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The 18th Annual Academy Awards (1946) Mystery Cache

Hidden : 2/8/2012
Difficulty:
3 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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THE 18th ANNUAL ACADEMY AWARDS (1946)

The cache is not located at the above listed coordinates. You must first figure out the REAL coordinates to “The 18th Annual Academy Awards (1946)”. Please be aware of our slithery friends and watch for muggles. We understand most will not walk but park and grab so please use caution when stopping along the roads. We have placed most where parking is easily available. Oh and practice C.I.T.O. if you can.

The 18th Academy Awards was the first such ceremony after World War II. As a result, the ceremony featured more glamour than had been present during the war. Plaster statuettes that had been given out during the war years were replaced with bronze statuettes with gold plating. Despite this, director Billy Wilder's grim and socially significant drama The Lost Weekend took the top honors. It became the first film to win both the Academy Award for Best Picture and the Palme d'Or. Joan Crawford was absent, claiming she had pneumonia (although it was said it was because she was sure she would not win the Academy Award for Best Actress for Mildred Pierce). As it turned out she did win, and the award was delivered to her while in bed that night.

38 24.ABC

A. Burma was nominated for (A) Academy Awards.

B. Best Supporting Actress winner for National Velvet (first name) = (B).

C. Best Picture winner The Lost Weekend has shown up in pop culture references over the years. One instance was in the 19(C)7 Bugs Bunny cartoon Slick Hare, a caricatured Ray Milland is shown sitting at a bar and paying for his drink with a typewriter. He gets small typewriters as his change.

121 10.DEF

D. Best Actor nominee for The Bells of St. Mary’s (last name) = (D).

E. The Lost Weekend received (E) Academy Award nominations.

F. This star presented the Academy Award for Best Actor (last name -2) = (F).

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2. Pliers

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4. Katana

5. Step Stool / Someone's strong back

6. Chinese Throwing Stars

7. Cherry Picker / Extender Pole

8. Turkey Baster

9. Crow Bar

10. Fishing Pole

11. Night Vison Goggles

12. Magnet

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Additional Hints (Decrypt)

pnpur: unx gbbyf: abar

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)