Friday Foxer #109

Every Friday at 1300 hours, Tally-Ho Corner’s cleverest clogs come together to solve a ‘foxer’ handcrafted by my sadistic chum and colleague, Roman. A complete ‘defoxing’ sometimes takes several days and usually involves the little grey cells of many readers. Don’t be shy. All are welcome to participate.

Below is a list of ‘33 Things Wot Are Odorous/Fragrant’ (‘things’ is used in its broadest possible sense). Entries have been stripped of vowels and numbers and have had any inter-word spaces repositioned*. For example, if ‘stink bomb’ was present it might appear as STN KBMB. Creosote would be CRST.

1. FR DNNS
2. LPN T
3. CHRTNN RY
4. RCHRKRZ
5. R NLCK
6. P PLFM BR
7. FMRL
8. DRN
9. LNG DDSSNT NS
10. GNN TCLNY
11. LN D NNT HSMM RFG HTNF FTYG HT

12. HTZN
13. LMBRGR
14. GRNL FVLTL S
15. N LVRNS HRMVR
16. HTT R
17. THNTHL
18. SPTG
19. T HBLTTR NGL
20. GNMN R
21. SYR NGRMNB LM
22. TR KSHWRSTLRSJC KSTRP

23. RTR
24. P MDN
25. DDH RSR MLL Y
26. HRR NGLSSSPN FR
27. STN KBLSTR
28. ML TNGFLR
29. BLMNMRKT
30. THRBL
31. FT HRJC KSND RPNTSHMPR
32. DN GNSNDDRGN STRGLD YT
33. MRHN KYT HCHR STM SP

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SOLUTIONS

Last week’s cluster foxer:

smallpox (theme defoxed by Viscount)
a1. 1978 outbreak (Viscount)
b1. esther summerson (viscount)
a2. jenner (Colonel_K)
b2. red treatment (Viscount)
a3. shitala (Colonel_K)

chester (theme defoxed by Electric Dragon)
c1. goblin tower (Colonel_K)
d1. deva (Colonel_K)
e1. chester (Aergistal)
d2. daniel craig (Viscount)
e2. dee (Electric Dragon)

book of daniel (theme defoxed by Viscount)
c2. susanna (Electric Dragon)
b3. fiery furnace (Phlebas)
c4. lion’s den (Viscount)
d3. fifth kingdom (Aergistal)
e3. nebuchadnezzar (AbyssUK)

kidnapping (theme defoxed by Viscount)
a4. tiger (AbyssUK)
a5. Kalaniʻōpuʻu
b5. k j stahlberg (Phlebas, ylla)
c5. moro (Phlebas)
d5. ill met by moonlight (Colonel_K)

fathers (theme defoxed by Viscount)
b4. thames (Electric Dragon, Viscount)
c4. ted (Electric Dragon)
d4. brown (Electric Dragon)
e4. christmas (Colonel_K)
e5. time (Electric Dragon)

29 Comments

  1. 22 – TURKISH WRESTLER’S JOCKSTRAP
    29 – BLUMENMARKT
    30 – THURIBLE
    31 – FATHER JACK’S UNDERPANTS HAMPER

  2. 5. URINAL CAKE
    6. APPLE OF AMBER (aka pomander)
    32. DUNGEONS AND DRAGONS TROGLODYTE
    33. MR HANKY THE CHRISTMAS POO

    • 23. ROTORUA, New Zealand
      ‘A common nickname for Rotorua is “Sulphur City” due to the hydrogen sulphide emissions, which gives the city a smell similar to “rotten eggs”, as well as “Rotten-rua” combining its legitimate name and the rotten smell prevalent.’

    • My guess would be that 21. is (some flora) IN BLOOM.

      The Corpse Flower at Kew Gardens is Titan arum (Amorphophallus titanum). I’d be doubtful of having a second ‘Arum’, though it would have to be one word, anyway.

    • 2. OIL PAINT ?
      Smells more than water-based because of the Volatile Organic Whatsits, but not _really_ odorous, just likely to give you a headache.

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