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 wikifoxer letter: t
a1. tally-ho (a_monk)
a2. torosaurus (Zwack23)
a3. trampe bicycle lift (Colonel_K)
a4. three-finger salute (Colonel_K)
a5. treasure island (Zwack23)
b1. tuff (Zwack23)
b2. toledo, spain (Colonel_K)
b3. temari (a_monk)
b4. timur (Colonel_K)
b5. ten-day war (Aergistal)
c1. tiepolo conspiracy (Aergistal)
c2. toad in the hole (Colonel_K)
c3. tamil eelam (Zwack23)
c4. ten thousand (Aergistal)
c5. tinsmith (a_monk)
d1. thunderbolt (Colonel_K)
d2. tout (a_monk)
d3. theo van doesburg (a_monk)
d4. trunk-or-treating (Colonel_K)
d5. travis pastrana (Nutfield)
e1. tortilla flat (Colonel_K)
e2. toilet training (Colonel_K)
e3. tonic water (Zwack23)
e4. thrust reversal (Colonel_K)
e5. t28 super-heavy tank (a_monk)
B is the puerta del sol in Madrid. The statue is a bear looking for strawberries, sculpted by Antonio Navarro Santafé .
https://www.google.com/maps/place/Puerta+del+Sol,+Centro,+Madrid,+Spain/@40.4170182,-3.702675,3a,90y,263.16h,90.9t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1sHZUhnSxkHiG-SsOD1j3QeQ!2e0!6shttps:%2F%2Fstreetviewpixels-pa.googleapis.com%2Fv1%2Fthumbnail%3Fcb_client%3Dmaps_sv.tactile%26w%3D900%26h%3D600%26pitch%3D-0.9034857883490446%26panoid%3DHZUhnSxkHiG-SsOD1j3QeQ%26yaw%3D263.16060777131565!7i16384!8i8192!4m6!3m5!1s0xd422880a07d7dc7:0x694aee57da1dc679!8m2!3d40.4169473!4d-3.7035285!16zL20vMDdtcGM3?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI1MTEwNC4xIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D
E – The tables of either caffe bar San Antonio or Caffe Galeria, on the corner of Scalierova ulica and Ozad Arene, next to the Roman amphitheatre in Pula, Croatia.
K. Kip Marina, Inverkip, Scotland
Haven’t found the exact photo, and I suppose it’s possible that there are lookalikes elsewhere.
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ETA: Have found it
https://www.google.com/maps/place/Kip+Marina/@55.9089976,-4.872476,3a,75y,179.47h,74.17t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1shL2eTjOEPjD2vgoXfijJSQ!2e0!6shttps:%2F%2Fstreetviewpixels-pa.googleapis.com%2Fv1%2Fthumbnail%3Fcb_client%3Dmaps_sv.tactile%26w%3D900%26h%3D600%26pitch%3D15.829027127445983%26panoid%3DhL2eTjOEPjD2vgoXfijJSQ%26yaw%3D179.4676815070087!7i13312!8i6656!4m6!3m5!1s0x4889badd2128fcb9:0x4d1f1845a9b07ae!8m2!3d55.9092715!4d-4.8714295!16s%2Fg%2F1thvgj55!5m1!1e1?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI1MTEwNC4xIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D
But for a better image
https://maps (dot) app (dot) goo (dot) gl/hWjCTpNG9paiwucBA
I. Dollywood theme park, Pigeon Forge, Tennessee. The rides pictured are Barnstormer – Dueling Daredevils (the red building) and Lumberjack Lifts (the silver pole on the left).
Giant Barn Swing at Silver DOLLAR City, Branson, Missouri
https://www.google.com/maps/place/The+Giant+Barn+Swing/@36.6707167,-93.3404393,3a,90y,77.16h,105.3t/data=!3m8!1e1!3m6!1sCIABIhAfrMX6Zc_cW2FNhyPQKpng!2e10!3e11!6shttps:%2F%2Flh3.googleusercontent.com%2Fgpms-cs-s%2FAPRy3c-QlxG20UBTp1nY5Rl4UVerjQzYS8oYemcpqIMPXa2Ydi8R85Gu9SzZIoyCEyx8LhjCI3sDhb_howtftcL0WN8bLsbrlc9A9GGM2spQqWivbCXBHVSCd4UbESwLdVwqD-Gr-MqabQ8FYp28%3Dw900-h600-k-no-pi-15.30020399454618-ya279.62649579437584-ro0-fo100!7i7680!8i3840!4m6!3m5!1s0x87cf196074e12163:0x5eb95e5cf3ce5ff1!8m2!3d36.6707962!4d-93.3402407!16s%2Fm%2F02w6gsb?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI1MTEwNC4xIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D
L. Margit Korut (street), Budapest. The single story building is called ‘menta terasz’. To the left of it is ‘lash brill bar’.
https://www.google.com/maps/place/Menta+Terasz/@47.5138174,19.0352913,3a,58.8y,51.38h,86.49t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1sgt1RDEYgiaXKbRsSILcOYQ!2e0!6shttps:%2F%2Fstreetviewpixels-pa.googleapis.com%2Fv1%2Fthumbnail%3Fcb_client%3Dmaps_sv.tactile%26w%3D900%26h%3D600%26pitch%3D3.506564348150931%26panoid%3Dgt1RDEYgiaXKbRsSILcOYQ%26yaw%3D51.37727646167866!7i16384!8i8192!4m15!1m8!3m7!1s0x4741dc03bd3a6df7:0x15611082c29d1b14!2sBudapest,+Margit+k%C3%B6r%C3%BAt+1,+1027+Hungary!3b1!8m2!3d47.5148345!4d19.0378069!16s%2Fg%2F11c2bgn0z2!3m5!1s0x4741dc02fd13e89b:0x1fd35d325b821d4a!8m2!3d47.5139679!4d19.0356168!16s%2Fg%2F11wfx9d3q6?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI1MTEwNC4xIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D
The building with graffiti on the right is FRANC vintage shop.
Fairly sure J is on the B3357 from Tavistock to Dartmoor but I can’t find it.
You’re right, it is next to a dry stone. This is the 2023 picture, not the latest one.
Here: https://www.google.com/maps/@50.5550003,-3.912554,3a,75y,304.4h,74.35t/data=!3m4!1e1!3m2!1sED1fd4M16AdUjGg2K70W2A!2e0?g_ep=Eg1tbF8yMDI1MTEwM18wIJvbDyoASAJQAQ%3D%3D
Circular enclosure on the right is Dunnabridge POUND.
(So-called Judge’s Chair is inside and left of the entrance)
H: The Tilly Shilling pub in Farnborough
https://www.google.com/maps/place/The+Tilly+Shilling+-+JD+Wetherspoon/@51.2934736,-0.7568401,3a,41.1y,85.38h,92.91t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1sLEo2SaVD7lRuT-hVIB_i4A!2e0!6shttps:%2F%2Fstreetviewpixels-pa.googleapis.com%2Fv1%2Fthumbnail%3Fcb_client%3Dmaps_sv.tactile%26w%3D900%26h%3D600%26pitch%3D-2.9148166670107685%26panoid%3DLEo2SaVD7lRuT-hVIB_i4A%26yaw%3D85.37630812337099!7i16384!8i8192!4m6!3m5!1s0x48742b2de0397fa9:0x18ec1062ec5d3859!8m2!3d51.2934599!4d-0.7563478!16s%2Fg%2F1hc2ngd0v?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI1MTEwNC4xIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D
Beatrice Shilling had a part in designing the Merlin engine used in Spitfires, and more besides
I think theme is currency.
The PULA is the currency of Botswana, the KIP is the currency of Laos, and several African nations have SHILLING as theirs.
B. SOL = Peru
J. POUND
I’m curious what the Dollywood one will turn out to be.
A – EURO café https://maps.app.goo.gl/3v7MnVh3pJfDFScW6
G. Bulgarian LEV
Leyland Experimental Vehicle 1 (or L.E.V. 1) railbus at Locomotion Museum, Shildon
https://www.google.com/maps/place/Locomotion/@54.6237347,-1.6297002,3a,75y,332.76h,93.3t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1sCIABIhCzb9XZ1RZR4WjX9re9xr-K!2e10!6shttps:%2F%2Flh3.googleusercontent.com%2Fgpms-cs-s%2FAPRy3c9zLlGCy0PCl1TbdI93MWV11E0JR6Md3jEcCeviHzluR3Uk2ZaoL8Sv7seIVR44JMTCR0FgGnhzB7emLQNqgJyADZnmDDElPKi-zq-2V_i18S324Bic9DHGVloUhLewdLNKUmtrOHjJb5FM%3Dw900-h600-k-no-pi-3.29966175560304-ya217.6816790276862-ro0-fo100!7i15940!8i7970!4m6!3m5!1s0x487e831a6ab2fa05:0x360636ff9016ecdb!8m2!3d54.6242653!4d-1.6309604!16zL20vMDVmeDZ3!5m1!1e1?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI1MTEwNC4xIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D
F. Guatemalan QUETZAL
Kinetic sculpture from 1988 by Antonio M. Santonja, Plaza de Europa, Zaragoza
I thought from the GeoFoxer that it was quite large and far away. No. It’s quite small and on the bridge.
https://www.google.com/maps/place/Pl.+de+Europa,+50003+Zaragoza,+Spain/@41.6600372,-0.8917933,3a,75y,202.28h,86.53t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1sLZ96uxJ1rdOlorCh4_uK8A!2e0!6shttps:%2F%2Fstreetviewpixels-pa.googleapis.com%2Fv1%2Fthumbnail%3Fcb_client%3Dmaps_sv.tactile%26w%3D900%26h%3D600%26pitch%3D3.4712268196018528%26panoid%3DLZ96uxJ1rdOlorCh4_uK8A%26yaw%3D202.28408123357013!7i16384!8i8192!4m6!3m5!1s0xd5914b8c006ea5f:0x9c58b173b3463da5!8m2!3d41.6591971!4d-0.8923299!16s%2Fg%2F11fntdg0pz?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI1MTEwNC4xIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D
Re: C.
The propaganda poster suggests Vietnam.
My feeling is that the plane is a MiG-21 (or Chengdu J-7) as that green tab on the tailplane is quite common, however no other insignia are visible on the tail.
I suspect the fencing is meant to represent a lotus flower.
All that said, I don’t think this is closer or further away than any other MiG-21 on a plinth:
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mig_Fighter_On_Building_(14433491404).jpg
(Link needs copying-and-pasting. Sorry)
That’s about as far as I’ve got in more than two hours of defoxing. The plane has missiles (white) and looks to be at quite a jaunty angle. Like you I’m pretty sure it’s a MIG-21 and it’s got a green nose. There are quite a lot of MIGs out there and I feel I’ve looked at all of them except this one.
C – Máy bay chiến đấu Mig-21 at the Historical Museum of Hung YEN Province: https://maps.app.goo.gl/QJNWGdJ8XZN2Vu6f7
And here’s the video with a close-up: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fM2OIBtwyQ4
Thank you. I would likely have lost more time to that over the week.
D – RAND Club Johannesburg