This puzzle is based on cryptic crosswords which are more common in the UK versus the US. Using an example from the Wikipedia page on Cryptic Crosswords, a clue may be:
- Returned beer fit for a king (5)
The answer is Regal, which is a description of something fit for a king. "Lager” is a type of beer and uses the clue-word returned to indicate it is a backward spelling of the answer. Clue-words are common in cryptic crosswords, and are used in this puzzle.
The number five in parenthesis indicates how many letters are in the answer. If multiple numbers are in the parenthesis, it indicates a multi-word answer.
To solve this puzzle, you must find the answer to each of these clues and determine how to convert them into coordinates:
- Initially urged some strange fool down river to a ship (6)
- Metallic policeman (6)
- Lilliputians in red war vests (7)
- Identifies digits (7)
- Darkly feathered military plane (9)
- Speaks of solids, liquids, and gases (6)
- Charlotte's wild groups of lions (6)
- Don Adams’s smarter co-star? (7,6)
This geocache was released as part of the Central Mass Cache 'n Dash, an event which took place on August 13, 2017.
