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WSGA 37: Foundation and Empire Mystery Cache

This cache has been archived.

NepoKama: Stopped by to check on this one today and it's gone. With most of the WSGA puzzle series already archived I'm going to close this one down as well.

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Hidden : 6/27/2012
Difficulty:
3 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

This cache is not at the posted coordinates.

"The laws of history are as absolute as the laws of physics, and if the probabilities of error are greater, it is only because history does not deal with as many humans as physics does atoms, so that individual variations count for more."
― Isaac Asimov, Foundation and Empire


To find the cache you're going to have to solve this crossword. Once you have the crossword solved, convert the values in the squares to numbers using A=1, B=2, C=3, ... J=0, K=1, L=2, ... etc. - the cache is located at N AB CD.EFG W OPQ RS.TUV.    A blank copy of the crossword grid can be found under photos if you find solving it easier that way.

WSGA #37: Foundation and Empire

Across Down
5 Empire Beta 1 Foundation R6
8 Empire Zeta 2 Foundation R1
10 Empire Alpha 3 Empire Gamma (minus the last letter)
11 Foundation R5 4 Foundation F6
12 Foundation F4 6 Empire Epsilon
15 Empire Delta 7 Foundation F7
22 Empire Eta 9 Foundation F2
25 Foundation 8 13 Actively Promote
26 Foundation F1 14 What
27 Foundation 9 16 Foundation R2
17 Foundation R7
18 Foundation F3
19 Foundation R10
20 Foundation R3
21 Foundation F5
23 Foundation R4
24 Who

Some answers may have non-alphanumeric characters - only enter numbers and letters into the crossword grid.

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


This is one of 54 puzzle caches spelling out "WSGA" in honor of the 10th anniversary of Washington State Geocaching Association.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

[Puzzle] Gur JFTN jrofvgr jvyy or urycshy [Hide] Cynfgvp ghor ghpxrq vagb gur yvc haqre gur ernezbfg cyngsbez arne gur pragre.

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)