CLUES
Across:
| i |
A prime number |
| iv |
i across times the sum of the digits of iv down |
| vi |
A prime number |
| vii |
A square number |
| viii |
An integral multiple of iv across |
| x |
A palindrome |
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Down:
| i |
An integral multiple of iv down |
| iii |
If you reverse the digits of iii down you will get an integral multiple of the sum of the digits of vi across |
| iv |
The digits of i across but in reverse order |
| ix |
A square number |
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To determine the cache coordinates you will have to solve this "crossnumber". It works the same way as a crossword except that there is a single digit in each cell rather than a letter. There are no zeros in any cell. Then you will take the numbers that end up in the cells that have a letter in them in the diagram above and substitute for that letter in the following coordinates, which are the actual coordinates for the cache. By the way, there is no guarantee that just because any two cells have a different letter in them they also have a different digit. In other words, more than one letter might represent the same digit. You cannot, therefore, use the distribution of the letters as an additional clue.
This is a fairly difficult puzzle. You will notice that two of the "Down" clues are missing. This is because they are not needed in order to solve the puzzle. You should expect to spend at least a couple of hours solving it, possibly a lot longer. In case you were wondering, there is one and only one correct solution.
If you are truly stuck after many hours of puzzling, we will send you one of the two missing clues (your choice which one) upon request. If you think you have the correct answer please feel free to check with us before heading out to find the cache.
The cache, which is a tupperware container that first saw service as one of the stages of our April Fools 2004 cache until it was replaced there by a micro, is located at N44° 00.ABC, W079° 11.DEF, where E = F + G.
It is on the Oak Ridges Trail (ORT), close to the trail - please respect the private land (marked with big red spots painted on trees and fence posts) to the north of the trail and stay on the public land. Access from one end of the trail (N44° 00.HJC, W079° 12.CAC) involves walking a short distance over private land - this is permitted for users of the ORT by arrangement with the ORT Association. Another (longer route) access is entirely on public land.
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