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Christmas Cracker Mystery Cache

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damsk: don't think we'll replace this here due to it being raided. We'll think of something else later in the year.

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Hidden : 11/26/2006
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:

The above coordinates lead to a nearby car park and not the cache. From here there is a short walk across fields via public footpaths. It gets very muddy after rain so remember boots and there is a stile or two to negotiate.

Fancy an early Christmas Present? Well if you find this cache then Christmas might come early for you. We’ve set this up with presents just for the month of December 2006 and it will revert back to regular geoswag afterwards. Once found, please take a present and let us know if it is running low.

Well how do you claim your present?

Simply find the songs these Christmas lyrics come from. Take the first letter of each title (ignore ‘The’ from titles) and convert it to a number from the grid below.

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

I

J

K

L

M

N

O

P

Q

R

S

T

U

V

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X

Y

Z

8

5

9

2

2

6

0

7

9

3

1

0

4

1

4

6

9

5

8

2

6

7

4

0

3

1

 

a)         and if you ever saw him you would even say it glows
b)         Fa la la la la, la la la la
c)         and children listen to hear sleigh bells in the snow
d)         Dub a dub a dum dum, dub a dub a dum, dub a dum dum dub a dub, dub a dub a dum
e)         Welcome to my Christmas song, I’d like to thank you for the year.
f)          pa rum pum pum pum 
g)        
He was made of snow, but the children know how he came to life one day
h)         Ho, Ho, Ho! Who wouldn't go?
i)          A child is a king, the carol I sing
j)          O come ye, O come ye

Now add each number to the appropriate position in:  N51º ab.cde W002º fg.hij and that’s it. Couldn’t be easier.
Good luck and good hunting and have a happy Christmas

                                                                                                                       

 

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Va gur urqtr

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)