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Harefield - Who Am I? #1 Mystery Cache

Hidden : 12/25/2013
Difficulty:
3 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

A series of mystery caches dedicated to the select few celebrities who have graced Harefield over the years in some way.

Some grew up here. Some were just passing through.
Some plied their trade here. Some passed on here.

You are looking for a bison that is hanging around within a mile of the published co-ordinates.


I have given the cache a 3* difficulty, based much more on the amount of information and the calculation required rather than the identity of the person.

Please solve the following puzzle.

Who am I?

I was born in Hillingdon 3 years before WWII rationing formally ended, and was raised in a council house in Harefield.
I have three forenames, the third of which is unusual.
At about six years old I played the part of an animal in a stage performance by Harefield Amateur Dramatics Society.
I suffered badly healthwise as a child and underwent an operation at Harefield Hospital aged seven.
I was a chorister at St Mary The Virgin, Harefield under the auspices of the Revd Dennis Connor who was the long standing vicar of that parish including throughout my formative years.
I first appeared on TV in the late 1970s talking on the subject for which I am most famous, and continued offering advice throughout the 1980s, the 1990s and beyond.
I take a keen interest in football at all levels, especially in Middlesex, and helped to design the badge of the team that I support.
Since the millennium I have made occasional guest TV appearances and appeared in reality TV shows.
In 2006 I took part in Celebrity Fit Club and in 2011 entertained the public on SCD
surviving long enough to perform when the show took place at Wembley Arena.
I originally trained as an actor and in the following year I took over an eponymous stage role in the West End.
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YOU ARE LOOKING FOR THE TOTAL NUMBER OF LETTERS IN EACH ANSWER UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED.

A - What star sign am I? (NUMBER OF VOWELS IN THE ANSWER).

B - What type of animal did I play in the aforementioned stage performance by HADS?

C - What was the stage production mentioned in B?

D - What operation did I endure at Harefield Hospital aged 7?

E - Which celebrity is the nearest in height to me? ( BRACKETED NUMBER AFTER CORRECT ANSWER ).

1) Christopher Lee (14)
2) Ronnie Corbett (9)
3) Richard Kiel (6)
4) Tom Cruise (7)
5) Prince (10)

F - What is my third forename? (NUMBER OF DOUBLE LETTERS IN THE ANSWER)

G - How many decades was Dennis Connor Vicar of St Mary's Harefield?

H - When I took part in SCD, in which number week was I eliminated?

J - My partner that year has been a world champion at which dance, a favourite when performed on SCD?

K - From 1992-1995 I was a regular on which morning show?

L - When I took part in Celebrity Fit Club, what was my total weight loss in kilos?

M - What was the eponymous role I took on the West End stage? Add to this the number of weeks I performed in this role.

N - Which Football Club's badge did I help to design?

The cache can be found at,

N51 (E*G+H).(D-N)A(C-J) W000 (E*G).(((E*H*K)-(M+B-F))*G)/L

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Unatvat sebz gur jver srapr.

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)