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All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
CRACKED
CROSS
GARLIC
HEADLINER
LAMPOON
LEAD
MAD
MED
MUSIC
ONION
PRINCIPAL
SANDWICH
SILVER
SODA
STAR
SUN
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
ONE WITH TOP BILLINGStraightforward
VAMPIRE VULNERABILITIESModerate
SATIRICAL PUBLICATIONS, FAMILIARLYTricky
CLUB ___Devious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
ONE WITH TOP BILLINGStraightforward
WORDS FOR THE TOP PERFORMER OR MAIN ACT+ 3 more…
VAMPIRE VULNERABILITIESModerate
THINGS THAT CAN WARD OFF OR DESTROY CREATURES OF THE NIGHT+ 3 more…
SATIRICAL PUBLICATIONS, FAMILIARLYTricky
SHORTENED NAMES OF HUMOR MAGAZINES KNOWN FOR PARODY AND SATIRE+ 3 more…
CLUB ___Devious
WORDS THAT FOLLOW 'CLUB' TO MAKE A FAMILIAR PHRASE+ 3 more…
Full solution
ONE WITH TOP BILLINGStraightforward
HEADLINER,LEAD,PRINCIPAL,STAR
HEADLINER, LEAD, PRINCIPAL, and STAR all refer to the main performer or top-billed person in a show or production
VAMPIRE VULNERABILITIESModerate
CROSS,GARLIC,SILVER,SUN
CROSS, GARLIC, SILVER, and SUN are all classic weaknesses or repellents for vampires in folklore and fiction
SATIRICAL PUBLICATIONS, FAMILIARLYTricky
CRACKED,LAMPOON,MAD,ONION
CRACKED, LAMPOON (National Lampoon), MAD, and ONION (The Onion) are all well-known satirical publications, referred to by their familiar short names
CLUB ___Devious
MED,MUSIC,SANDWICH,SODA
MED (Club Med), MUSIC (Club Music), SANDWICH (Club Sandwich), and SODA (Club Soda) all follow the word CLUB to form common compound words or phrases