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Word grid
All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
APE
BABOON
BONOBO
CARDINAL
GIBBON
GORILLA
LAMA
MANGO
MIME
MINT
MIRROR
MONK
PARROT
PASTOR
TAMARIND
TOMATO
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
RELIGIOUS FIGURESStraightforward
PRIMATESModerate
CHUTNEY VARIETIESTricky
IMITATEDevious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
RELIGIOUS FIGURESStraightforward
LEADERS AND SERVANTS OF FAITH COMMUNITIES+ 3 more…
PRIMATESModerate
OUR CLOSEST RELATIVES IN THE ANIMAL KINGDOM+ 3 more…
CHUTNEY VARIETIESTricky
TANGY CONDIMENTS OFTEN SERVED WITH INDIAN CUISINE+ 3 more…
IMITATEDevious
WAYS TO COPY OR MIMIC SOMEONE'S ACTIONS+ 3 more…
Full solution
RELIGIOUS FIGURESStraightforward
CARDINAL,LAMA,MONK,PASTOR
CARDINAL, LAMA, MONK, and PASTOR are all religious figures or titles found across various faith traditions.
PRIMATESModerate
BABOON,BONOBO,GIBBON,GORILLA
BABOON, BONOBO, GIBBON, and GORILLA are all primates, the order of mammals that includes monkeys and apes.
CHUTNEY VARIETIESTricky
MANGO,MINT,TAMARIND,TOMATO
MANGO, MINT, TAMARIND, and TOMATO are all common varieties of chutney, the flavorful relish used in South Asian cooking.
IMITATEDevious
APE,MIME,MIRROR,PARROT
APE, MIME, MIRROR, and PARROT can all mean to imitate or copy someone, used as verbs describing mimicry.