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.
I've always really liked Rows Garden puzzles, but for a long time it felt too intimidating to try to make one. Recently I finally decided to give it a shot.
If you wish, the puzzle is also available to download and print as a PDF.
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Each Row contains either one or two answers, clued in order. Each hexagonal Bloom also has its own answer, entered around the given number. You will have to determine where the word begins and whether it is to be read clockwise or counterclockwise. For Certitude, enter the circled letters in order, top to bottom.
| ROWS |
BLOOMS |
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| A) Not solid, liquid, or gas |
1) Living above the timberline |
| B) Determines with precision |
2) Good sense |
| Like newly purchased banjo strings |
3) Made calls, in a way |
| C) Beats into shape again |
4) Oppressive obligations |
| Heavy waterproof fabric |
5) Zapping in the microwave |
| D) Ugly crying |
6) Dressing for graduation |
| Bedtime brandy |
7) Svelte |
| E) Not categorized |
8) Deckhand supervisors |
| Mid-hand scoring in Cribbage |
9) Activated the sonar |
| F) Elevating |
10) Dramatic rhythm |
| Fortified military base |
11) Prologues |
| G) This clue has been █████ |
12) Oil field worker |
| Eructed |
13) Plundering type |
| H) Folds in a skirt |
14) Sacked |
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15) Snacked |
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16) Oblong pill |
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17) Sporty footwear |
You can validate your puzzle solution with
certitude.