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Word grid
All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
AT
BAR
BUCK
COIN
CREATE
DEVISE
DOLLAR
FINE
INVENT
PERCENT
POUND
PRIME
QUALITY
STERLING
TIME
TORCH
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
BRING INTO BEINGStraightforward
EXCELLENTModerate
SYMBOLS ABOVE NUMBERS ON A KEYBOARDTricky
PASS THE ___Devious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
BRING INTO BEINGStraightforward
THESE WORDS ALL MEAN TO ORIGINATE OR PRODUCE SOMETHING NEW+ 3 more…
EXCELLENTModerate
THESE WORDS ALL DESCRIBE SOMETHING OF HIGH QUALITY OR SUPERIORITY+ 3 more…
SYMBOLS ABOVE NUMBERS ON A KEYBOARDTricky
THESE ARE NAMES FOR THE SPECIAL CHARACTERS FOUND ABOVE THE NUMBER KEYS+ 3 more…
PASS THE ___Devious
COMPLETE THE PHRASE 'PASS THE ___' WITH EACH OF THESE WORDS+ 3 more…
Full solution
BRING INTO BEINGStraightforward
COIN,CREATE,DEVISE,INVENT
COIN, CREATE, DEVISE, and INVENT all mean to bring something new into existence or originate an idea
EXCELLENTModerate
FINE,PRIME,QUALITY,STERLING
FINE, PRIME, QUALITY, and STERLING are all adjectives meaning excellent or of superior standard
SYMBOLS ABOVE NUMBERS ON A KEYBOARDTricky
AT,DOLLAR,PERCENT,POUND
AT (@), DOLLAR ($), PERCENT (%), and POUND (#) are all symbols located above number keys on a standard keyboard
PASS THE ___Devious
BAR,BUCK,TIME,TORCH
BAR, BUCK, TIME, and TORCH all follow 'Pass the' to make common phrases: pass the bar, pass the buck, pass the time, pass the torch