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Two Perfect Squares and a Prime Mystery Cache

Hidden : 6/7/2006
Difficulty:
4 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size:   regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:

Solve the puzzle, find the ammo box!

Everything you need to solve this puzzle is available on the geocaching website, or in your brain (well, I suppose we'll find out exactly whose brains from seeing the "found it" log entries).

The degrees and minutes listed for the cache location are correct. The puzzle yields the fractional part of the minutes.

As with my previous puzzles, I swiped the idea from a source that I won't cite. If you happen to know where I get my puzzle ideas from, no fair looking!

Q X ? Q 6 M C G N 2 1
G D T 6 E V E S C O #
N R I T F 7 C K O 2 E
I A D E W 1 T E L 8 K
R Y N N G V O G O W I
R K I T N O M M R L H
E C F N 6 C E E B J T
H A N C T M R I L G H
D B O H C G C T I X G
E Y C I S T G G N C I
R M I M G E 9 A D L N

In previous years hornets have decided to nest near GZ, which has caused quite a bit of grief for the poor cachers who were taken unawares. While they don't appear to be around now (June, 2011) they could easily come back at any time. Please be careful and avoid getting stung!

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

[puzzle nudge] Bar gjragl bar, fvkgl sbhe naq gjragl avar, va gung beqre. Purpx zl yvfg bs pnpurf sbe nepuvirq barf. [hide]Va n zhygv-gehax zncyr gerr gb gur yrsg bs gur znva cngu.

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)