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Word grid
All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
ALLIGATOR
BROADCAST
CARPENTRY
CROCODILE
CROQUET
DECLARE
HAIR
HERALD
LAUREL
PAPER
POLO PLAYER
SWOOSH
TRUMPET
VIDEO
WHAC-A-MOLE
XYLOPHONE
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
ANNOUNCEStraightforward
THINGS INVOLVING MALLETSModerate
ICON EMBROIDERED ON A POLO SHIRTTricky
___ CLIPDevious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
ANNOUNCEStraightforward
WORDS MEANING TO MAKE SOMETHING PUBLICLY KNOWN+ 3 more…
THINGS INVOLVING MALLETSModerate
ACTIVITIES OR GAMES WHERE YOU SWING A MALLET+ 3 more…
ICON EMBROIDERED ON A POLO SHIRTTricky
LOGOS OR SYMBOLS STITCHED ONTO A FAMOUS BRAND'S POLO SHIRT+ 3 more…
___ CLIPDevious
WORDS THAT PRECEDE 'CLIP' TO MAKE A COMMON COMPOUND WORD OR PHRASE+ 3 more…
Full solution
ANNOUNCEStraightforward
BROADCAST,DECLARE,HERALD,TRUMPET
BROADCAST, DECLARE, HERALD, and TRUMPET all mean to announce or proclaim something publicly
THINGS INVOLVING MALLETSModerate
CARPENTRY,CROQUET,WHAC-A-MOLE,XYLOPHONE
CARPENTRY, CROQUET, WHAC-A-MOLE, and XYLOPHONE all involve the use of a mallet to strike something
ICON EMBROIDERED ON A POLO SHIRTTricky
CROCODILE,LAUREL,POLO PLAYER,SWOOSH
CROCODILE (Lacoste), LAUREL (Ralph Lauren), POLO PLAYER (Ralph Lauren Polo), and SWOOSH (Nike) are all icons embroidered on polo shirts
___ CLIPDevious
ALLIGATOR,HAIR,PAPER,VIDEO
ALLIGATOR CLIP, HAIR CLIP, PAPER CLIP, and VIDEO CLIP are all common compound phrases using the word CLIP