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Word grid
All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
BOND
BUBBLEGUM
DESIRE
EURO
FORTUNE
K
LONG
M
MAD
MONEYPENNY
NATURE
O
PINE
POWER
Q
YEN
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
YEARNStraightforward
MAGAZINESModerate
CHARACTERS IN BOND MOVIESTricky
WORDS THAT PRECEDE “POP” IN MUSIC GENRESDevious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
YEARNStraightforward
ALL MEAN TO CRAVE OR WISH FOR SOMETHING DEEPLY+ 3 more…
MAGAZINESModerate
PUBLICATIONS YOU MIGHT FIND ON A NEWSSTAND+ 3 more…
CHARACTERS IN BOND MOVIESTricky
THEY ALL APPEAR IN 007 FILMS+ 3 more…
WORDS THAT PRECEDE “POP” IN MUSIC GENRESDevious
EACH WORD CAN PRECEDE 'POP' TO NAME A MUSIC GENRE+ 3 more…
Full solution
YEARNStraightforward
DESIRE,LONG,PINE,YEN
DESIRE, LONG, PINE, and YEN all mean to yearn or have a strong longing for something.
MAGAZINESModerate
FORTUNE,MAD,NATURE,O
FORTUNE, MAD, NATURE, and O are all well-known magazines (Fortune, Mad, Nature, and O: The Oprah Magazine).
CHARACTERS IN BOND MOVIESTricky
BOND,M,MONEYPENNY,Q
BOND, M, MONEYPENNY, and Q are all iconic characters from the James Bond film franchise.
WORDS THAT PRECEDE “POP” IN MUSIC GENRESDevious
BUBBLEGUM,EURO,K,POWER
BUBBLEGUM, EURO, K, and POWER can all precede 'pop' to form music genre names: bubblegum pop, Europop, K-pop, and power pop.