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'X' Marks the Spot (almost) Mystery Cache

Hidden : 10/11/2014
Difficulty:
3 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

The cache is not at the listed coordinates. You could park here, but please don't block the gate.


‘X’ Marks the Spot

Your first task is to decipher these related cryptic clues:

  • Destructive fly leads to a tangled web (8)
  • First birdie on the back nine (5)
  • I left the boatswain at sea (8)
  • Mummy's home (5)
  • Remove odd things from strongbox (4)
  • Returning a big blue glossary (6)
  • Sailors lose out to alien hunters in fantasy world (7)
  • Startled a tail-less moorcock (7)
  • Twenty-one, Bob (6)
  • Wot, no clue? (4)

Next, arrange the answers in the grid, below:

Puzzle Grid

Puzzle Grid

If all's well, the grid will spell out another clue, but you'll have to guess its first letter. Along with the four shaded answers, this should lead you to an interesting location ... that you need not visit in person!

If the coordinates of the location (in decimal degrees format) are approximately ±A.B92, ±C.D63, then the cache can be found at:

N 51° 18.X W 000° 39.Y
where X = ((A+B)*5)+46
and Y = ((C+D)*15)-6

 

Congratulations on the FTF to thesyners.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

[Puzzle:] V urne gur qehzf rpubvat gbavtug... [Cache:] Onfr bs gerr.

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)