Friday Foxer #244

This week’s handmade co-op puzzle won’t defox itself. If you’re a whizz at quizzes, lateral thinking, and search engine sleuthing, why not lend a hand.

To fully defox the following geofoxer, identify all twelve locations plus the theme that links them.

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SOLUTIONS

Last week’s wiki foxer:

a1. united kingdom driving test (Aergistal)
a2. urination (Colonel_K)
a3. universal carrier (a_monk)
a4. underwater habitat (Zwack23)
a5. uzbekistani sum (a_monk)

b1. urbana, illinois (a_monk)
b2. uzzah (a_monk)
b3. umbro (a_monk)
b4. upstart crow (zwack23, Aergistal)
b5. uffizi (Colonel_K)

c1. unreal tournament (a_monk)
c2. ugo cerletti (Aergistal)
c3. ushuaia (a_monk)
c4. uilleann pipes (Zwack23)
c5. utility cover (Aergistal)

d1. utracht tram shooting (a_monk)
d2. utagawa kuniyoshi (a_monk)
d3. unexploded ordnance (Aergistal)
d4. untermensch (Aergistal)
d5. underwriter’s knot (Colonel_K)

e1. uganda people’s defence force (a_monk)
e2. ukrainian bandurist chorus (a_monk)
e3. upholder/victoria-class submarine (Colonel_K)
e4. uncharted 4: a thief’s end (a_monk)
e5. uckers (Colonel_K)

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  3. G. Emmeline Pankhurst statue in VICTORIA Gardens, by the Palace of Westminster

    Could H. be HMS Victory? It would broaden things to a Victor/Victoria/Victory theme.

  4. c. VICTORIA and Albert Museum (and paddling pool)
    https://www.google.com/maps/@51.4972272,-0.1722647,3a,90y,359.03h,97.3t/data=!3m8!1e1!3m6!1sCIHM0ogKEICAgIDqpdHkTg!2e10!3e11!6shttps:%2F%2Flh3.googleusercontent.com%2Fgpms-cs-s%2FAB8u6HZRrO1j84SKDRPjXzIFZlOcUBItHDYGYxqpKNTENtZpcMBxoQX9o_xpP8jLT7TIrJ0wIUJfKf0572yGfKeEMZkLTtlNX2XkDXzdnoR6mUCJZTujYSs9gmDJPwOcGxzEXjDNn68%3Dw900-h600-k-no-pi-7.303316402998831-ya100.03451988654467-ro0-fo100!7i10240!8i5120?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI1MDkwMi4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D

  6. ¡Hasta la victoria siempre! ?

    Not in this Foxer.

    H. Museo Nao VICTORIA, Punta Arenas, Chile
    https://www.google.com/maps/place/Museo+Nao+Victoria/@-53.1079419,-70.8789467,3a,90y,111.24h,179t/data=!3m8!1e1!3m6!1sCIHM0ogKEICAgIC4x4PUqAE!2e10!3e11!6shttps:%2F%2Flh3.googleusercontent.com%2Fgpms-cs-s%2FAB8u6Hb2w05BRe1-9FdhAvukJlXOzdUj1TRBPY5UANGXIhDQ-yEwfG6tNOPy2SBieH9zOD626xcNcdD8maNb4xu0cn-T6epF2W4040J6o20s0ab3LpUSOIDlzBxjUw_3YkOM_y5RyrN8%3Dw900-h600-k-no-pi-89-ya111.24049825514611-ro0-fo100!7i7200!8i3600!4m15!1m5!3m4!2zNTPCsDA2JzI3LjciUyA3MMKwNTInNDcuNCJX!8m2!3d-53.10768!4d-70.879832!3m8!1s0xbdb2642ce35e116b:0xfc7e81ac83918f94!8m2!3d-53.1073685!4d-70.8795699!10e5!14m1!1BCgIgARICCAI!16s%2Fm%2F0hzrh3z?hl=en&entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI1MDkwMi4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D

  8. J. Mount Victoria Lookout, Wellington, New Zealand

    I thought B. might the Victoria Lines of fortification across Malta, but they face broadly north-west, and the shadows would suggest the defences pictured face south-ish.

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    Gallic Foxer d’Or tribute act On the Trail of the Golden Owl was found last October, and in May of this year the website was updated with the solution. Apparently, some people are unhappy that it was not as enigmatic as they were expecting.

  9. A. Schlosshotel Kronberg – was built between 1889 and 1893 for the dowager German Empress Victoria and originally named Schloss Friedrichshof. The Empress being the eldest daughter of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom and Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha.

    Thanks wikipedia 🙂

  11. K. Donaghadee, Northern Ireland
    RNLB Sir Samuel Kelly – lifeboat that rescued 33 survivors from the MV Princess Victoria, 31st January 1953

    https://www.google.com/maps/@54.641181,-5.5306919,3a,90y,164.95h,90t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1s8mIXde5uFXwzQ_FL6v9uWw!2e0!6shttps:%2F%2Fstreetviewpixels-pa.googleapis.com%2Fv1%2Fthumbnail%3Fcb_client%3Dmaps_sv.tactile%26w%3D900%26h%3D600%26pitch%3D-0.004172578271891325%26panoid%3D8mIXde5uFXwzQ_FL6v9uWw%26yaw%3D164.94797276622424!7i13312!8i6656?hl=en&entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI1MDkwOC4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D

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