NOTE: The listed coordinates are NOT the position of the cache. You must solve the puzzle below to determine the actual coordinates of the cache.
Once again, this puzzle was inspired by Eric Berlin's weekly Puzzlesnacks. I wanted to try making something comparable, and this was an interesting challenge to produce. Enjoy!
If you wish, the puzzle is also available to download and print as a PDF.
As the cache owner, I assure you that this file is safe to download, although it has not been checked by Groundspeak or the reviewer for malicious content. Download at your own risk. But really, it's just a PDF hosted on Google Drive that any browser will display for you just like any other webpage.
Half of the 24 words in this crossword will be entered normally, but the other half will be entered into the grid in the opposite direction (right to left for Across items, or bottom to top for Down items). You'll have to figure out the proper way to answer each clue in order to make the grid happy. Lastly, concatenate the 24 letters from the highlighted squares (left to right, top to bottom) and enter them into Certitude to verify your solution and receive the final coordinates.
| ACROSS |
DOWN |
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| 1. Boston chowder |
1. Athena's domain |
| 4. H.I. McDunnough in Raising Arizona |
2. Suddenly terminated |
| 7. Having no equal |
3. Optimistic |
| 8. Goalie, e.g. |
4. Like the Elder Futhark |
| 9. Scarlets, crimsons |
5. Invited companion |
| 11. Work surgically |
6. Without cost |
| 13. Unjustly |
10. Center of a Venn diagram |
| 17. Music and sculpture, e.g. |
12. Word before "egg" or "Island" |
| 19. Study of God |
14. Jolly _____ -- pirate's flag |
| 20. Sight |
15. Lion of Narnia |
| 21. Largest member of the dolphin family |
16. Dark black gemstone |
| 22. Word with "happy" or "rush" |
18. Second person, archaically |
You can validate your puzzle solution with
certitude.