Misnomers Mystery Cache

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retiredprof: I am 76 years old, with some health issues, and am not able to do maintenance like I used to. So, RIP little cache...

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Hidden : 11/5/2013
Difficulty:
2.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size: micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

The cache is located along Hwy 113, you can drive right to it...after you solve the puzzle below.

There are lots of misnomers in our language. For example, the baseball foul line is really a "fair" line, a steam roller has no steam, there is no meat in mince meat pie, Greenland is not green, a French horn did not originate in France, and your "driveway" is actually a "parkway." To solve this puzzle, try your hand at the misnomers below.

1. koala _ _ _ _ is not a carnivore
2. _ _ _ _ _ _ "key" doesn't open a door, but a bottle
3. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ is old name for a sofa
4. pencil _ _ _ _ is usually graphite mixed with clay
5. _ _ _ _ _ _ rat originated in North China
6. horned _ _ _ _ is actually a lizard (second letter)
7. _ _ _ _ _ _ numerals originated in India (last letter)
8. _ _ _ _ _ are drivers made mainly of metal (2nd letter)
9. _ _ _ foil is made of aluminum (2nd letter, -3)
10. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ checkers originated in Germany
11. _ _ _ _ wave is usually done at a parlor/salon
12. _ _ _ _ the phone, hardly ever done nowadays (+1)
13. panama _ _ _ is made in Ecuador

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Additional Hints (Decrypt)

yrggre B = mreb; jbyxbby

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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