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 A Park’ (‘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 ‘park keeper’ was present it might appear as PRKKP R. Bandstand would be BNDSTND.
* 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. SFTN
2. SRPNTNSL RSHTTL
3. TRMT RL
4. PRTRLL PTBHN
5. TMSQRR L
6. THCHR ST MSRD
7. PN GNDP RDT
8. KTFST VL
9. PLRGNM
10. QNCR LN SBTH
11. PNRNGPRC HTSTND RJC QSGRN RN
12. BLV DRCSTL
13. SP KRSCRNR
14. RT HQKSHCK
15. LTPL LDW N
16. MR MRFTRF FC
17. YN NMDY MTHDD STL TFLL
18. DL CRTTHTR
19. KPF FTHG RS SSG N
20. FLR LCLCK
21. PR GMTRNM
22. T HRM N SFTHRG NLRK MCTHD RL
23. FL LWDR
24. DRBR
25. THNS PHR
26. PLMH S
27. BRT HP LCFT HSM MRFL V
28. PC NCHMPR
29. FLL NLVS
30. RTR CTBLLD
31. VCT RNDN SRRPLC
32. PK MNGPLY R
33. SCH NRCL LDW SP
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SOLUTIONS
Last week’s geofoxer theme: rodents (defoxed by Phlebas)
a. desert rat (Colonel_K)
b. the pied piper of hamelin (Aergistal)
c. beaver (fitzevan, Phlebas)
d. chinchilla (Zwack23)
e. shrew (Zwack23)
f. mouse (Phlebas)
g. gopher (Colonel_K)
h. giant mouse (Phlebas)
i. mousetrap (Colonel_K)
j. lemming (Phlebas)
k. squirrel (Zwack23, Colonel_K)
l. rat (Colonel_K)
26 – PALM HOUSE
5 – TAME SQUIRREL
23 – FALLOW DEER
29 – FALLEN LEAVES
12 – BELVEDERE CASTLE
Which is it for me. Merry Christmas!
20 – FLORAL CLOCK
13 – SPEAKER’S CORNER
2 – SERPENTINE SOLAR SHUTTLE
8- KITE FESTIVAL?
19 – KEEP OF THE GRASS SIGN
22. THE REMAINS OF THE ORIGINAL URAKAMI CATHEDRAL (Peace Park, Nagasaki)
33. A SCHOONER CALLED WASP (Central Park, Stuart Little)
27. BIRTHPLACE OF THE SUMMER OF LOVE (Golden Gate Park, San Francisco)
32. POKEMON GO PLAYER
9. PELARGONIUM (Name for geraniums)
Happy Christmas all!
18. DELACOURTE THEATRE
21. PRAGUE METRONOME
10. QUEEN CAROLINE’S BATH
6. THE CHRISTMAS RAID (In Ireland)
16. MURMUR OF TRAFFIC
And that’s my 6, dunno why everyone stopped on 5 :).
28. PICNIC HAMPER
31. VICTORIAN DINOSAUR REPLICA
11. PIONEERING PARACHUTIST ANDRÉ-JACQUES GARNERIN