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 In SW19’. Entries have been stripped of vowels and, where possible, have had any inter-word spaces repositioned*. For example, if ‘Centre Court’ was present it might appear as CN TRCRT. Womble would be WMBL.
* 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. BS TNVY
2. CR KDBLLT
3. NDRGS S
4. ST TFSS TRNV DT
5. RYM NDBRGGS
6. P LGHLN
7. LLNG LN DCLB
8. RCH FMRS HLDW DNG
9. RB NSNSL MNBR LYWTR
10. ST DLRVRB HNTRM
11. SRP RSNGLYFF RDBLST RWBRRSN DCRM
12. SMCKML L
13. THDS TR CTLN
14. RNGTR RC
15. NSJB R
16. CTTLTRNS TL
17. C HFS CTFT HW RLD
18. RN CLN
19. ST FFDRDLTR RR
20. B STFH LS LSS
21. CS RSWLL
22. T HM STDS TNGSHDN GLSHWMNFT HNN TNTHCN TRY
23. LT TDD
24. LYSDP RTMNTST R
25. HTTYKN G
26. LDSP LNHNG R
27. R FST HHWK
28. PS NDD NDCK
29. VNSR SWT RDSH
30. PLNB TY
31. ST NGNFC TRY
32. LN DNFRB RGDCN TRLCNT R
33. THS RVN GCM TN GTR
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SOLUTIONS
Last week’s hive foxer theme: moles (defoxed by Zwack23)
adrian
avogadro number
duncton wood
eimer’s organ
john fancy (Zwack23)
krtek (Zwack23)
mogura taiji
mouldwarp (Zwack23)
poblano
star nosed (Zwack23)
taupe
wantitump
william of orange (Zwack23)
valley (Zwack23)
2 – CROOKED BILLET
6 – PLOUGH LANE
5 – RAYMOND BRIGGS
13 – THE DISTRICT LINE
22 – THE MOST DISTINGUISHED ENGLISH WOMAN OF THE NINETEENTH CENTURY (Josephine Butler, as dubbed by Millicent Fawcett)
32. LONDON FIRE BRIGADE CONTROL CENTRE
27. RUFUS THE HAWK
16. CATTLE TURNSTILE
17. CHIEF SCOUT OF THE WORLD (Baden Powell)
21. CAESAR’S WELL
25. HETTY KING
(In other news i lived in Wimbledon for 4 years, although it was South Wimbledon, not the posh bit, and i never went to the tennis)
Working on Warrior Kings at the time in Morden…
19. STUFFED AIREDALE TERRIER – Railway Collecting Dog: “Laddie”
https://collection.sciencemuseumgroup.org.uk/objects/co224464/railway-collecting-dog-laddie
Bingo! House! Rastafari!
20. BUST OF HAILE SELASSIE – formerly located in Cannizaro Park in Wimbledon Common
4. STATUE OF SISTER NIVEDITA – Irish-born educator (1867–1911)
8. AIR CHIEF MARSHAL DOWDING – lived there after retirement, presumably while he was still a member of the Fairy Investigation Society
33. THE SERVING ACE MEETING TREE
28. POISONED DUNDEE CAKE – Wimbledon Poisoner Dr George Lamson
It’s Saturday, free for all!
26. OLD SEAPLANE HANGAR
11. SURPRISINGLY AFFORDABLE STRAWBERRIES AND CREAM
7. ALL ENGLAND CLUB
29. VENUS ROSE WATERDISH
24. ELYS DEPARTMENT STORE
10. STADLER REVERBAHN TRAM
9. ROBINSONS LEMON BARLEY WATER
3. ANDRE AGASSI
1. BOSTON IVY
12. SMOCK MILL (I mean, i typed this one in as a guess, and randomly it was correct, i don’t even know what a smock mill is)
31. STEN GUN FACTORY (Although stupid default Google AI handily says they weren’t made in Wimbledon, more research finds that they were, thanks for nothing AI – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Small_Arms_Factory )
(I hasten to add, i never use AI on these searches, but that new bit that pops up on Google is very irritating)
I’m not very good at the short ones:
14. RNGTR RC
15. NSJB R
18. RN CLN
23. LT TDD
30. PLNB TY
14 – Aorangi Terrace
30. Pauline Boty – The Wimbledon Bardot
15. Had to be a name with the J – Ons Jabeur female Tennis player
Finally! A Wombles-related one: 18. ORINOCO LANE
Remaining:
23. LT TDD
23 – LOTTIE DOD – five time Wimbledon champion.
23 – LOTTIE DOD