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 Books Wot Are Currently Available In Roman’s Local Telephone Box Book Exchange’. Entries have been stripped of vowels and, where possible, have had any inter-word spaces repositioned*. For example, if Bravo Two Zero was present it might appear as BR VT WZR. Carrie would be CRR.
* 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. TRR D
2. THCH CL TWR
3. F TNT HC LDS
4. M RDRH SNCLR S
5. WLLGR YSNW LLG RYSN
6. MLF NGN DT HBRB RCBL L
7. CN G RTLT NSYH VJSTM TTHC F
8. T HTRS RYFD GS
9. SH DWSFPR NC SS
10. H RBSF RHLT HNDBT Y
11. XPL RNGNS PLTBRTN
12. NGLBY
13. T HPLG
14. MDDLMRCH
15. YRC H M PN
16. NG DD D
17. DL NGW THT HMNPS
18. THR RBH NDT HSL NC
19. NT SFRMT HHR DSHL DR
20. W D WF RNY R
21. H WTTF R DWR MS
22. SH LLWT LLTHP RS DNT
23. CD
24. SM NLSSS KN
25. PT NSCRM
26. NG LSSHS
27. HN NBLRSNG
28. THGDG RN NYG D
29. N TNM YD YS R
30. FF CLFR TNTH WTD RW
31. SHR THS TRYFVR YT HNG
32. THXF RDDCT NR YFQT TNS
33. THL VSN DJR NYSFRV LV N GJNS
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SOLUTIONS
Last week’s geofoxer theme: victoria (defoxed by copperbottom)
a. palace of empress victoria, near frankfurt (AbyssUK)
b. victoria gate, malta (AbyssuK, Colonel_K)
c. victoria and albert museum, london (Colonel_K)
d. victoria stadium, gibraltar (copperbottom)
e. victoria’s secret, dubai (Froggster)
f. victoria pier, lerwick (copperbottom)
g. victoria gardens/tower, london (Colonel_K)
h. museo nao victoria, punta arenas (Colonel_K)
i. victoria theater, san francisco (Phlebas)
j. mount victoria, wellington (Colonel_K)
k. lifeboat involved in mv princess victoria rescue, donaghadee, northern ireland (Colonel K)
l. victoria hall disaster memorial, sunderland (Colonel_K)
I’ve missed a few, so appearing early for this one.
28 – THE GOOD GRANNY GUIDE
29 – NOT IN MY DAY SIR
31 – A SHORT HISTORY OF EVERYTHING
32 – THE OXFORD DICTIONARY OF QUOTATIONS
33 – THE LOVES AND JOURNEYS OF REVOLVING JONES
I know 27, but will try and get 30 :p
FFS
30 – OFFICIAL FORTNITE: HOW TO DRAW
27 – HANNIBAL RISING 🙂
21 how to eat fried worms
22. Shall we tell the president
23. Coda?
24.Someone else’s skin
20 A widow for a year
Having the same meaning: A Widow for One Year by John Irving.
7. Congratulations You Have Just Met The ICF
8. The Treasury of Dogs
9. Shadows of a Princess
10. Herbs for Health and Beauty
11. Exploring Unspoilt Britain
12. Engleby
3 – Feet in the Clouds
5- Will Grayson Will Grayson
1 – Torrid??
1. needs to be two words, viz. It Roared though that’s not the answer.
Haha, not reading the question and instead answering the one I wanted has been a lifelong habit as many teachers could attest.
4 – Murder Has No Calories (Mrs Froggster)
15. You Are A Champion by Marcus Rashford – I suspect it hasn’t aged well
At least two possible answers for 16.: most likely One Good Deed by David Baldacci
Could also be No Good Deed by assorted people
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Silly answer:
25. Putin, scram! – by Colonel K, as yet unpublished. Must be a samizdat copy of an early draft that Roman’s found.
More seriously, neither Putin’s Crime nor Putin’s Crimea are the answer.
Remaining (e&oe):
1. TRR D
2. THCH CL TWR
6. MLF NGN DT HBRB RCBL L
13. T HPLG
14. MDDLMRCH
17. DL NGW THT HMNPS
18. THR RBH NDT HSL NC
19. NT SFRMT HHR DSHL DR
23. CD – most likely Coda as ventured by copperbottom
25. PT NSCRM
26. NG LSSHS
Back for Round 2…
2. THE CHOCOLATE WAR
13. THE PLAGUE (Albert Camus)
14. MIDDLEMARCH (No one got that?)
19. NOTES FROM THE HARD SHOULDER
1. TARA ROAD
6. AMELIA FANG AND THE BARBARIC BALL
18. THE ROAR BEHIND THE SILENCE
26. ANGELA’S ASHES (This and middlemarch i didn’t actually use google to help search)
This leaves (Wrong guesses):
17. IDLING WITH THE MAN-APES
25. PUTIN’S CRIME (How is this not right? :p)
17… hahahaha
DEALING WITH THE MENOPAUSE, I got that via ‘dealing with the man-apes’, which could be an alternate name i guess.
25 has a photo of Hitler (and others) on its cover.
(Marshal) PETAIN’S CRIME by Paul Webster – not that I consider petunias nor poutine entirely innocent