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A Question of Numbers 2 Mystery Cache

Hidden : 6/25/2008
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

A puzzle cache to find a small container hidden near a well known landmark of Dubai.

The above coordinates are not correct!

You will have to solve the puzzle below to find the correct coordinates. Along the Sheikh Zayed road rise two iconic towers which have long defined the skyline of the city of Dubai. Now that other even taller landmarks are being built, it would be easy to overlook these “relics” of yesteryear. However, their elegant design and central location will continue to attract the eyes and the footsteps of visitors.

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This small cache is a camouflaged container hidden a stone throw away from the towers (well…, if you stand on the top of one of the towers and throw far enough). The cache has been made with discarded items found scattered around GZ, for it to better blend in with its surroundings. After recycling, it contains a logbook and a pencil, with little room for anything else. To find the correct coordinates you will have to solve the Sudoku puzzle below. When searching for the cache please keep a look-out for muggles. There are a lot of birds flying around so feign an interest in bird-watching, if all else fails! The cache is placed in a lovely little garden just off one of the access road under a majestic Mangrove tree. Please replace the cache exactly as you found it.

SOLVING DIRECTIONS: To solve the puzzle below (which is the easiest of three levels) place a number in each box so that each row across, each column down, and each small 9-box square within the larger diagram (there are nine of these) will contain every number from 1 through 9. No number may appear more than once in any row, column, or smaller 9-box square. Working with the numbers already given as a guide, complete each with the missing numbers that will lead to the correct solution. CORRECT COORDINATES: The letters along the top and the numbers along the side are not a part of the puzzle. They are there for you to enter the correct numbers below for the coordinates to the final, i.e. A6=7, G1=4.

  A B C D E F G H I
1   8   6 1   4   5
2   6 7           1
3   5 9 3         6
4         6     5 7
5   3 5       9 1  
6 7 1     3        
7 5         3 1 8  
8 9           2 7  
9 8   3   9 2   6  
                 
  N C1 E2° A3 D2 B4 G3 I5  
  E F6 D8° D9 G6. D6. I7 A1  

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Qb znatebir gerr ebbgf arrq n ybg bs jngre?

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)