Having recently picked up a subscription to the NYT crossword, I figured why not give puzzle construction a shot. Turns out, it's not easy. I'll admit, the grid isn't the prettiest, there's some crosswordese acronyms that aren't common, and far too many 3 letter words. But let's just pretend that's all part of the plan, to add some speedbumps.
Once the grid is filled, input all letters in the grid, in all caps, read from left to right, top down, in the following link for the final coords.
You can validate your puzzle solution with certitude.
Fun facts: This is my first hide, I've been procrastinating far too long. Also, this cache is dedicated to user ReverseG, for winning the r/geocaching discord trackable race, season 1.