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Ben's Big box of B's Mystery Cache

This cache has been archived.

railroader921: This has been gone for a long time. I apologize I thought I archived it back then.

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Hidden : 12/12/2011
Difficulty:
4.5 out of 5
Terrain:
2.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

This is a regular size container full of items that start with the letter "B". Please leave Ben in the cache, as he is the cache's namesake. Please trade for items of equal or lesser value.

Be especially careful to lookout for muggles and please DO NOT attempt to retrieve the cache if ANYONE is nearby.


** cache is not at the posted coordinates **
Solve the crossword puzzle to find the cache.
b box crossword 002 b box crossword 001 After you have solved the crossword: add up the occurrences of each letter in the puzzle. Substitute the sums into the equations below to get the final coordinates of the cache. For the North Coordinates:
(ACE/H)[((P+I)/F)(G+I+N)(D+O+R+K+S+H+Y)+B]+(U/M)-(J+E+L)
For the West Coordinates:
(PYC)(SK-J)[I(M+H)(A+B+E+I+N+O+R-(U/F))+T]

5 Down: Brussles is spelled wrong; it should be Brussels. #23 is misspelled and for the math puzzle to be correct use BRIGANDE as the answer...Use the geochecker to check your answer and get a note with a small update to the coordinates.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Vs lbh ghea va lbhe nffvtazrag gb zr V jvyy tenqr vg naq unaq vg onpx gb lbh gb pbeerpg nal reebef. Tbbq Yhpx! Hfr gur Trbpurpx sbe lbhe svany nafjre, gurer vf n fznyy hcqngr gb gur svany pbbeqvangrf gb or sbhaq gurer. Nyfb: V qvq abg pyvzo bire gur oneorq jver, V whfg jrag nebhaq vg. ;-)

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)