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All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
BALLOON
BAR
BASKETBALL
BUBBLE
CAKE
COAT
FIZZ
FLOATIE
LINE
PIE
PLASTER
PUNCH
SLING
SMEAR
SOUR
TIRE
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
COVER WITH A THICK LAYERStraightforward
THINGS THAT ARE INFLATEDModerate
KINDS OF CHARTSTricky
CLASSIC COCKTAIL TYPESDevious
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Theme name plus one word from each category.
COVER WITH A THICK LAYERStraightforward
SPREAD SOMETHING THICKLY AND GENEROUSLY ONTO A SURFACE+ 3 more…
THINGS THAT ARE INFLATEDModerate
THESE OBJECTS ALL NEED AIR PUMPED INTO THEM TO WORK+ 3 more…
KINDS OF CHARTSTricky
WAYS TO VISUALIZE DATA ON A GRAPH+ 3 more…
CLASSIC COCKTAIL TYPESDevious
THESE WORDS FOLLOW A SPIRIT NAME TO NAME A CLASSIC MIXED DRINK STYLE+ 3 more…
Full solution
COVER WITH A THICK LAYERStraightforward
CAKE,COAT,PLASTER,SMEAR
CAKE, COAT, PLASTER, and SMEAR all mean to cover something with a thick layer of a substance
THINGS THAT ARE INFLATEDModerate
BALLOON,BASKETBALL,FLOATIE,TIRE
BALLOON, BASKETBALL, FLOATIE, and TIRE are all objects that are inflated with air to be used
KINDS OF CHARTSTricky
BAR,BUBBLE,LINE,PIE
BAR, BUBBLE, LINE, and PIE are all types of charts used to display data visually
CLASSIC COCKTAIL TYPESDevious
FIZZ,PUNCH,SLING,SOUR
FIZZ, PUNCH, SLING, and SOUR are all classic cocktail categories or styles with long histories in mixology