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.
The honeycomb below is a fancy form of wordsearch in which every cell is used, and words can curl and zigzag but never overlap. Each hive foxer has a theme (some past ones: owls, rugby, Egypt, UFOs…). Identifying the theme is a vital part of the defoxing process.
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SOLUTIONS
last week’s wikifoxer letter: s
a1. shiver my timbers (Colonel_K)
a2. seam ripper (Colonel_K)
a3. sievert (a_monk)
a4. stick horse (upillockroman)
a5. stratovision (Colonel_K)
b1. stilts (a_monk)
b2. superyacht (Colonel_K)
b3. sooty albatross (Nutfield)
b4. siege of la rochelle (a_monk)
b5. seven deadly sins (Nutfield)
c1. skywriting (a_monk)
c2. shirt of nessus (a_monk)
c3. setra (a_monk)
c4. scenic painting (Aergistal)
c5. scarlet or scale insect (Colonel_K, Nutfield)
d1. silly string (a_monk)
d2. sacramento northern railway (a_monk)
d3. shaved ice (a_monk)
d4. spike missile (Colonel_K)
d5. siesta (a_monk)
e1. swan hunter (Colonel_K)
e2. sri lankan elephant (Aergistal)
e3. steven spielberg (copperbottom)
e4. shoeburyness (Aergistal)
e5. schützenfest (Aergistal)
A5 header, M7 sword/s, E7 shield
or M7 sword and shield
which would fit with H11 helmet
Ah, bank holiday Mondays, i didn’t even know it was Friday today.
L7 – WATERLOO
Joining with copperbottom:
L7 – WATERLOO HELMET https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waterloo_Helmet
L6 – BATTERSEA SHIELD
K5 – FROST FAIR
J7 – RED SAND (Things found in the thames)?
RED SANDS, gets rid of a floating S
M7 – SWAN
D6 – FATHER (Thames)
M3 – UPPER
Second part of the answer at M7. Swan Upper
H4 – LIGHTER
L1 – DANGLEWAY
A5 – HEAD (Maybe) – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thames_Head
F3 – HERON and D4 – MILLS probably not good enough
C1 – HURLEY is also on the Thames, but not a great one imo
D4 – MUDLARK
B4 – GALLIONS REACH
Jeez, the rest looks like a right mess… :p
C1 – HURLEY BURLY (With Mrs Nutfield), lifeboat
Frustratingly, i can’t finish row A, B & C. I shall return over the weekend, give someone else a go!