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The Foxer

The 127-cell honeycomb below is a fancy form of wordsearch in which every cell is used, and words can curl and zigzag but never overlap. Each hive foxer has a theme (some previous ones: sheep, mazes, The 39 Steps, and Doom). Identifying this theme is a vital part of the defoxing process. Today’s puzzle is made up of 15 answers, one of which is an acronym.

 

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SOLUTIONS

Last week's missing vowels foxer (30 things wot you might find in a courtroom or courthouse)

1. SCRWL D - OSCAR WILDE (Dr. Breen)
2. CHRC TRWTNSS - CHARACTER WITNESS (Dr. Breen)
3. TTCSFN CH - ATTICUS FINCH (Dr. Breen)
4. PSNR - POISONER (Dr. Breen)
5. LN CT - LANCE ITO (chuckieegg)
6. NNKT CHNK - IONA NIKITCHENKO (phlebas)
7. HR SHRWG - HORSEHAIR WIG (Dr. Breen)
8. TWL VN GRYMN - TWELVE ANGRY MEN (AFKAMC)
9. LDNGQS TN - LEADING QUESTION (Stugle)
10. TH - OATH (Stugle)

11. STNT YPMCHN - STENOTYPE MACHINE (Zorgulon)
12. MSCR RGFJ STC - MISCARRIAGE OF JUSTICE (Dr. Breen)
13. BL CKCP - BLACK CAP (Matchstick)
14. HRCR MPL - HORACE RUMPOLE (phlebas)
15. PRR - UPROAR (ylla)
16. RS NBLDBT - REASONABLE DOUBT (Dr. Breen)
17. THNC YKS - ATHENA CYKES (Arioch_RN)
18. LR GDS HFTR TS - LARGE DISH OF TARTS (phlebas)
19. SPCT RLVDNC - SPECTRAL EVIDENCE (Dr. Breen, Stugle)
20. ST TFLZ BTHF RY - STATUE OF ELIZABETH FRY (Dr. Breen)

21. LX B - LIU XIAOBO (GrouchoMerckx)
22. XH BT - EXHIBIT A (Stugle)
23. THC CSD - THE ACCUSED (Dr. Breen)
24. SC HLKDSZ - SCHOOLKIDS OZ (phlebas)
25. LFRDDRY FSS - ALFRED DREYFUSS (Stugle)
26. BNDHR NG - BOND HEARING (Stugle)
27. MNP LYST - MONOPOLY SUIT (AFKAMC) or MONOPOLY SET
28. HWRDB RD - HOWARD BRODIE (chuckieegg)
29. BLDRN NR - BLADE RUNNER (Stugle)
30. RB NGRM - ROBING ROOM (phlebas)

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Tim Stone: A vereran PC games journalist, Tim has been covering simulation, strategy and management games in print and online for over 30 years. At Rock Paper Shotgun, he was the writer of The Flare Path, a weekly column, from 2011 until 2022.
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