This is a Puzzle. Do not go to the Co-ordinates above.
Please ensure there are no spoilers in your log because this is meant to be D 4.5.
Background.
Geocaching is a great activity because it has a place for all Categories of people.
Some Cachers have never heard of a D/T grid – some have heard of it and don’t Care. This Cache is for the third Category – those that know about it and do Care. Quite a lot really. They know that Difficulty 4.5, Terrain 1 Caches are not Common. They almost Certainly know if they have this as a gap.
This Cache may also help Cachers attempting various Puzzle Challenges.
And it is for those Cachers who just like doing puzzles.
The Summary
- Cryptic Crossword – solve.
- Connect answers to Caches then Cache Owners.
- Get Coordinates.
- Get Cache.
The Details
- Solve the Crossword. Clear enough.
- 7 Clues and answers are unnecessary - there are 10 answers you need.
You need to link these to the following Nelson area CO’s
bg bw cs em is mp no sn so sw
Two answers are the Complete name of the Cache.
For the other eight, the answers are only part of the Cache name but Clearly a major part.
As at October 1 2011, all the Caches were active.
- The Cache is hidden at
S 41 2 (mp). (cs) (sn+so) (em) E 173 0 (bg). (no) (sw+mp) (is-bw)
Connect with the Cache pages to Collect values for bg, bw etc.
- Collect the Cache. It is a small Camoed Container – this is the easy bit.
The placement is nothing special as the terrain was Crucial.
The Fine Print
You are always advised to read the fine print Carefully. Of Course, it is not always relevant so people often don’t bother.
No CO’s are repeated from Cache Words.
We Considered other Cache names but wanted 7 C’s - yes we like travelling but there is another reason.
The summary has 7 C’s – this was Contrived to fit.
The Cache for bw is one of the first half Century this CO set.
We wanted to include Whitebait but Couldn’t use this Cache.
The Cache D/T rating will not Change.
No hints will be added to the page after publication.
If there is a Choice in step 3, use the last one