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Word grid
All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
BASS
BASSOON
BLOOM
BUD
CORONA
FLARE
FOSTER
HARP
LIGHT
NURSE
RADIATION
RAISE
REAR
RECORDER
SHOOT
SPROUT
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
MUSICAL INSTRUMENTSStraightforward
PLANT GROWTHSModerate
BRING UPTricky
SOLAR EMANATIONSDevious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
MUSICAL INSTRUMENTSStraightforward
THESE CAN ALL BE PLAYED IN AN ORCHESTRA OR BAND+ 3 more…
PLANT GROWTHSModerate
EARLY STAGES OF A PLANT COMING TO LIFE+ 3 more…
BRING UPTricky
WORDS MEANING TO CARE FOR AND RAISE A CHILD+ 3 more…
SOLAR EMANATIONSDevious
THINGS THAT COME FROM THE SUN BEYOND JUST ITS WARMTH+ 3 more…
Full solution
MUSICAL INSTRUMENTSStraightforward
BASS,BASSOON,HARP,RECORDER
BASS, BASSOON, HARP, and RECORDER are all musical instruments
PLANT GROWTHSModerate
BLOOM,BUD,SHOOT,SPROUT
BLOOM, BUD, SHOOT, and SPROUT all describe new plant growths or stages of plant development
BRING UPTricky
FOSTER,NURSE,RAISE,REAR
FOSTER, NURSE, RAISE, and REAR all mean to bring up or care for a child
SOLAR EMANATIONSDevious
CORONA,FLARE,LIGHT,RADIATION
CORONA, FLARE, LIGHT, and RADIATION are all things that emanate from the sun