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Word grid
All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
ALLURE
BLIZZARD
CHICAGO
COSMOPOLITAN
CYCLONE
ELLE
GLAMOUR
HURRICANE
MANHATTAN
MUNICH
PHILADELPHIA
RIO
SCREWDRIVER
SQUALL
TORNADO
W
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
MOVIE TITLE CITIESStraightforward
FASHION MAGAZINESModerate
STORMSTricky
COCKTAILSDevious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
MOVIE TITLE CITIESStraightforward
THESE CITIES EACH SHARE THEIR NAME WITH A FAMOUS FILM+ 3 more…
FASHION MAGAZINESModerate
YOU'D FIND THESE ON A GLOSSY NEWSSTAND RACK DEDICATED TO STYLE+ 3 more…
STORMSTricky
THESE ARE ALL NAMES FOR POWERFUL, SWIRLING WEATHER EVENTS+ 3 more…
COCKTAILSDevious
THESE MIXED DRINKS MIGHT BE CONFUSED WITH SOMETHING ELSE IN THIS PUZZLE+ 3 more…
Full solution
MOVIE TITLE CITIESStraightforward
CHICAGO,MUNICH,PHILADELPHIA,RIO
Chicago, Munich, Philadelphia, and Rio are all cities that served as the title of a well-known movie
FASHION MAGAZINESModerate
ALLURE,ELLE,GLAMOUR,W
Allure, Elle, Glamour, and W are all fashion and beauty magazines
STORMSTricky
BLIZZARD,CYCLONE,SQUALL,TORNADO
Blizzard, Cyclone, Squall, and Tornado are all types of storms or severe weather phenomena
COCKTAILSDevious
COSMOPOLITAN,HURRICANE,MANHATTAN,SCREWDRIVER
Cosmopolitan, Hurricane, Manhattan, and Screwdriver are all classic cocktails, though their names overlap with other categories