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Word grid
All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
CHUCK
FLANK
KID
LIBRE
LOIN
MAMA
MIA
MULE
NEEDLE
OMG
PIN
RAM
RIB
ROUND
SLING
TEASE
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
PLAYFULLY POKE FUN ATStraightforward
CUTS OF BEEFModerate
ACRONYMSTricky
COCKTAILS MINUS PLACE NAMESDevious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
PLAYFULLY POKE FUN ATStraightforward
WAYS TO GENTLY MOCK OR JOSH SOMEONE+ 3 more…
CUTS OF BEEFModerate
YOU MIGHT FIND THESE AT A BUTCHER SHOP+ 3 more…
ACRONYMSTricky
THESE ABBREVIATIONS STAND FOR SOMETHING LONGER+ 3 more…
COCKTAILS MINUS PLACE NAMESDevious
CLASSIC COCKTAILS THAT ARE MISSING A GEOGRAPHIC WORD FROM THEIR NAME+ 3 more…
Full solution
PLAYFULLY POKE FUN ATStraightforward
KID,NEEDLE,RIB,TEASE
KID, NEEDLE, RIB, and TEASE all mean to playfully mock or poke fun at someone in a lighthearted way.
CUTS OF BEEFModerate
CHUCK,FLANK,LOIN,ROUND
CHUCK, FLANK, LOIN, and ROUND are all specific cuts of beef from different parts of the animal.
ACRONYMSTricky
MIA,OMG,PIN,RAM
MIA (Missing In Action), OMG (Oh My God), PIN (Personal Identification Number), and RAM (Random Access Memory) are all common acronyms.
COCKTAILS MINUS PLACE NAMESDevious
LIBRE,MAMA,MULE,SLING
These are cocktails with place names removed: Cuba LIBRE, Moscow MULE, Singapore SLING, and Rum MAMA (Bahama Mama).