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Puzzle Doctor #1 -- Sudoku Mystery Cache

Hidden : 7/10/2005
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size:   regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:

The cache is not at the coordinates listed.

There's a new puzzle craze sweeping Britain. It is also gaining popularity in America. It's called Sudoku and was also called Number Place in old Dell (the publishers, not the computers) publications. In the grid below, place a number into each box so that each row, column, and small 3x3 grid contain each number 1 through 9. No number may appear more than once in any row, column, or 3x3 square.

 
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
A
 
9
 
 
 
1
3
 
5
B
 
1
 
8
4
 
 
7
 
C
2
 
8
 
 
5
 
9
 
D
1
 
 
 
7
 
8
 
3
E
6
 
 
 
5
8
 
 
9
F
 
5
2
9
 
 
 
6
 
G
 
 
4
3
 
7
 
 
2
H
 
8
1
 
6
 
9
 
 
I
7
 
 
1
 
 
6
3
 


The cache is at N30 D-4 H-1 . I-5 F-5 B-9 W097 F-9 0 . G-1 E-3 F-7. It is in a 30 cal ammo can. There are many poison plants surrounding the cache, but there is a way to get to it without touching them. There is also no need to leave the trail until you are within about thirty feet of the cache.

7/11/2005: final coordinates updated to be more accurate. Puzzle did not change.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Vg vf bsgra orggre gb tb nebhaq guna gb tb guebhtu.

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
-------------------------
N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)