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Word grid
All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
BACON
BLOCK
BREAD
CLOG
DOUBLE
FRY
HIT
JAM
LETTUCE
RUN
STOP
TALK
TOMATO
WALK
WONDER
WORLD
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
B.L.T. INGREDIENTSStraightforward
OBSTRUCTModerate
BASEBALL STATSTricky
SMALL ___Devious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
B.L.T. INGREDIENTSStraightforward
EVERYTHING YOU NEED BETWEEN TWO SLICES FOR A CLASSIC DELI SANDWICH+ 3 more…
OBSTRUCTModerate
THESE WORDS ALL MEAN TO IMPEDE OR GET IN THE WAY+ 3 more…
BASEBALL STATSTricky
THINGS YOU MIGHT RECORD ON A SCORECARD AT FENWAY PARK+ 3 more…
SMALL ___Devious
EACH OF THESE FOLLOWS THE WORD 'SMALL' TO MAKE A FAMILIAR PHRASE+ 3 more…
Full solution
B.L.T. INGREDIENTSStraightforward
BREAD,BACON,LETTUCE,TOMATO
BREAD, BACON, LETTUCE, and TOMATO are the four ingredients in a BLT sandwich
OBSTRUCTModerate
BLOCK,CLOG,JAM,STOP
BLOCK, CLOG, JAM, and STOP all mean to obstruct or hinder movement
BASEBALL STATSTricky
DOUBLE,HIT,RUN,WALK
DOUBLE, HIT, RUN, and WALK are all statistics tracked in a baseball game
SMALL ___Devious
FRY,TALK,WONDER,WORLD
SMALL FRY, SMALL TALK, SMALL WONDER, and SMALL WORLD are all common phrases beginning with 'small'