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Word grid
All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
ACT
BENEFIT
DIRECT
EGG
EVERYTHING
FRANK
FRUIT
MUM
PLAIN
POPPY
PRODUCE
RETURN
REWARD
VAMP
WERE
WRITE
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
SOMETHING GAINED FROM HARD WORKStraightforward
KINDS OF BAGELSModerate
CONTRIBUTE TO A MOVIETricky
STARTS OF MONSTERSDevious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
SOMETHING GAINED FROM HARD WORKStraightforward
WHAT YOU REAP WHEN YOU SOW — THE PAYOFF FOR YOUR EFFORTS+ 3 more…
KINDS OF BAGELSModerate
YOU MIGHT FIND THESE AT A NEW YORK DELI COUNTER+ 3 more…
CONTRIBUTE TO A MOVIETricky
ROLES YOU MIGHT PLAY IN HOLLYWOOD'S CREDITS+ 3 more…
STARTS OF MONSTERSDevious
ADD A SUFFIX TO EACH TO NAME A CLASSIC CREATURE OF THE NIGHT+ 3 more…
Full solution
SOMETHING GAINED FROM HARD WORKStraightforward
BENEFIT,FRUIT,RETURN,REWARD
BENEFIT, FRUIT, RETURN, and REWARD all describe what you gain as a result of hard work or effort.
KINDS OF BAGELSModerate
EGG,EVERYTHING,PLAIN,POPPY
EGG, EVERYTHING, PLAIN, and POPPY are all varieties of bagels.
CONTRIBUTE TO A MOVIETricky
ACT,DIRECT,PRODUCE,WRITE
ACT, DIRECT, PRODUCE, and WRITE are all things you can do to contribute to making a movie.
STARTS OF MONSTERSDevious
FRANK,MUM,VAMP,WERE
FRANK(enstein), MUM(my), VAMP(ire), and WERE(wolf) are all the beginnings of classic monster names.