Utah County Sudoku - Just Plain Evil Mystery Cache

This cache has been archived.

Cache_Chameleon: Hi,

It has been over 2 weeks since I last contacted you. Due to the lack of response toward my last note I am archiving the cache at this time. If you decide to make the necessary corrections, feel free to contact me via my profile and I will be glad to unarchive the cache and take another look at it for publishing.

Thanks,

Cache Chameleon
Volunteer Reviewer

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Hidden : 4/1/2006
Difficulty:
5 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size: regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:

The final in a series of area Sudoku puzzle caches. It's just plain evil.

The cache is not located at the posted coordinates, you must solve the puzzle to obtain the actual coordinates.
Sudoku is a number puzzle that requires one to fill in the blank cells with the missing numbers according to the following rules:
  • Each row of the puzzle must contain the numbers 1 through 9, with no repeats.
  • Each column of the puzzle must contain the numbers 1 through 9, with no repeats.
  • Each 3x3 square outlined in bold borders must contain the numbers 1 through 9, with no repeats.

Now this one has a little twist (or two) compared to the first four puzzles.  The puzzle is obviously not solvable as it appears above.
To solve it, you need to go (back) to the other four Sudoku caches.   (Did I forget to mention that before?)

The information you need is on the inside back cover of the log book in each of the other four caches.
You'll find the values for the variables: 

This information will allow you to come up with the values for the missing cells in the puzzle represented by the lower-case letters.
Derive those values as follows:

Upon solving the puzzle, search for the cache at the following coordinates:

N    40° AB.CDE
W 111° FG.HIJ

FTF prize is a handheld electronic Sudoku game.

Oh yeah... it's evil.  

The Utah County Sudoku Series
Level 1 GCTEWT
Level 2 GCTKZQ
Level 3 GCTPEZ
Level 4 GCTYEN


This cache was placed by a member of UTAG.

Please follow the:

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Qvq V zragvba gung vg'f rivy?

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
-------------------------
N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)


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