The Puzzled Moose Mystery Cache
thewilliams_6: Retirement time for this geocache.
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This is a crossword puzzle cache!
You will first need to solve/complete the crossword puzzle that's included here on this geocache page in order to figure out the coordinates to where the geocache container is hidden.
thewilliams_6 love seeing moose!! Preferably real moose, but the one near the final for this puzzle cache is pretty cool too! :)
Once you have completed the crossword puzzle, you will need to figure out how many times certain letters appear in the finished puzzle so that you can fill in the coordinates below.
For example, if the letter E was in the coordinates below, you would need to count how many times in total the letter E appears in the puzzle and that would be the number that goes in that spot. If it appeared 6 times in the crossword, then you would write a 6 in that spot. Repeat that step until you have swapped out all of the letters for numbers and you will then have a set of coordinates that will lead you to where the container is hidden!
The best way to do this puzzle is probably to save the three images that you see below to your computer, print them out and then start filling the crossword in! Once you are finished, count and recount how many times you see each letter and fill them into the coordinate spots.
THE CACHE IS HIDDEN AT THESE COORDINATES:
N D6° PJ.KMU
N _6° _ _._ _ _
W X8F° Q9.YWV
W _8_° _9._ _ _
We hope you enjoy the moose and this puzzle cache!
P.S. There is a FTF prize tucked under the nearby plaque (it wouldn't fit in the container)!
thewilliams_6
If you would like to know if the coordinates that you figured out are correct, you are able to check! You can check your answers for this puzzle on GeoChecker.com.
Additional Hints
(Decrypt)
Gur tybffnel bs grezf ba gur trbpnpuvat fvgr (nf jryy nf tbbtyr) jvyy or urycshy erfbheprf. Dhrfgvba 32 vaibyirf nvecynarf & gur pbagnvare vf unatvat