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Motueka Alphabet Soup (Nelson/Marlborough) Mystery Cache

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Hidden : 11/20/2009
Difficulty:
4.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:

Cache is not at the above location.


Solve the puzzle below to find the true location of the cache.

ADAFQ URMLM BCZWI PDDMT CYDKZ EFFZQ IHGMQ FFZAB HIIXC WNJOY YINBO KLTKN DDMLT VLFOQ NOYEA IDPNM IHDVK QRJBJ WSSIS VVDCB TUSQF SEVCA VQHUB WXSFW IDYCL YWEVR ZAW.

Note that stealth may be required at final location as it is in a place where a previous cache was muggled.

Cache difficulty reverse auction. This cache was initially published with a difficulty rating of 4.5 and no hints related to the puzzle or the cache. If after 1 week no one has solved the puzzle / cache, a hint will be added and the difficulty rating reduced. I'll repeat the process until the cache is found.

Update 5/12/09: No takers at D4.5 so here's a broad and general hint for free - everything you need to solve the code is on this page. 1st puzzle hint also added.

Update 12/12/09: Another week passes, another hint added. D3.5

Update 19/12/09: Happy birthday to me, cache is now a D3. Hints and difficulty updates will take a short break between now and the new year...

Update 6/3/10: After a few months at D3 with only 1 find the difficulty will now be incremented by 0.5 for every two months without a find starting now with a change to 3.5...

Update 9/8/10: As the cache seems to be getting finds at infrequent but reasonably regular intervals I think I'll bow to popular pressure and fix the D at 4.5...

You can check your answers for this puzzle on Geochecker.com.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

[Puzzle Hint 1:] Qrpelcgvat gur pbqr, gur ahzoref ner gur xrl. [Puzzle Hint 2:] Guvax yvxr n pbzovangvba ybpx, n jurry gung pna ghea obgu jnlf. [Puzzle Hint 3:] Hafpenzoyvat pbqrf pna unir vgf qbjaf naq hcf. [Puzzle Hint 4:] N zvahf bar rdhnyf M, O cyhf gjb rdhnyf Q, P zvahf guerr rdhnyf M, Q cyhf sbhe rdhnyf U, R zvahf svir rdhnyf M, naq fb ba.

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)