The Foxer

News by Tim Stone Contributor

Published on Sept. 15, 2017

Bramley End hasn't been the same since Henrietta Howe, the world-famous amateur sleuth, moved into Hollyhocks. Everyone is on tenterhooks waiting for the first murder. 'Henry' was driven out of her last village, Cyrille Regis in Wiltshire, after the 11th slaying. Her previous neighbours, the long-suffering residents of Shithot St. Bernard, Somerset, put up with 37 before kicking her out.

This cryptic collage has a hidden theme.

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SOLUTIONS

Last week's “missing vowels” foxer - 25 Things That You Might Find In, On, or Attached to a Tent

1. KL = AKELA (Stugle)
2. GYR P = GUY ROPE (Arioch_RN)
3. PB LFNQ = PABLO FANQUE (Little_Crow)
4. S MKHL = SMOKE HOLE (Little_Crow)
5. DGRV NS = EDGAR EVANS (Little_Crow)
6. FSTVLGR = FESTIVALGOER (Little_Crow)
7. MLGD RYC = MEL GIEDROYC (Kerans)
8. WNNG = AWNING (Kerans)
9. MLDW = MILDEW (Little_Crow)
10. CLNLGD DF = COLONEL GADAFFI (Stugle)
11. CR QDS LL = CIRQUE DU SOLEIL (Stugle)
12. PRZMR RW = PRIZE MARROW (Little_Crow)
13. RFG = REFUGEE (Little_Crow)
14. HN RYV = HENRY V, HENRY VI, HENRY VII or HENRY VIII (Arioch_RN, Stugle)
15. CLW NCR = CLOWN CAR (Kerans, Little_Crow)
16. 2 = O2 or U2 (Little_Crow)
17. RYM RS = RAY MEARS (Little_Crow)
18. FNL = FINIAL (Kerans)
19. HTLPSH L HN = HOT LIPS HOULIHAN (Arioch_RN, Little_Crow)
20. BF FLHD = BUFFALO HIDE (Arioch_RN)
21. SLPNGBG = SLEEPINGBAG (Little_Crow)
22. SC = SOCO (Arioch_RN)
23. CRBS KN = CARIBOU SKIN (Arioch_RN)
24. RBM = AIRBEAM (Stugle)
25. TR CYMN = TRACY EMIN (Arioch_RN)