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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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