NOTE: The listed coordinates are NOT the position of the cache. You must solve the puzzle below to determine the actual coordinates of the cache.
Of the 36 words in this crossword, 22 of them will be entered normally -- but the other 14 will be entered in the opposite direction (right to left for Across items, or bottom to top for Down items). You'll have to figure out the proper way to answer each clue in order to make the grid happy. Lastly, for Certitude enter the 10 letters from the diagonal squares stretching from the top left corner to the bottom right corner.
If you wish, the puzzle is also available to download and print as a PDF.
As the cache owner, I assure you that this file is safe to download, although it has not been checked by Groundspeak for malicious content. Download at your own risk. But really, it's just a PDF hosted on Google Drive that any browser will display for you just like any other webpage.
| ACROSS |
DOWN |
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| 1. Seditious |
1. Sends forth again |
| 11. End of a terse ultimatum |
2. One taking great interest in his work? |
| 12. Zeniths |
3. Orchestral stringed instrument |
| 13. Luau highlights |
4. Like Felix Unger |
| 14. Reveille's message |
5. Desert haven |
| 15. Profoundly stupid person |
6. Suddenly goes berserk |
| 16. Found next to a bullet |
7. WW2 military pilots, e.g. |
| 17. Banjo parts |
8. Make frost free |
| 19. Ore seams |
9. Stop playing |
| 21. Strongly encouraged |
10. Most spectral |
| 24. Pivots |
18. Sharper |
| 26. Sufficiently qualified |
20. Surpass in firepower |
| 28. Some jazz ensembles |
22. Secreting body part |
| 30. Trunk protuberance |
23. A motherless calf |
| 31. Income's opposite |
24. Garbage hauling boats |
| 32. Tube steak? |
25. Entomb |
| 33. Displayed, like a painting |
27. French cheese |
| 34. Compensating for a grievance |
29. Towers on the harbor? |
You can validate your puzzle solution with
certitude.