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.
Every puzzle piece in this jigsaw foxer features an image taken from a Wikipedia page beginning with the letter *REDACTED*. To fully defox the puzzle, supply Roman with a list of all 36 Wikipedia pages.
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SOLUTIONS
Last week’s ‘33 Things Wot Are Odorous/Fragrant’ missing vowels foxer:
FR DNNS – fried onions (Phlebas)
LPN T – oil paint (Colonel_K)
CHRTNN RY – chouara tannery (Phlebas)
RCHRKRZ – räucherkerze (Phlebas)
R NLCK – urinal cake (Phlebas)
P PLFM BR – apple of amber (Phlebas)
FMRL – fumarole (Electric Dragon)
DRN – durian () or drain (Phlebas)
LNG DDSSNT NS – Alien Goddess Intense (AbyssUK)
GNN TCLNY – gannet colony (Phlebas)
LN D NNT HSMM RFG HTNF FTYG HT – london in the summer of eighteen fifty-eight (Zwack23)
HTZN – hoatzin (Electric Dragon)
LMBRGR – limburger (Zwack23)
GRNL FVLTL S – green leaf volatiles (Phlebas)
N LVRNS HRMVR – nail varnish remover (Electric Dragon)
HTT R – hot tar (Zwack23)
THNTHL – Ethanethiol (Electric Dragon)
SPTG – septage (Phlebas)
T HBLTTR NGL – the balti triangle (Zwack23)
GNMN R – guano miner (AbyssUK) or gnu manure (Phlebas)
SYR NGRMNB LM – syringarium in bloom (AbyssUK)
TR KSHWRSTLRSJC KSTRP – turkish wrestler’s jockstrap (Electric Dragon)
RTR – rotorua (Colonel_K)
P MDN – opium den (Phlebas)
DDH RSR MLL Y – dead horse arum lily (Electric Dragon)
HRR NGLSSPN FR – herring lass’s pinafore (ylla)
STN KBLSTR – stink blaster (Electric Dragon)
ML TNGFLR – malting floor (Electric Dragon)
BLMNMRKT – bloemenmarkt (Electric Dragon)
THRBL- thurible (Electric Dragon)
FT HRJC KSND RPNTSHMPR – father jacks underpants hamper (Electric Dragon)
DN GNSNDDRGN STRGLD YT – dungeons and dragons troglodyte (Phlebas)
MRHN KYT HCHR STM SP – mr hankey the christmas poo (Phlebas)
A6 – View-Master https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/View-Master
B6 – Vulcan Salute
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vulcan_salute
F3 – Vinegar, coconut vinegar even..
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vinegar
E6 – Vaporetto
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vaporetto
A3 – Vaneau (Paris Métro)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vaneau_(Paris_M%C3%A9tro)
C6 – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victoria_Azarenka
D2 – Varaha
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Varaha
E1 – Vondelpark
darn, awaiting moderation. Without links:
F1 – Vicuña
B3 – Vistula-Oder Offensive
B1 – Rosie the riveter working on a Vultree A-31 Vengeance
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vultee_A-31_Vengeance
E5 – Vimto
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vimto
B2 – An E2 Hawkeye of the VAW-124 squadron.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VAW-124
F1 – Vicuna
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vicu%C3%B1a
F5 – Viet-Cong
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viet_Cong
D4 – Veil of Veronica
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Veil_of_Veronica
D4 – Dang…remember to refresh!
F6. VESTA CASE
(Finally, all that time spent watching Bargain Hunt pays off).
E3 – Vortex Ring State
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vortex_ring_state
A5 – Vermillion flycatcher
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vermilion_flycatcher
C3 – Vertigo (film)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vertigo_(film)
E2 might be the VOYNICH manuscript, but I haven’t found that particular bit
I thought it must be, but funnily it’s linked from the Voynich Manuscript page:
VELLUM
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vellum
E4. VOUGHT SB2U Vindicator – carrier-based dive bomber
This one’s been destroyed at Pearl Harbour.
C4. VIJAYANTA – Indian MBT
C5. Soviet stamp on the VOSTOK (ROCKET FAMILY) page.
Remaining (e&oe):
A1, A2 (bit of a Habsburg chin?), A4
B3 (area around Poznan if my Cyrillic’s up to par), B4, B5
C1 (I’m guessing Velo… something), C2
D1, D3, D5, D6
F2, F4
C1. VELOCETTE – Model A (1913)
I had B3 earlier but it seems to have got caught in moderation: Vistula–Oder offensive
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vistula%E2%80%93Oder_offensive
A1 – VIMĀNA
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vimana
A4 – VAGRANCY
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vagrancy
B4 – VILNIUS
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vilnius
B5 – VOLODYMYR
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volodymyr_Zelenskyy
C2 – VINTAGE
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vintage_scuba
D1 – VUKOVAR
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vukovar_water_tower
D3 – VAMPIRE
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vampire_squid
D6 – VERNICE
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vernice_Armour
D5. VIBRAPHONE
Just three remaining (e&oe):
A2 (bit of a Habsburg chin? as I see a resemblance to Rudolf II, Holy Roman Emperor)
F2, F4
ETA. Tell a lie. In a similar way that A4 is Vagrancy,
A2. VANDALISM OF ART
“A portrait of Emperor Pedro II of Brazil has been damaged in a sword attack after the 1889 military coup d’etat that overthrew the monarchy.”
F4 – VOTING
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voting_machine
F2 – VIRGIL
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virgil_Earp
Did we get them all?