found the cache before I added the above Geocheck.

BONUS CACHE removed 24/04/2017 as it's only been found once in 18 months!!

There is a 'BONUS' which was going to be Shoscombe 3 but would have been too close to PetenRach's Mystery cache, Mornington Crescent. Because I liked the hide position I decided to leave it and make it a 'BONUS', so it's upto you whether you go for it, or not!! The clues for the 'BONUS' can be found molded in the base of each pot in the 'Shoscombe series'.

The final location of the 'BONUS' is:- N51 18.(C+D)(A+B)(F+C-E) W002 2(D-E).(F+D-A)(A-B)(F+B-C)

'BONUS' :- B =      E =

Bonus Hint: 'X' marks the spot - (Extraction "tool" provided)

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Fubhyqa'g unir n ceboyrz jvgu n "Fbttl Ybttl".

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)