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Word grid
All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
BEANS
BROAD
FORE
GRAZE
HUNT
NIBBLE
PASTA
PECK
POD
SNACK
STALK
STOCK
TRACK
TRAIL
TYPE
VEGETABLES
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
EAT A LITTLEStraightforward
PURSUEModerate
INGREDIENTS IN MINESTRONETricky
___CASTDevious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
EAT A LITTLEStraightforward
WAYS TO EAT A SMALL AMOUNT OF FOOD+ 3 more…
PURSUEModerate
FOLLOW OR CHASE SOMEONE OR SOMETHING+ 3 more…
INGREDIENTS IN MINESTRONETricky
THINGS YOU'D FIND IN A CLASSIC ITALIAN SOUP+ 3 more…
___CASTDevious
WORDS THAT CAN PRECEDE 'CAST'+ 3 more…
Full solution
EAT A LITTLEStraightforward
GRAZE,NIBBLE,PECK,SNACK
GRAZE, NIBBLE, PECK, and SNACK all describe eating only a little bit at a time
PURSUEModerate
HUNT,TRACK,TRAIL,STALK
HUNT, TRACK, TRAIL, and STALK all mean to follow or pursue a target
INGREDIENTS IN MINESTRONETricky
BEANS,PASTA,STOCK,VEGETABLES
BEANS, PASTA, STOCK, and VEGETABLES are all key ingredients in minestrone soup
___CASTDevious
BROAD,FORE,POD,TYPE
BROAD, FORE, POD, and TYPE can all precede CAST to form BROADCAST, FORECAST, PODCAST, and TYPECAST