Friday Foxer #212

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 Sherlock Holmes Short Story, Novel, Film, Or Game’ (‘things’ is used in its broadest possible sense). Entries have been stripped of vowels and, where possible, have had any inter-word spaces repositioned*. For example, if ‘hansom cab’ was present it might appear as HN SMCB. Watson would be WTSN.

* 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. FG
2. RS NLPN
3. GRM PNMR
4. TDPLPHL PS
5. SLP PRSWT HSCR CHDSLS
6. SB MRGDPSTL
7. SHS CMBPRNC
8. SWMPD DR
9. RRN GJCKWD LY
10. RM RKB LYF NMRL DTP N
11. S MDRG SFB SWNG S

12. NDMNSLN DR
13. MN FC TRYFRT FCLKNC PS
14. PLM BRSSM KRCKT
15. KT LYNHLMS
16. HW HS G N
17. PT CHDDN LPTYR
18. RG RMR
19. RG N
20. S VRDHM NR
21. DS HFR NGS
22. TBLBM BSGHT

23. PNNGLW YR
24. DR PPDGS
25. THRG NFT RWR SHP
26. THS TMLN CHR R
27. RCSM
28. RVNSMSTF F
29. SYR N GFL LFNSD
30. GRKNTRP RTR
31. BGSPLM BR
32. T HBL CKP RLFT HBR GS
33. T HCR SN CDN TFT HD GNT HNG HTT M

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SOLUTIONS

Last week’s clusters:

berries (defoxed by Colonel_K)
a1. raspberry (copperbottom)
a2. tayberry (Colonel_K)
a3. loganberry (copperbottom)
b1. gooseberry (Nutfield)
b2. bilberry (Aergistal)

the five biggest lego sets (defoxed by Aergistal)
b3. world map (Jimbob)
c1. eiffel tower (Froggster)
c2. colosseum (Froggster)
c3. millennium falcon (Nutfield)
s3. titanic (Aergistal)

greville wynne (defoxed by Colonel_K)
d1. gordon arnold lonsdale (Colonel_K)
d2. cuban missile crisis (Aergistal)
e1. greville (Colonel_K, Nutfield)
e2. agent ‘hero’ (Mrs Nutfield, Phlebas)
e3. david calder (copperbottom)

1968 thule b-52 crash (defoxed by Aergistal)
a4. cushion (copperbottom)
a5. star iii (Colonel_K)
b4 hard head (Jimbob, Phlebas)
b5. thule (copperbottom)
c4. b28 (Jimbob)

geese (defoxed by Phlebas)
c5. untitled goose game (Aergistal)
d4. goosebumps (Mrs Nutfield)
d5. goosestep (Colonel_K)
e4. goose girl (Phlebas)
e5. gander (Phlebas)