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Word grid
All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
ANCHOR
BURRITO
CLAY
FACULTY
FLAIR
GIFT
HOST
INSTINCT
MODERATE
MUMMY
PAPYRUS
PARCHMENT
PRESENT
SPRAIN
TALENT
WAX
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
ANCIENT WRITING SURFACESStraightforward
LEAD, AS A TV PROGRAMModerate
NATURAL ABILITYTricky
WRAPPED THINGSDevious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
ANCIENT WRITING SURFACESStraightforward
ANCIENT SURFACES THAT PEOPLE WROTE ON BEFORE PAPER EXISTED+ 3 more…
LEAD, AS A TV PROGRAMModerate
WHAT A TV SHOW PRESENTER DOES — THEY RUN THE SHOW+ 3 more…
NATURAL ABILITYTricky
INNATE GIFTS OR CAPABILITIES A PERSON IS BORN WITH+ 3 more…
WRAPPED THINGSDevious
THINGS THAT COME TIGHTLY WOUND OR BUNDLED UP+ 3 more…
Full solution
ANCIENT WRITING SURFACESStraightforward
CLAY,PAPYRUS,PARCHMENT,WAX
Clay tablets, papyrus scrolls, parchment (animal skin), and wax tablets were all used as writing surfaces in ancient times.
LEAD, AS A TV PROGRAMModerate
ANCHOR,HOST,MODERATE,PRESENT
Anchor, host, moderate, and present all mean to lead or front a television program or broadcast.
NATURAL ABILITYTricky
FACULTY,FLAIR,INSTINCT,TALENT
Faculty, flair, instinct, and talent all refer to a natural ability or inherent skill someone possesses.
WRAPPED THINGSDevious
BURRITO,GIFT,MUMMY,SPRAIN
A burrito, a gift, a mummy, and a sprain are all things that are wrapped — in a tortilla, in paper, in linen bandages, and in a bandage respectively.