A Little Bridge tribute puzzle dedicted to the new top finder of my caches at the time of writing. It would have been fitting to do a fine pair but you've got a underwhelming Little Bridge instead. Thank you for putting up with the puzzles and finding so many of them.
Part 1:
Each set of twin boxes represents a pairing of sorts. Work out what A-H should be and count up the letters in the single-worded answers. There is a general theme.
Part 2:
Answer the following questions to discover the theme. Use the alphabetic value (A=1, B=2..) of the final letter in your answers.
I) A joke of an excuse for not doing your after school assignment (TDAMH)
J) Hangover cure (HOTD)
K) We all have a successful moment in life (EDHID)
L) Quite the downpour (RCAD)
M) Sailor. American rock band (SD)
N) Putting in some long hours (WLAD)
O) A banger in a bun (H)
P) Don't go outside at lunchtime, its far too hot for us Brits (OMDAEGOITMS)
Q) In big trouble with the missus? (ITD)
R) Make a right mess of something (DD)
S) Idiom. An apology for one's imminent departure, often to conceal one's true purpose (GSAMAAD)
T) Best to ignore a problem than interfere and make it worse (LSDL)
U) A long-winded, rambling tale (ASDS)
V) People won't change their ways (CTAODNT)
W) It's fiercely competitive out there (D-E-DW)
X) Someone doing all the dirty, unpleasant jobs (D)
Y) Old proverb. History or progress moves forward, no matter the criticism it attracts (TDBBTCMO)
Z) Determined, tenacious (D)
The cache can be found at:
(U + J + L) (R + Y) (B + W) (N - G) (D + Z)
(S - T) (K + A + O) (X - V) (E + C - H) (P + Q - I)
The Little Bridges series was started by Stanthews in 2009 to highlight small footbridges in remote parts of Wiltshire. Since then, the series has been expanded by others all over the country and starting to spread fast. There is a stats listing, so you can see how many Little Bridges you have found, you can find it here: - Little Bridges Geocaching Series (littlebridgesseries.co.uk). If you would like to add to the series, please go to this site, on the tab Get Involved click number request and fill in the form. To qualify, the bridge must be a foot bridge too small for vehicles, please make sure your title exactly matches “Little Bridges # xxxx then the name” including spaces so it will get picked up and added to stats list.