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Geocaching 101 Mystery Cache

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hzoi: So long, C'ville, and thanks for all the logs. Special thanks to wagmorebarkless, who will have a new cache in this area very soon.

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Hidden : 4/21/2010
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
1 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

This puzzle was hidden for the 10 Years! Charlottesville event on May 1, 2010. It will test your knowledge of geocaching. The given coordinates put you in the general area, but the cache is of course not in the lake. (This should be obvious, but you never know.)

Solve the crossword puzzle below. (The image is scaled to fit the page; click the puzzle to open the full size image, or right click to save to your computer.) When you have finished the puzzle, pay attention to the squares with the circled numbers. There are 10. Place the numbers in alphabetical order, using the letters you filled in to answer the puzzle, to fill in the coordinates for the final:

N 38º _ _._ _ _'
W 078º _ _._ _ _'

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

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

onpx yrsg, abg va ebpxf

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)