The Foxer

*       *       * SOLUTIONS Last week’s hivefoxer theme: wine (defoxed by Dr. Breen)

ALTAR (ylla) CANA (phlebas) CHAPTALIZATION (Dr. Breen) COCA (ylla) COMET VINTAGE (Dr. Breen) COQ AU VIN (Dr. Breen) CRU (phlebas, Dr. Breen) DANDELION (phlebas) DIONYSUS (Dr. Breen) EISWEIN (phlebas, Dr. Breen) FIASCO (phlebas) FUMARIUM (ylla) GEORGE PLANTAGENET (ylla, Dr. Breen) GLIMIGRIM (ylla) HOCK (Dr. Breen) KRATER (Dr. Breen) LAST OF THE SUMMER (ylla) NOBLE ROT (phlebas) NOSE (ylla) PLONK (ylla) PUNT (Dr. Breen) QUERCUS SUBER (ylla, Dr. Breen) RIOJA (phlebas, Dr. Breen) SEKT (Dr. Breen) SMUDGE POT (ylla) SOMMELIER (phlebas) SPEYER (Dr. Breen) STRAW (ylla) SYRAH (phlebas) TANNIN (Dr. Breen) TERROIR (Dr. Breen, phlebas) THIOL (Dr. Breen, ylla) ULLAGE (Dr. Breen) VIGNETTE (Dr. Breen)

title: “The Foxer” ShowToc: true date: “2022-12-23” author: “Kimberly Oakley”

*       *       * SOLUTIONS Last weeks’s rithmetic foxers:

26 + 123 * 1 = 149 (defoxing team: Dr. Breen, Stugle, Gothnak, WildebeestGames, phuzz, phlebas)

(6 + 5 * 5) * 3 = 93 (defoxing team: Rorschach617, Gothnak, Mrs. Gothnak, Dr. Breen, phuzz)

20 * 6 / 5 / 4 + 30 + 119 = 155 or  20 - 6 + 5 + 4 * 39 - 119 = 56 (defoxing team: Gothnak, Dr. Breen, mrpier, Rorschach617, phuzz, unacom)

title: “The Foxer” ShowToc: true date: “2023-01-19” author: “Clifford Spann”

*       *       *   SOLUTIONS

Last week’s geofoxer theme: crowns (defoxed by ylla) a. Crown class liner, Venice (Gothnak, Numptydumpty, Dr. Breen, ylla) b. Monde (Syt) c. Margaret Bridge, Budapest (Syt) d. Cap Couronne (Stugle) e. St Edward’s crown (Stugle) f. Corona del Diablo, Galapagos Islands (mrpier) g. Crown Café, Liberty Island (Syt) h. Coronation class locomotive (mrpier) i. Royal Crown of Johor, Istana Bukit Serene (mrpier) j. Kingswear (captaincabinets) k. Thomas Crown Affair (1999) location, NY Public Library (Dr. Breen) l. Coronet microcar, Lane Motor Museum (richard, Stugle) m. Crown steeple, Wallace Monument (Gusdownnup, ylla) n. Rose and Crown, Belfast (richard, Gusdownnup)

title: “The Foxer” ShowToc: true date: “2023-02-10” author: “Robert Ponce”

*       *       * SOLUTIONS Last week’s missing vowels foxer:

“33 Things Wot Are White”

1. VLNCH - AVALANCHE (Stugle) 2. RKBY RNSN - IOREK BYRNISON (ylla) 3. THS VNSST RS - THE SEVEN SISTERS (Dr. Breen, ylla) 4. HL FT HSQ RSNCH SSB RD - HALF THE SQUARES ON A CHESSBOARD (Dr. Breen) 5. JDK SFR STB LT - A JUDOKAS FIRST BELT (Stugle) 6. TJMH L - TAJ MAHAL (Stugle) 7. THNT NLFL WRFF NL ND - THE NATIONAL FLOWER OF FINLAND (Stugle) 8. BL GWHL - BELUGA WHALE (Dr. Breen, Stugle) 9. SHRMK - SHIROMUKU (captaincabinets) 10. XTRST RN GMNT - EXTRA STRONG MINT (ylla) 11. WMP - WAMPA (Gothnak)
2. KLN - KAOLIN (Dr. Breen) 13. SNWPT RL - SNOW PETREL (Stugle) 14. CRRC TNFLD - CORRECTION FLUID (Dr. Breen, Stugle) 15. WTN LL - WET NELLIE (captaincabinets) 16. THP PSZC CHTT - THE POPES ZUCCHETTO (Gothnak) 17. HLLM - HALLOUMI (Dr. Breen) 18. UNTDNT NSVH CLS - UNITED NATIONS VEHICLES (Dr. Breen) 19. BL CHDCRL - BLEACHED CORAL (Gothnak) 20. T HF SSNT HFL GFL BN N - THE FESS ON THE FLAG OF LEBANON (Gothnak) 21. PML TX - OPIUM LATEX (Dr. Breen) 22. THBT LSN LYDB LL BM - THE BEATLES ONLY DOUBLE ALBUM (Gothnak)
3. DSRTR CHD - DESERT ORCHID (Gothnak, Dr. Breen) 24. CLMB NMRCHN GPWDR - COLUMBIAN MARCHING POWDER (Gothnak) 25. BLF RDKW - BULFORD KIWI (Stugle) 26. MGC NSGLVS - MAGICIANS GLOVES (Gothnak, Stugle, ylla) 27. GN DLFF TRMR - GANDALF AFTER MORIA (Rorschach617, Gothnak, Stugle) 28. VN TNCRS - VENETIAN CERUSE (phlebas, captaincabinets) 29. PN LTYSPT - PENALTY SPOT (Rorschach617) 30. SNSCM FRT - USNS COMFORT (ylla) 31. CFFW T HMLK - COFFEE WITH MILK (Gothnak) 32. NNPR CN TFS THF RC - NINE PERCENT OF SOUTH AFRICA (ylla and Gothnak) 33. NNGS SRN DCLSBP LN - NUNGESSER AND COLI’S BIPLANE (Dr. Breen)

title: “The Foxer” ShowToc: true date: “2023-01-31” author: “Melvin Nguyen”

*Hyphens are treated as spaces. Apostrophes are ignored.  

1. PNL YGYB SHPS 2. WRL DCPFN LH TTRC KS 3. HN STTH 4. WDSCY CDS 5. SSSS NTDBR TSHPRMMN STRS 6. FR STYRS KRS 7. CN TRSNW HC HCT VTH NSSL GL 8. FLRPT HSB TRC NGS MS 9. DWR DVC NS 10. GL DNRL SNB RTN 11. RLTRN SFRBRD GS
2. BSLDV S 13. GRYHR SST HTHVW NT HGR N DNT NL 14. CNTR SNM DFTRW MN 15. STR DVRSVLS 16. DSM SSLSNCR CKTF RBST RCT NGT HFLD 17. PP LW HCNS PKP WN 18. GNSSN 19. SNWF LLSNM M 20. CMP LTGTNB RGBBLS 21. SMTRNRNG TNS 22. CH RTBRL SNW LS
3. FMLFG HT RCS 24. LBNLLG TRS 25. BT LSSN GSWRT TNB YRNG 26. TRNST LNTCBLLN STS 27. DT HBYCC NT 28. NGL SHPPS 29. STF FDQGGS 30. THN SW GNRBS BL LCRDS 31. GMSFT RNGS BLLBR D 32. SCN TSFNNPR N 33. C NSC TVH LSNN

  SOLUTIONS Last week’s rithmetic foxers

4 * 13 * 3 = 156 (Defoxing team: Viscount, phlebas, ylla, GrouchoMerckx)

149 * 34 / 5066 + 6 = 7 (Partially defoxed. Defoxing team: phlebas, Viscount, GrouchoMerckx, mrpier)

797 - 399 - 351 + (396 / 44) + 19 = 75 or (797 - 1787 - 351 - 396 / 44) / 18 = -75 (Defoxing team: richard, Viscount, Arioch_RN, Stugle, captaincabinets)

title: “The Foxer” ShowToc: true date: “2022-12-25” author: “Charles Ryan”

SOLUTIONS Last week’s hive foxer theme: drugs (defoxed by phlebas)

BHANG (a_monk) BREAKING BAD (a_monk) CARTEL (ylla, phlebas) DE QUINCEY (phlebas) FENTANYL (ylla) FURTHUR (a_monk) HOT KNIVES (phlebas) JUST SAY NO (a_monk) KHAT (Viscount) MESOLIMBIC PATHWAY (a_monk) MULE (phlebas) OD (a_monk) OPIUM LAMP (phlebas, a_monk) PERVITIN (a_monk) PUSHER (Viscount) SHROOM (a_monk) SOMA (Viscount) THC (a_monk)