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Word grid
All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
ACE
ATM
AVIATOR
BLUE
CASINO
DEPARTED
FIN
FLIER
GRAY
LEFT
PILOT
RIGHT
SCHEDULE
SPATULA
SPLIT
WENT
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
EXITEDStraightforward
ONE FLYING AN AIRPLANEModerate
KINDS OF WHALESTricky
THINGS WITH SLOTSDevious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
EXITEDStraightforward
ALL MEAN 'TOOK OFF' OR 'GOT OUT OF HERE'+ 3 more…
ONE FLYING AN AIRPLANEModerate
WORDS FOR SOMEONE WHO FLIES A PLANE+ 3 more…
KINDS OF WHALESTricky
EACH ONE IS A SPECIES OF WHALE+ 3 more…
THINGS WITH SLOTSDevious
EACH OF THESE HAS A SLOT IN IT+ 3 more…
Full solution
EXITEDStraightforward
DEPARTED,LEFT,SPLIT,WENT
DEPARTED, LEFT, SPLIT, and WENT are all synonyms for having exited a place.
ONE FLYING AN AIRPLANEModerate
ACE,AVIATOR,FLIER,PILOT
ACE, AVIATOR, FLIER, and PILOT all refer to a person who operates an aircraft.
KINDS OF WHALESTricky
BLUE,FIN,GRAY,RIGHT
BLUE, FIN, GRAY, and RIGHT are all types of whales — blue whale, fin whale, gray whale, right whale.
THINGS WITH SLOTSDevious
ATM,CASINO,SCHEDULE,SPATULA
An ATM has a card slot, a CASINO has slot machines, a SCHEDULE has time slots, and a SPATULA has slots for flipping food.