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Word grid
All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
BREAKING
CRICKET
CRUSH
FROG
HARE
HOCKEY
KANGAROO
MASH
MOOD
PRESS
RECORD
SKELETON
SQUASH
TABLE
TRAMPOLINE
VOLLEYBALL
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
JUMPING ANIMALSStraightforward
APPLY PRESSURE TOModerate
OLYMPIC SPORTSTricky
THINGS YOU CAN SETDevious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
JUMPING ANIMALSStraightforward
CREATURES KNOWN FOR THEIR IMPRESSIVE LEAPS+ 3 more…
APPLY PRESSURE TOModerate
WORDS MEANING TO SQUISH OR PUSH DOWN FORCEFULLY+ 3 more…
OLYMPIC SPORTSTricky
EVENTS YOU MIGHT WATCH AT THE SUMMER OR WINTER OLYMPICS+ 3 more…
THINGS YOU CAN SETDevious
THINGS THAT CAN FOLLOW THE WORD 'SET' IN COMMON PHRASES+ 3 more…
Full solution
JUMPING ANIMALSStraightforward
CRICKET,FROG,HARE,KANGAROO
Cricket, frog, hare, and kangaroo are all animals famously associated with jumping or hopping.
APPLY PRESSURE TOModerate
CRUSH,MASH,PRESS,SQUASH
Crush, mash, press, and squash all mean to apply force or pressure to something, compressing or flattening it.
OLYMPIC SPORTSTricky
BREAKING,HOCKEY,SKELETON,TRAMPOLINE
Breaking (breakdancing), hockey, skeleton (sledding), and trampoline are all recognized Olympic sports.
THINGS YOU CAN SETDevious
MOOD,RECORD,TABLE,VOLLEYBALL
You can 'set the mood,' 'set a record,' 'set the table,' and 'set a volleyball' — all use 'set' as an action verb.