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'Word Riddle' Mystery Cache

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Hidden : 7/13/2011
Difficulty:
3.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:

AMAZING PUZZLE CACHE!


You do not have to go to the listed co-ordinates and the cache is located within a 2 mile radius.

You are looking for a small container, containing a log sheet only. Please bring a pen.


I was sent this as an email and thought, "That might make a good puzzle cache"


Here is a brain teaser for you!


What if this was the only question on the exam to pass high school English and earn your diploma.

Would you graduate?


What NINE letter word in the English language is still a word when EIGHT letters are removed one by one?


Take a few minutes to try and come up with a NINE letter word that fits the bill.

Did you pass?


Now to find the numbers!


Each time you take a letter away use this letter to find a numeric value.


Cache is located at:

N50 49 ABC
W000 32.DEF

A = Letter value taken from 3 letter word – 10
B = Letter value taken from 4 letter word
C= Letter value left in 1 letter word + letter value taken from 9 letter word - letter value taken from 2 letter word + 1

D = Letter taken from 9 letter word - Letter taken from 4 letter word - 2.
E = Letter value from 8 letter word - Letter value taken from 2 letter word
F = Letter value from 3 letter word + letter value from 6 letter word - value of letter taken from 5 letter word - value of letter from 2 letter word.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Zvqqyr bs gerr

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)