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Which Newspaper is that? Mystery Cache

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Hidden : 12/28/2016
Difficulty:
2.5 out of 5
Terrain:
4.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:

The cache is located in northern Marysville. You can drive right to it, after solving the puzzle below. Be sure to carry substantial TOTT.


  1. year the Sacramento Bee was founded (last digit)
  2. founder of the Wall Street Journal (1st name, -1)
  3. motto/slogan of the New York Times (first word)
  4. oldest Eng-language np in Karachi (2nd letter, +1)
  5. major np closed by decree No. 668 (middle letter)
  6. founder of the Manchester Guardian (middle name)
  7. founder of Sydney Morning Herald (not Al, Ward or Wm)
  8. where comrade Komotsky tells the truth (double 5th letter, +1)
  9. daily np headquartered in Doral, Florida (second word)
  10. daily Eng-lan np hq'd in world's 3rd most populous city proper
  11. the founder of the Washington Post newspaper (plus one)
  12. the newspaper that was founded in 1905 in Santa Ana
  13. the owner of the San Francisco Chronicle (plus one)
  14. HC Hockin f'd this Canadian np in 1892 (vowel in 1st word)
  • CkSum: N=30, W=35

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Jvxv; yrggre B=mreb, uv va R gerr bs gevnq

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)