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Blue, blue, my world is blue (Bay of Plenty) Mystery Cache

This cache has been archived.

Lion Fish: Cache maintenance check today - we couldn't find the cache. If it is there, someone has tossed it in, out of reach. It's been 10 years.... have decided to archive.

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Hidden : 1/10/2011
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:

Welcome to Lion Fish's 'Blue, blue, my world is blue' Puzzle, and please note that the cache is not at the listed co-ordinates.

To find out the co-ordinates you first have to solve the crossword puzzle, and then follow the directions below the puzzle. Once you think you have your solution, you can check it on the 'geochecker' link.





CROSSWORD CLUES
ACROSS
2 The Roman numeral 'V' stands for which number?
4 The general rule of thumb is "If you take an item, leave an item, and write in the ............"
6 A blue collar worker does what sort of work?
7 Type of Australian cattle dog with a dark speckled coats; a 'Blue ......"
8 Primary colour between green and violet in the visible spectrum
9 Crystal Gayle sang "Make my ......... eyes blue"
11 September birthstone
13 Item of geocaching equipment

DOWN
1 The colour blue was associated with the Union Army in the 'American ...... War'
3 The largest city in the Bay of Plenty, N.Z.
5 Edible berry which grows on a shrub
9 A person of noble birth is said to have 'blue ........'
10 New Zealand's flag has 3 colours - blue, red and ......
11 Elvis song - 'Blue suede ..........'
12 This type of cache can be fun to solve

Use the key to convert letters in the solved crossword into numbers:

KEY: A = 0, B = 1, C = 2, D = 3, E = 4, F = 5, G = 6, H = 7, I = 8, J = 9.

SOUTH: 5th letter of 9 down, 1st letter of 7 across, 4th letter of 2 across, 5th letter of 5 down, 1st letter of 13 across, 8th letter of 11 across, 4th letter of 4 across.

EAST: 1st letter of 9 across, 2nd letter of 11 down, 1st letter of 13 across, 1st letter of 8 across, 2nd letter of 6 across, 2nd letter of 3 down, 1st letter of 1 down, 1st letter of 2 across.

First to find honours went to: harrybee


Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Pnpur: jvguva rnfl ernpu jura fgnaqvat ba gur ornpu.

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)