Every Friday, 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. All are welcome to participate.
Below is a list of ‘33 Things Wot You Might Find In Paraguay’ (‘things’ is used in its broadest possible sense). Entries have been stripped of vowels and have had any inter-word spaces repositioned*. For example, if ‘Jesuit missionary’ was present it might appear as JSTMS SNRY. Asunción would be SNCN.
* Apostrophes are ignored and hyphens are treated as spaces
In an attempt to ensure as many people as possible get a chance to participate, Roman requests individual defoxers offer no more than six answers on Day 1. (After 24 hours have elapsed, fill your boots!). If your initial six answers are correct and consecutive, give yourself a pat on the back.
1. NNDT
2. SMFS HR
3. LXPR GRNSS
4. PRTDCL RD
5. Q MPPL
6. L ZL CLYNCH
7. PLTT T
8. BRN GSBLL
9. THGB RLT RFS THM RC
10. LSTR NT
11. TR PCFCP RCRN
12. CHP
13. F RWM BLW
14. THQD BN
15. RTTRN SCHC
16. TRN GLRGRFZ PPLNSTM P
17. CNQSTDR
18. F NSFT HNN TNT HSPR SDNT
19. BNT NLDMS
20. BT TLDNC
21. TR NBN DFRPS DS
22. KDN PPDFR MRVCP RSDNT
23. PMBR
24. TRNLC HR
25. MNLBLG RN
26. MNNNT
27. KSRV
28. NDJL N
29. T HNG LFDT H
30. MST RTST L LNSR VC
31. ZRSSCPC HN
32. NN DFT HFR NDS HPB RDG
33. GLKP RW HSC RDG HTNTR NTNLGLS
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SOLUTIONS
midnight’s children by salman rushdie (defoxed by Colonel_K)
a1. the arabian knights (Colonel_K)
a2. indira gandhi (Nutfield)
b2. saleem sinai (a_monk)
c2. padma (Colonel_K)
c3. first edition cover (a_monk)
cocktails (defoxed by a_monk, Colonel_K)
b1. cosmopolitan (Colonel_K, Jimbob)
c1. b-52 (Jimbob)
d1. vesper (a_monk)
e1. white russian (Colonel_K)
d2. death in teh afternoon (Colonel_K)
caribbean premier league teams (defoxed by Nutfield)
e2. st kitts & nevis patriots (AbyssUK)
e3. guyana amazon warriors, saint lucia kings (Colonel_K)
e4. antigua & barbuda falcons (Colonel_K, Nutfield)
d5. trinbago knight riders (Colonel_K)
e5. barbados royals (Nutfield)
louisiana purchase exposition (defoxed by Nutfield)
a3. pyrheliophor solar furnace (copperbottom)
b3. blue whale (Aergistal)
a4. ota benga (copperbottom)
a5. vulcan statue (Colonel_K)
b5. battle of colenso reenactment (Nutfield)
syndromes (defoxed by Colonel_K)
b4. rage (a_monk)
c4. bogart and bacall (Nutfield)
c5. gulf war (Colonel_K)
d3. marie antoinette (Phlebas)
d4. stockholm (Nutfield)
31. AZARA’S CAPUCHIN ? – has an extra S if so
20. Battle Dunce ? – possibly a distant cousin of mine: Coronel Que
16. TRIANGULAR GRAF ZEPPELIN STAMP
17. CONQUISTADOR
18. FANS OF THE NINETEENTH U.S. PRESIDENT – Rutherford B. Hayes has a Department named after him for settling a boundary dispute with Argentina
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Presidente_Hayes_Department
And a football team, lending a more literal meaning to ‘fans’ in this case.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Club_Presidente_Hayes
22. KINDNAPPED FORMER VICE PRESIDENT
33. GOALKEEPER WHO SCORED EIGHT INTERNATIONAL GOALS – José Luis Chilavert, also is one of only three goalkeepers to score a hat-trick.
12. CHIPA
https://www.cookist.com/chipa-paraguayan-cheese-bread/
5. QOM PEOPLE
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toba_people
32. ONE END OF THE FRIENDSHIP BRIDGE
29. THE ANGEL OF DEATH
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josef_Mengele
27. KOSEREVA – sour oranges cooked in molasses
30. M3 STUART STILL IN SERVICE
https://tankandafvnews.com/2016/01/01/paraguay-keeping-m3-stuart-and-m4-sherman-tanks-in-service/
Thank Goodness!
All I got for the start was MISTER T.
20. BOTTLED INCA (Kola) ? – originated and still popular in Peru
25. MANUEL BELGRANO
9. THE GIBRALTAR OF SOUTH AMERICA
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fortress_of_Humait%C3%A1
4. PARTIDO COLORADO – the Colorado Party (‘Red Party’), conservative political party
23. POMBERO – small mythical humanoid creature of Guarani mythology, a guardian of birds but also a prankster or troublemaker.
8. BRANGUS BULL – cross between Brahmin and Angus; Paraguyan stock is sought-after in South America
13. FREE WOMB LAW (1842) – guaranteed the children of slaves freedom at age twenty-five, had adverse effect in the short-term
Re: 2.
Looks like Sam Fisher, but I can only tell he’s been to Peru
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/5l25lKna0yM?app=desktop
1. NANDUTI maybe?
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%91andut%C3%AD