NOTE: The cache IS NOT located at the above coordinates!
This cache is part of my second series of five puzzle caches, all hidden in the Great Hills area. The previous series was published in September of 2010. Those puzzles were mainly logic and number related puzzles, while the puzzles in the new series are all word puzzles, except for the bonus. As before, when you solve and find each of these caches, you will be given some clues that you need to record, which will be needed to solve a sixth bonus puzzle cache.
As you move through the series, the puzzles get more difficult, at least in theory, although that may vary based on experience and aptitude with certain puzzle types. Also, the terrain in which they are hidden tends to increase in difficulty.
Puzzle #2 is a reverse word search. A reverse word search is basically a regular word search puzzle, but solved in reverse. You're given a list of words and a mostly empty grid. A small number of letters are pre-placed on the grid to indicate the starting letter of each word in the list. Your task is to place each word into the grid (horizontally, vertically or diagonally, reading forwards or backwards) in such a way so that every word is placed once, every starting letter is used at least once (but some may be used more than once), and every square on the grid is filled. The black boxes are not used, and words do not cross the black boxes. The puzzle has only one unique solution.
For this puzzle, I tried to use the geocaching names of long time central Texas area geocachers. I had to abbreviate or break apart a few of the names to make them fit. I apologize if I did not use your geocaching name, but I could not fit in everyone in that I wanted to. I also used a few random words to completely fill the grid.
Final Coordinates are: N 30° 2(K4).(D1)(L11)(L14) W 097° 4(D9).(H14)(O4)(E7)
You can validate your puzzle solution with certitude.
When you find this cache, make sure that you record the clues that are attached to the log at each cache. Without all of these clues, you will not be able to solve the final bonus puzzle.