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Word grid
All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
ACCIDENTAL
APPLE
BAN
BAR
BAT
BLOCK
CANE
CORN
DENY
FORBID
NOTE
PUMPKIN
REST
SPIDER
STAFF
WITCH
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
HALLOWEEN SYMBOLSStraightforward
PROHIBITModerate
FOUND ON SHEET MUSICTricky
CANDY ___Devious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
HALLOWEEN SYMBOLSStraightforward
CLASSIC ICONS OF OCTOBER 31ST+ 3 more…
PROHIBITModerate
WORDS MEANING TO SAY NO OR STOP SOMETHING+ 3 more…
FOUND ON SHEET MUSICTricky
THINGS A MUSICIAN READS ON A PAGE OF MUSIC+ 3 more…
CANDY ___Devious
SWEET TREATS WHEN PAIRED WITH A SINGLE WORD+ 3 more…
Full solution
HALLOWEEN SYMBOLSStraightforward
BAT,PUMPKIN,SPIDER,WITCH
BAT, PUMPKIN, SPIDER, and WITCH are all classic symbols associated with Halloween.
PROHIBITModerate
BAN,BLOCK,DENY,FORBID
BAN, BLOCK, DENY, and FORBID all mean to prohibit or prevent something.
FOUND ON SHEET MUSICTricky
ACCIDENTAL,NOTE,REST,STAFF
ACCIDENTAL, NOTE, REST, and STAFF are all elements found on a sheet of music.
CANDY ___Devious
APPLE,BAR,CANE,CORN
APPLE, BAR, CANE, and CORN can all follow the word CANDY to make a type of sweet treat (candy apple, candy bar, candy cane, candy corn).