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The common phrase puzzle Mystery Cache

Hidden : 1/15/2021
Difficulty:
2.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   other (other)

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Geocache Description:


The posted coords are fake. Do not go to them since they would take you to the top of an office building.

This puzzle involves common phrases. By that we mean phrases like "ear, nose, and throat". The trick comes from the fact that we replaced each word in the phrase with another word that commonly follows it. Determine the original triplets and use those words to work out the puzzle.

N 41 2H.GFE   W 081 3D.CBA

1. alert, lightning, and jeans
2. worm, chimes, and crackers
3. magnetism, soup, and water
4. jaw, exchange, and cactus
5. warden, designer, and box
6. fisher, bee, and hammer

A = From #2, and #4, Add together the number of letters in the second word of #2, and the number of letters in the first word of #4
B = From #6, the number of letters in the third word MINUS 2
C = From #1, and #5, Add together the number of letters in the first word of #and the number of letters in the first word of #
D = From #3, the number of letters in the second word
E = From #6the number of the letter "e" in the second word
F = From #4, subtract 5 from the third word
G = From #3the number of the letters in the first word MINUS 5
H = From #5the number of letters in the third word

A correct solution entered into the geochecker will provide a great hint to the cache hide. 

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Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Gur chmmyr vf cerggl rnfl, whfg guvax bs pbzzba cuenfrf naq jbex bhg gur chmmyr. Pnpur vf abg jvagre sevraqyl ng nyy. Cyrnfr erghea vg fnsryl.

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)