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Hidden : 10/6/2016
Difficulty:
3 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:

The cache is not at the listed coordinates. First you must perform one of our "other" favorite things (besides geocaching): solve the crossword puzzle. Then use the answers in the crossword to determine the proper coordinates. Then go find the cache!


Crossword

Once you have finished the crossword, here is how to figure the coordinates:

N 43 AB.CDE W 77 FG.HIJ

Where:

AB is the total number of letter "S"s in the puzzle
C is the total number of times you see "geo" in the ACROSS words
D is the number of letter "E"s in row 9
E is the number of syllables in 8 down

FG is the total number of times you see "geo", times two
H is the number of syllables in 16 across
I is the absolute value of: the number of letter "Z"s in the puzzle, minus two
J is the number of letter "C"s plus letter "V"s in the puzzle


You can validate your puzzle solution with certitude.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

arrq bar? tvir hf n ubyyre.

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)