Friday Foxer #218

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 collage foxer theme: the Bank of England (defoxed by Colonel_K)

bartholomew lane (Aergistal)
bullion (Colonel_K)
herbert baker (Colonel_K)
gatekeeper (Phlebas)
george sampson (Aergistal)
john soane (Phlebas, Colonel_K)
peter o’toole (Phlebas, Aergistal)
picquet (Aergistal)
sarah whitehead (Phlebas, Aergistal)
suffragette bomb (Aergistal)
the old lady (Colonel_K)
threadneedle street (Colonel_K)
william paterson (Colonel_K)

23 Comments

  1. H. is the Saqer Al-Jazirah Royal Air Force Museum in Riyadh

    https://www.google.com/maps/@24.7537389,46.7392099,3a,75y,138.31h,94.26t/data=!3m8!1e1!3m6!1sCIHM0ogKEICAgID4lafd1wE!2e10!3e11!6shttps:%2F%2Flh3.googleusercontent.com%2Fgpms-cs-s%2FAIMqDu2g7NXZafxhEslcjCr9aRfP2yB2CQWvnX4zwYBdOLrp-E7eTQAN1Ejk4_CpxOLkaGcpH6yW5C2K-uO3j4SGNwqLr31nXmvQ08qFhxV4vzG43AH88IXA_GiYwCWUq-lRdEK64z3yWA%3Dw900-h600-k-no-pi-4.262564923837601-ya330.5123245425789-ro0-fo100!7i8192!8i4096?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI1MDMwNC4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D

  3. G. Storebaeltsbroen, the largest bridge in Denmark.
    https://www.google.com/maps/@55.334673,10.9794892,3a,75y,47.25h,96.62t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1sNP5FbvtLU-Qr6arIgZPwtQ!2e0!6shttps:%2F%2Fstreetviewpixels-pa.googleapis.com%2Fv1%2Fthumbnail%3Fcb_client%3Dmaps_sv.tactile%26w%3D900%26h%3D600%26pitch%3D-6.623676111710509%26panoid%3DNP5FbvtLU-Qr6arIgZPwtQ%26yaw%3D47.250326203956874!7i16384!8i8192?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI1MDMwNC4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D

    Translated it’s The Great Belt Bridge

  4. K. Erwin Hymer Museum, Bad Waldsee (apparently “A bit busy” at the moment)
    https://www.google.com/maps/place/Erwin+Hymer+Museum/@47.9371475,9.7591531,3a,90y,351.11h,58.19t/data=!3m8!1e1!3m6!1sAF1QipNB9tLeZtUk1OWdcxDhBWT_RDj9tEf79Jp9qz0B!2e10!3e11!6shttps:%2F%2Flh3.googleusercontent.com%2Fp%2FAF1QipNB9tLeZtUk1OWdcxDhBWT_RDj9tEf79Jp9qz0B%3Dw900-h600-k-no-pi31.807261473367674-ya345.11386629567454-ro0-fo100!7i9728!8i4864!4m13!1m2!2m1!1smuseum+caravans+erwin+hymer!3m9!1s0x479bb9aeee53f263:0x2c8febb477961e8a!8m2!3d47.9363271!4d9.7602076!10e5!14m1!1BCgIgARICCAI!15sChttdXNldW0gY2FyYXZhbnMgZXJ3aW4gaHltZXJaHSIbbXVzZXVtIGNhcmF2YW5zIGVyd2luIGh5bWVykgEGbXVzZXVtmgEkQ2hkRFNVaE5NRzluUzBWSlEwRm5TVU54WnkxVGMyZFJSUkFC4AEA-gEFCJMBEEI!16s%2Fg%2F121bw1sx?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI1MDMwNC4wIKXMDSoJLDEwMjExNDU1SAFQAw%3D%3D

  8. A. is the port of Bari
    https://www.google.com/maps/@41.1298832,16.8609179,3a,31y,37.87h,88.7t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1skalQpfAV2ePzKJk6Eint0A!2e0!6shttps:%2F%2Fstreetviewpixels-pa.googleapis.com%2Fv1%2Fthumbnail%3Fcb_client%3Dmaps_sv.tactile%26w%3D900%26h%3D600%26pitch%3D1.2993823473055812%26panoid%3DkalQpfAV2ePzKJk6Eint0A%26yaw%3D37.86891666915057!7i16384!8i8192?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI1MDMwNC4wIKXMDSoJLDEwMjExNDU1SAFQAw%3D%3D

    The ferry pictured is the Rigel VII

    The tanker involved in the Whiddy Island Disaster was the Betelgeuse

  10. D – Bellatrix Lestrange vault at the Harry Potter Studio tour in London (Mrs Nutfield) – https://www.google.com/maps/@51.6903914,-0.4170885,3a,75y,172.81h,81.15t/data=!3m8!1e1!3m6!1sCIHM0ogKEICAgIDUwKbXoQE!2e10!3e11!6shttps:%2F%2Flh3.googleusercontent.com%2Fgpms-cs-s%2FAIMqDu2N0x4qBYN8u78HdBpKwn1uvnMmm9-ufa2X_hMl6LnDktgkz4LoGJBhgEHj0XgH5YiJL57GAHzgUg9227LJYjimeryP7kVOq0d4qEt4h60yc-APy4NcuRFF8HlSzogJBR8fNKpy6g%3Dw900-h600-k-no-pi8.845331422355443-ya172.8117002916112-ro0-fo100!7i7200!8i3600?hl=en&entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI1MDMwNC4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D

  11. J – Dotonburi, Ebisu Bridge, Osaka (Mrs Nutfield, didn’t even need to look the blooming thing up) – https://www.google.com/maps/@34.669146,135.5007782,3a,75y,120.55h,96.91t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1sCG3H8YQUnxv_ecFuLPvUPg!2e0!6shttps:%2F%2Fstreetviewpixels-pa.googleapis.com%2Fv1%2Fthumbnail%3Fcb_client%3Dmaps_sv.tactile%26w%3D900%26h%3D600%26pitch%3D-6.909839477161768%26panoid%3DCG3H8YQUnxv_ecFuLPvUPg%26yaw%3D120.54592648806099!7i16384!8i8192?hl=en&entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI1MDMwNC4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D

  13. Name-related:
    F. Lifejacket from the ORION
    H. the Hawker HUNTER
    i. abbreviation ORI-olokun roundabout
    K. 1973 Schäfer ORION I camper van

    Stars:
    L. BETELGEUSE tanker
    A. RIGEL VII ferry
    D. BELLATRIX Lestrange vault

    Asterisms:
    B. SWORD beach
    E. Reform CLUB
    G. Great BELT Bridge

    Nebulae:
    J. Glico RUNNING MAN billboard
    C. Orion Nebula (middle “star” in the “sword” of Orion aka Messier 42 or M42) first photographed by Henry DRAPER in 1880

    • I think i. belongs in the asterisms group – the constellation of Orion features a HEAD.

      Good catch on the running man nebula – I was looking for a shield!

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