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Word grid
All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
AMATEUR
BROADWAY
CHIEF
ELEVENTH
FIFTH
FIRST
FLASH
HAPPY
JIFFY
MADISON
MAIN
PARK
PRINCIPAL
RUSH
SECOND
WINK
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
BRIEF MOMENTStraightforward
PRIMARYModerate
AVENUES IN N.Y.C.Tricky
___ HOURDevious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
BRIEF MOMENTStraightforward
WORDS MEANING A VERY SHORT SPAN OF TIME+ 3 more…
PRIMARYModerate
WORDS MEANING MOST IMPORTANT OR FIRST IN RANK+ 3 more…
AVENUES IN N.Y.C.Tricky
FAMOUS STREETS YOU'D FIND IN MANHATTAN+ 3 more…
___ HOURDevious
EACH PRECEDES 'HOUR' TO COMPLETE A FAMILIAR PHRASE+ 3 more…
Full solution
BRIEF MOMENTStraightforward
FLASH,JIFFY,SECOND,WINK
FLASH, JIFFY, SECOND, and WINK all mean a very brief moment or instant
PRIMARYModerate
CHIEF,FIRST,MAIN,PRINCIPAL
CHIEF, FIRST, MAIN, and PRINCIPAL all mean primary or most important
AVENUES IN N.Y.C.Tricky
BROADWAY,FIFTH,MADISON,PARK
BROADWAY, FIFTH, MADISON, and PARK are all well-known avenues in New York City
___ HOURDevious
AMATEUR,ELEVENTH,HAPPY,RUSH
AMATEUR, ELEVENTH, HAPPY, and RUSH all precede HOUR to form common compound phrases: amateur hour, eleventh hour, happy hour, rush hour