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Collective Mystery Cache

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bill&ben: Not been found for some time, so best to archive.

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Hidden : 4/2/2007
Difficulty:
3 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:

All parts of this cache are reachable from public footpaths, albeit some of them are muddy in winter. The cache is a mini cache 0.33L container containing a log book and pencils and a few small things.

When Bill & Ben were in primary school they were made to learn all kinds of things. One of these was knowing the plurals of things. Things like a wrinklie of pensioners, a liar of politicians etc. Bill & Ben thought you might like to share in this treasure house of knowledge with what follows. Not so much an education for life, more a training for being good at pub quizzes. Fill in the clues across and the cache will be revealed vertically.  Do remember, however, that plurals are not unique. You can have a squadron of soldiers, an army of soldiers etc. This is what the 4.5 stars are for.

 

A _ _ _ _ _ _ _ of woodpeckers (5)

            A _ _ _ _ of hares (2)

            A _ _ _ _ of squirrels (2)

      A _ _ _ _ of falcons (4)

            A _ _ _ _ _ of woodpeckers (2)

               A _ _ _ _ _ of sheep (1)

         A _ _ _ _ _ of lions (3)

         A _ _ _ _ of swans (3)

         A _ _ _ _ _ of weasels (3)

            A _ _ _ of seals (2)

      A _ _ _ _ _ of trees (4)

      A _ _ _ _ of turtles (4)

      A _ _ _ _ _ _ of philosophers (4)

            A _ _ _ of snakes (2)

               A _ _ _ _ _ _ of stars (1)

               A _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ of ships (1)

      A _ _ _ _ _ _ of ponies (4)

         A _ _ _ _ of bees (3)

            A _ _ _ _ _ of cranes (2)

      A _ _ _ _ of hawks (4)

               A _ _ _ _ _ of gnats (1)

A _ _ _ _ _ _ of turkeys (6)

            A _ _ _ _ _ of foxes (2)

            A _ _ _ _ of horses (2)

      A _ _ _ _ of gorillas (4)

            A _ _ _ _ _ of grouse (4)

      A _ _ _ _ of toads (4)

A _ _ _ _ _ _ of lapwings (6)

   A _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ of apes (5)

            A _ _ _ _ of wolves (2)

   A _ _ _ _ _ _ _ of soldiers (5)

         A _ _ _ _ of elk (3)

         A _ _ _ _ _ of herons (3)

      A _ _ _ _ _ _ _ of swine (4)

            A _ _ _ _ of oxen (2)

            A _ _ _ _ _ _ _ of bacteria (2)

      A _ _ _ _ _ of mountains (4)

   A _ _ _ _ _ of nightingales (5)

               A _ _ _ _ _ of goats (1)

   A _ _ _ _ _ of bees (5)

      A _ _ _ _ _ _ of seals (4)

         A _ _ _ _ of jays (3)

               A _ _ _ _ of snipe (1)

      A _ _ _ _ of doves (4)

      A _ _ _ _ _ _ _ of grasshoppers (4)

      A _ _ _ _ of ducks (4)

   A _ _ _ _ _ _ of rats (5)

         A _ _ _ _ _ of cattle (3)

          An _ _ _ _ _ _ of polar bears (2)

   A _ _ _ _ _ _ of baboons (5)

               A _ _ _ _ _ of trout (1)

      A _ _ _ _ of mice (4)

      A _ _ _ _ of mallards (4)

            A _ _ _ _ of asteroids (2)

         A _ _ _ _ _ _ of impediments (3)

      A _ _ _ _ _ _ of eggs (4)

            A _ _ _ _ _ of finches (2)

         A _ _ _ _ _ _ of tigers (3)

   A _ _ _ _ _ _ of pigs (5)

         A _ _ _ _ of chickens (3)

         A _ _ _ of clams (3)

            A _ _ _ _ of sparrows (2)

      A _ _ _ _ _ _ of storks (4)

               A _ _ _ of pheasants (1)

      A _ _ _ _ _ of geese (4)

   A _ _ _ _ _ of islands (5)

            A _ _ _ _ _ _ of hawks (2)

      A _ _ _ _ _ of employees (4)

            A _ _ _ _ _ of coots (2)

            A _ _ _ _ of hounds (2)

            A _ _ _ _ _ of kangaroos (2)

         A _ _ _ _ of aircraft (3)

            A _ _ _ of whales (2)

      A _ _ _ _ _ _ of angels (5)

                  A _ _ _ _ _ _ of geese (1)

               A _ _ _ _ _ of bass (2)

      A _ _ _ _ _ of swine (5)

                  A _ _ _ of kangaroos (1)

            A _ _ _ _ _ _ _ of hedgehogs (3)

                  A _ _ _ _ of vipers (1)

Due to the vaguaries of html the original alignment of the characters has been somewhat mangled. The numbers in brackets have been added to indicate the character needed to decode the coordinates.

Taking a leaf out of Redzer’s book, maybe you would like to add some witty plurals in your logs. Something like :- a parting of Camerons, a dodder of Campbells or a Levy of peerages (allegedly) for example.

In due course there is to be a companion cache entitled YOUNG.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Chmmyr : Naar’Krq Pnpur : Na neoberny pngurqeny

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)