Careless Cachers! Mystery Cache

This cache has been archived.

mattd2k: It would appear this one has gone missing again. As it has disappeared several times now I think the hide has become compromised so I am Archiving it.

Thanks to everyone who as solved the puzzle and been to look for the cache. My apologies for those who have had a DNF here.

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Hidden : 9/3/2012
Difficulty:
3.5 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size: micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

This is my first Puzzle cache so I thought I would base it on one my favourite puzzle types! I hope you have as much fun solving it as I did writing it.

Nothing is to be gained by visiting the listed coordinates, they are simply for my own amusement!!

Careless Cachers!

Inspecting Detective Profhonks is having a busy day at work. A new caching series just outside Worthton-by-Sea, The Wostin Wibble, has been published and is creating an FTF frenzy!

Unfortunately, in their excitement, each cacher managed to lose an essential piece of their caching kit and have called him to report their loss. Using the clues below you can discover who lost what item, at what time, and what the cache hint was.

1. TheMarkss lost his item at at a cache in an Ivy Covered Tree.

2. The Slice of cake was not left in the Ivy Covered Tree. It was lost later in the day than the purple pen, but one hour earlier than the tweezers were lost (which also weren’t in the Ivy Covered Tree).

3. lots! left his torch on the top of a post. He left it there earlier in the day than the GPS was lost.

4. PaNtSoNoUrAnTs lost their item under a stile one hour after Tario lost his favourite purple pen.

5. The item left behind a rock got dropped at 09:00.

The grid below should help you in solving this puzzle.

Careless Cacher Grid 1

Careless Cacher Answers 1

For the purposes of the clues below
MTT = Multi Trunked Tree.
ICT = Ivy Covered Tree.

The cache can be found at:

N 50° 5A.BCD W 000° 2E.FGH

A = The number of letter o’s in the cacher’s name who lost his item at 08:00.
B = The number of words in the hint for the item lost at 10:00 plus 1.
C = The time redirected mail lost his item minus the time lots! lost his.
D = The number of words in the hint for where the Tweezers were left.
E = The number of words in the hint for where the Purple Pen was left plus the number of words in the hint for where PaNtSoNoUrAnTs lost his.
F = The time TheMarkss lost his item minus the time Tario McMavish lost his.
G = The time the GPS was lost minus 6.
H = The number of letters in the name of the cacher who lost his Slice of Cake minus the the number of letters in the name of the cacher who lost his item at the Base of Multi Trunked Tree.

Dramatization: May not have happened!

Congratulations to uncorroborated for the FTF!

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

N pbzovangvba bs gjb bs gur uvagf va gur chmmyr!

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)


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