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Only Connect #17 Mystery Cache

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Hidden : 6/21/2015
Difficulty:
3.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1 out of 5

Size: Size:   other (other)

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Geocache Description:


Number 17 of a Connection-style series of puzzle caches requiring a bit of lateral thinking. The published coordinates are for a (chargeable) car park, an easy walk from the final location. This one is set to coincide with Phil100's Gosforth Gathering event.


The rest of the series can be found by clicking on this link to the Only Connect bookmark list.

To solve this one, you need to work out how the famous people below are connected and once done work out the maths which leads you to an appropriate final cache location.

Simply work out what connects :

- A former winner of the Academy Award for Best Actress.

- A former female MP noted for occasionally outrageous, acerbic comments and great wit.

- A Hollywood actor who has starred in several blockbusters, and a few turkeys too (in the opinion of the CO, anyway). His Christian name is arguably more usually associated with women than men.

- One of the foremost composers of the 20th Century.


  • Assign the number of letters in the commonly known name of the actress to A (two words)
  • Assign the number of letters in the name of the MP to B (two words)
  • Assign the number of letters in the name of the blockbuster actor to C (two words)
  • Assign the number of letters in the name of the composer to D (two words)
  • Assign the number of letters in the name of the organisation which connects them to E (drop the definite article, should your answer have it, and you will have five words)

The cache can be found at : N55 00.Y W001 37.Z

Where Y = (B + C + D) x (E - A) and Z = ((D + C) x B) - (E - A)



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Additional Hints (Decrypt)

pnpur: juvyr ybbxvat ng gur nccebcevngr cynpr, gnxr n frng naq frnepu haqrearngu.

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
-------------------------
N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)