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 ‘33 Things Wot You Might Find In Texas’ missing vowels foxer:
1. LP S = EL PASO (copperbottom)
2. P PPRSHL = PEPPER SHALE (AbyssUK)
3. FR DCK = FRIED COKE (AbyssUK)
4. SSGRN DCMP = SS GRANDCAMP (Zwack23)
5. ZPTBLD DRPD = ZAPATA BLADDERPOD (Colonel_K)
6. MSSM NSTN GLY = MISS MONA STANGLEY (Zwack23)
7. LCSGS HR = LUCAS GUSHER (Nutfield)
8. KC KPWHS TLDSPCH = KICKAPOO WHISTLED SPEECH (Colonel_K)
9. M RCSFR STDR VNRS TRNT = AMERICAS FIRST DRIVE-IN RESTAURANT (Nutfield)
10. NGHT YTHS NDD LLRBL LT = AM EIGHTY THOUSAND DOLLAR BULLET (Colonel_K)
11. THB LC KY DPC PTLFT HW RL D = THE BLACK-EYED PEA CAPITAL OF THE WORLD (Nutfield)
12. LTHRFC = LEATHERFACE (AbyssUK)
13. RNC HWTR = RANCH WATER (Nutfield)
14. STTSN = STETSON (Nutfield)
15. JT TRNK = JETT RINK
16. T HBLG HST = THE BLUE GHOST (AbyssUK)
17. WC = WACO (Nutfield)
18. CHR LSHRDNHLL Y = CHARLES HARDIN HOLLEY (Colonel_K)
19. PRTFC MNC HR = PART OF COMANCHERIA (Colonel_K)
20. STRC KLNDPRPN = STRICKLAND PROPANE (Colonel_K)
21. THN V NTRFLQ DP PR = THE INVENTOR OF LIQUID PAPER (Colonel_K)
22. NN DFT HGD NGH TL VNGT RL = ONE END OF THE GOODNIGHT-LOVING TRAIL (Colonel_K)
23. CNNBR = CINNABAR (Colonel_K)
24. PCNCF F = PECAN COFFEE (AbyssUK)
25. DSF TWR = ID SOFTWARE (AbyssUK)
26. RPH NWLL = ORPHAN WELL (AbyssUK)
27. THGR S SYKNLL = THE GRASSY KNOLL (copperbottom)
28. RB TTHHST NST RSMS CT = ORBIT THE HOUSTON ASTROS MASCOT (copperbottom)
29. GLDMS SCR = GOLIAD MASSACRE (copperbottom)
30. M SSL LWNG = MISS ELLIE EWING (copperbottom)
31. LG NSR NFLMNGLC TNS = LOGANS RUN FILMING LOCATIONS (copperbottom)
32. RMDLLRS PC = ARMADILLO AEROSPACE (copperbottom)
33. WR LDSLRGSTGN GRB RDHS = WORLD’S LARGEST GINGERBREAD HOUSE (copperbottom)
K is the Sand Cat enclosure at Exmoor Zoo.
A is Cambridge Road in Sandy, Bedfordshire. Can’t be that simple, can it?
Apparenely there is only 1 platforme parapente near a beach in France, no idea what the word we need from here might be. Petit Nice?:
E – https://www.google.com/maps/@44.5781411,-1.2127678,3a,35.9y,195.94h,91.6t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1s__4utFvrd_glyJ35rtwKEg!2e0!6shttps:%2F%2Fstreetviewpixels-pa.googleapis.com%2Fv1%2Fthumbnail%3Fcb_client%3Dmaps_sv.tactile%26w%3D900%26h%3D600%26pitch%3D-1.598832710309651%26panoid%3D__4utFvrd_glyJ35rtwKEg%26yaw%3D195.93693822363957!7i16384!8i8192?hl=en&entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI1MDYxMC4xIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D
The Dune Du Pilat, the biggest sand dune in Europe:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dune_of_Pilat
G- Museum of Land Speed or Pendine SANDs?
https://www.google.com/maps/@51.7422583,-4.5562352,3a,75y,54.33h,79.59t/data=!3m8!1e1!3m6!1sCIHM0ogKEICAgICC59evTQ!2e10!3e11!6shttps:%2F%2Flh3.googleusercontent.com%2Fgpms-cs-s%2FAB8u6HaTeAmsIlS8j_FG6-KdIc5u9L8__7kjjYC2U7KrvXMBqfDo398g40mwfZOOyynCZMktOzxY1NBxatxbzONSAnHFD5DnPI49aqZPIOuP88S1IVv2pM12ldTMp7KSj_hNfNauPfSf%3Dw900-h600-k-no-pi10.409316831124613-ya54.32608162726146-ro0-fo100!7i7776!8i3888?hl=en&entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI1MDYxMC4xIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D
H – Bobby SANDS mural, Belfast:
https://www.google.com/maps/place/Bobby+Sands+Mural/@54.5980516,-5.9528939,3a,75y,185.72h,100.76t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1szhSccC4aaRtzTkj_iVQYfQ!2e0!6shttps:%2F%2Fstreetviewpixels-pa.googleapis.com%2Fv1%2Fthumbnail%3Fcb_client%3Dmaps_sv.tactile%26w%3D900%26h%3D600%26pitch%3D-10.75927172974798%26panoid%3DzhSccC4aaRtzTkj_iVQYfQ%26yaw%3D185.7165847023679!7i16384!8i8192!4m6!3m5!1s0x48610860ffdbb971:0x23f84a9fa7d2c2f2!8m2!3d54.5979254!4d-5.9528387!16s%2Fg%2F11bt_gqdrd?hl=en&entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI1MDYxMC4xIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D
D – White SANDS missile range museum – https://www.google.com/maps/place/White+Sands+Missile+Range+Museum/@32.385606,-106.4784092,3a,75y,334.68h,107.21t/data=!3m8!1e1!3m6!1sCIHM0ogKEICAgICkks3WbQ!2e10!3e11!6shttps:%2F%2Flh3.googleusercontent.com%2Fgpms-cs-s%2FAB8u6Hb1SffM3iGOFAIT3Xh2HqlW6AJnT6By6CWrPPXBrz7kNA68OxIWA4glQWOO8jFphJmsTf8xughO7t3xcENvlVZND9M4w2NDP6P4s4Wk3Mj_v75s6iiTPkbmS7siMH5KoUQ16E8%3Dw900-h600-k-no-pi-17.206435798325515-ya346.6776839885118-ro0-fo100!7i10240!8i5120!4m6!3m5!1s0x86e09f028ed70e3b:0xb061deb7e6ece6f2!8m2!3d32.3856899!4d-106.4784595!16s%2Fg%2F11bw46pshv?hl=en&entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI1MDYxMC4xIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D
F – SANDETTIE in Dunkirk – https://www.google.com/maps/place/Sandetti%C3%A9/@51.0385363,2.3729827,3a,75y,194.21h,84.21t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1saQKsLdD6jnsHzjZuwfj_4Q!2e0!6shttps:%2F%2Fstreetviewpixels-pa.googleapis.com%2Fv1%2Fthumbnail%3Fcb_client%3Dmaps_sv.tactile%26w%3D900%26h%3D600%26pitch%3D5.788359039345096%26panoid%3DaQKsLdD6jnsHzjZuwfj_4Q%26yaw%3D194.2075892658858!7i16384!8i8192!4m6!3m5!1s0x47dc8c7afc7850b1:0x9f70079d03787996!8m2!3d51.0381849!4d2.3729342!16s%2Fg%2F12345qzt?hl=en&entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI1MDYxMC4xIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D
B – Marina Bay SANDS – but wherever i drop the yellow man it’s at the bottom. (those white buildings are next door though)
I think I is the winner of a Weston-Super-Mare sand sculpture festival (2017) according to this site https://www.loveexploring.com/galleryextended/113580/the-worlds-biggest-sandcastle-and-other-amazing-seaside-sculptures?page=1.
Can’t find it on maps, though…
(Unusual additions to the Geofoxer image when you first scroll down!)
Turns out Weston Sand Sculpture Festival has its own pin on the map if you search for enough words
https://www.google.com/maps/place/Weston+Sand+Sculpture+Festival/@51.3435399,-2.9817346,3a,75y,287.76h,91.84t/data=!3m8!1e1!3m6!1sCIHM0ogKEICAgIC446L3vAE!2e10!3e11!6shttps:%2F%2Flh3.googleusercontent.com%2Fgpms-cs-s%2FAB8u6HafLWhipm7R5Fwt1l1tRdVmzbXjJseHYEm1YMhGzhNJPqCFeNJxSXLLRvvpxzcCR6R2CpRNV5YvhUrPfWVKJVDhgT8gRqaqBUfWw_nMrFaUA8-TxOEV7pkULG1tOFy7wtQXJT62Vw%3Dw900-h600-k-no-pi-1.843253248263835-ya190.76113147011455-ro0-fo100!7i10240!8i5120!4m9!3m8!1s0x4871ff2cc2e983bd:0xfbb91bcab3e1508!8m2!3d51.3435278!4d-2.9815288!10e5!14m1!1BCgIgARICCAI!16s%2Fg%2F11c1ljdyk2?hl=en&entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI1MDYxMS4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D
L. looks to be La Haye Sainte from the Battle of Waterloo – it fits with the satellite view, I’m not sure how to get an angled look though
https://www.google.com/maps/place//@50.6783883,4.4118639,429m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m6!1m5!3m4!2zNTDCsDQwJzQwLjUiTiA0wrAyNCc0My40IkU!8m2!3d50.6779167!4d4.4120556?hl=en&entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI1MDYxMC4xIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D
95th Rifles defended The SANDpit to the east of the farmhouse