Friday Foxer #250

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 Things Wot You Might Find in the English County of Hampshire’ (‘Things’ is used in its broadest possible sense). Entries have been stripped of vowels and, where possible, have had any inter-word spaces repositioned*. For example, if ‘birthplace of the Spitfire’ was present it might appear as BR THPLCFT HSP TFR. Aldershot would be LDRSHT.

* 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. PMPY
2. CHL KSTRM
3. P PPPGWR LD
4. VRWL LP
5. SHNWR N
6. RM YRCR PSP CH
7. WTRC RSSBD
8. BNKNTP PR
9. SCLX TRCFCTRY
10. VN TBLGRM
11. THWR LDSF RSTRM RPLT DRNH LL DWRS HP

12. RFSS TN
13. C MMNFM ST
14. CSS NDRSTN
15. NTLPGRN D
16. THC PPRBCH S
17. DW NTNB BYFNS
18. RB BTCL LDCWS LP
19. P LSTNNDG YPT
20. THW R TRFT RBLW THLC HN
21. THLS TRM NN GSN DRSRN TCLF R
22. THCT YMS TF FCT DBYT HTT NCDS STR

23. CR PCRCL
24. PNYDRF T
25. DN GSTRB
26. VRG NCRWN
27. RCRF TMNSHW
28. LC RCFWNC HSTR
29. GLSS HYSDV LSQRS
30. T HLRG STPM P KNNT HWRLD
31. T HLR GSTLR FNR YNT HN TDKN GDM
32. MM R LBN CHTWL LHYMRM RRT TNDGR HMM FFT T
33. BR DCSTB YVR LLNRP RSN TT VFTHSH TRGLC TCCM MND

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SOLUTIONS

last week’s clusters:

1914 (defoxed by Colonel_K)
a1. angel of mons (Phlebas)
a2. komagata maru incident (Colonel_K)
a3. animals in a landscape by franz marc (Phlebas)
a4. passenger pigeon (Colonel_K)
a5. howth gun running (Phlebas)

20th century italian novelists (defoxed by Phlebas)
b1. levi (Phlebas)
b2. calvino (Phlebas)
c1. pavese (Nutfield, Phlebas)
d1. eco (Phlebas)
d2. moravia (Colonel_K)

origins of the ordnance survey (defoxed by Colonel_K)
b3. greta theodolite komagata maru incident
c2. 32-pounder cannon (Phlebas)
c3. european garden spider (Colonel_K)
c4. roy (Phlebas)
d3. os benchmark (Colonel_K)

palaces
b4. gin (Colonel_K)
b5. doge’s (Phlebas)
c5. caesar’s (Aergistal)
d4. crystal (Phlebas)
d5. winter (Phlebas)

last words in the titles of john ford movies (defoxed by Phlebas)
e1. valance (Colonel_K)
e2. mohawk (Colonel_K)
e3. wrath (Colonel_K)
e4. winkie (Colonel_K)
e5. autumn (Colonel_K)