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The "L" Word Mystery Cache

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Hidden : 12/1/2005
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:

CACHE IS NOT AT THE LISTED COORDINATES. The listed coordinates will NOT help you with the puzzle. Solve the puzzle below to find the cache. The cache is a one gallon ice cream pail. Please be careful when retrieving and placing cache as this area is full of muggles. This cache is not scenic, it is here to test your stealth!
 


The "L" Word

Hidden in this grid are 47 words, each of which contains the letter "L" at least once.  This puzzle is a word chain.  Each word will start with the last letter of the previous word.  The length of each word is given in parentheses below.  The first word is given, "LADLE".  The first letter of the 2nd word is the "E" in "LADLE".  Looking in the parentheses, the 2nd word is 5 letters long.  All of the words can be found forward, backward, horizontally, vertically, and diagonally. Some letters in the grid will not be used at all.

Once you have found all 47 words, we focus on the final word only.  The last word is 4 letters long.  Using the table below , find the four numbers that go with each letter of the 47th word.

The first and second letters of the last word complete the North coordinates.  The third and fourth letters of the last word fill the blanks for the West coordinates.

 


Travel Bugs and Geocoins that have visited this cache

Travel Bug White Jeep Travel Bug European Union Geocoin 2006 Finland Geocoin
5 1 1 1

Cache courtesy of:


Bigfoot15 LOUPOU K.L.A.S.
gad-a-bouts
team 5oaks


Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Teno sebz Abegu raq bs bowrpg

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)