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Word grid
All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
CLOWN
HAIR
JOKER
LION
LOVER
MAKEUP
PROPS
RING
SCARECROW
SINNER
SMOKER
TENT
TRAPEZE
WARDROBE
WITCH
WIZARD
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
SEEN AT THE CIRCUSStraightforward
“THE WIZARD OF OZ” FIGURESModerate
FILM DEPARTMENTSTricky
“I’M A ___” (LYRICS IN “THE JOKER”)Devious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
SEEN AT THE CIRCUSStraightforward
THINGS YOU'D FIND UNDER THE BIG TOP+ 3 more…
“THE WIZARD OF OZ” FIGURESModerate
CHARACTERS FROM A CLASSIC KANSAS DAYDREAM+ 3 more…
FILM DEPARTMENTSTricky
BEHIND-THE-SCENES MOVIE CREW SPECIALTIES+ 3 more…
“I’M A ___” (LYRICS IN “THE JOKER”)Devious
COMPLETE THE STEVE MILLER BAND LYRIC: 'I'M A ___'+ 3 more…
Full solution
SEEN AT THE CIRCUSStraightforward
CLOWN,RING,TENT,TRAPEZE
CLOWN, RING, TENT, and TRAPEZE are all classic elements associated with a circus performance
“THE WIZARD OF OZ” FIGURESModerate
LION,SCARECROW,WITCH,WIZARD
LION, SCARECROW, WITCH, and WIZARD are all iconic characters from 'The Wizard of Oz'
FILM DEPARTMENTSTricky
HAIR,MAKEUP,PROPS,WARDROBE
HAIR, MAKEUP, PROPS, and WARDROBE are all departments on a film production set
“I’M A ___” (LYRICS IN “THE JOKER”)Devious
JOKER,LOVER,SINNER,SMOKER
JOKER, LOVER, SINNER, and SMOKER all fill the blank in 'I'm a ___' from Steve Miller Band's 'The Joker'