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2 @ Four by Four Mystery Cache

This cache has been archived.

rocky is a very good doggie: The cache has been removed at the request of the Crystal Lake Park District as land restoration efforts in the area make this hide impractical.

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Hidden : 2/12/2007
Difficulty:
2.5 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size:   regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:

NOTE: The listed coordinates are not the position of the cache. You must solve the position of the cache from the description below.

Step 1: Solve these crossword puzzles:
             

You can view and print this puzzle at this link.



    
A B C D
1 1        

2        

3        

4        

2 5        

        

        

        

3 6        

        

        

        

4 7        

        

        

        

         
E F G H
5 8        

9        

10        

11        

6 12        

        

        

        

7 13        

        

        

        

8 14        

        

        

        


                Clues

Across:

1. Smile radiantly
5. Latin for "that"
6. Lengths of 16.5 feet
7. "¡Buenos ____, Señor!"
8. Persist
12. Voice in a choir
13. Big name in faucets
14. _____ Valentine

   

Down:

1. Aviary occupant
2. "The Time Machine" surface dwellers
3. Actor from The West Wing and Paper Lion
4. Navy meal
8. It is younger than mutton
9. Moisturizer ingredient, perhaps
10. Type of cell
11. Award named for Antionette Perry

Step 2: In the solutions to the puzzles, each letter stands for a digit according to the following table:

 
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
0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1


Step 3: Substitute the digit in each position to the following to give the coordinates for the cache:

                CACHE: North 42° (B1 C1 D1 A1)(A2 B2 D2 C2).(B3 A3 C3 D3)(B4 A4 G6 D4)(F5 E5 H5 G5)
                         West 88°  (H8 G8 F8 E8)(H5 H6 G7 G8).(E6 F6 H6 H6)(H7 E7 F7 H7)(H8 E8 E5 H5)


You can check your answers for this puzzle here.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

[Puzzle hint:] ovanel ahzreny flfgrz

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)