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Word grid
All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
ANT
BALL
BRANCH
BUCKLE
CHECK
CLIP
CLOCK
CROSS
CRUMPLE
HOOK
MELTING
SCRUNCH
SNAP
STRIKE
TICK
WAD
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
CRUSH INTO A COMPACT SHAPEStraightforward
FASTENERSModerate
MARK AS COMPLETEDTricky
DEPICTED IN DALÍ’S “THE PERSISTENCE OF MEMORY”Devious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
CRUSH INTO A COMPACT SHAPEStraightforward
THINGS YOU MIGHT DO TO A PIECE OF PAPER BEFORE TOSSING IT+ 3 more…
FASTENERSModerate
THINGS THAT HOLD THINGS TOGETHER WITHOUT GLUE OR SCREWS+ 3 more…
MARK AS COMPLETEDTricky
WAYS TO INDICATE A TASK IS DONE ON A TO-DO LIST+ 3 more…
DEPICTED IN DALÍ’S “THE PERSISTENCE OF MEMORY”Devious
ELEMENTS FOUND IN A FAMOUS SURREALIST PAINTING+ 3 more…
Full solution
CRUSH INTO A COMPACT SHAPEStraightforward
BALL,CRUMPLE,SCRUNCH,WAD
BALL, CRUMPLE, SCRUNCH, and WAD all mean to compress or squeeze something into a tight, compact form
FASTENERSModerate
BUCKLE,CLIP,HOOK,SNAP
BUCKLE, CLIP, HOOK, and SNAP are all types of fasteners used to join or secure things
MARK AS COMPLETEDTricky
CHECK,CROSS,STRIKE,TICK
CHECK, CROSS, STRIKE, and TICK are all ways to mark an item as completed, as on a checklist
DEPICTED IN DALÍ’S “THE PERSISTENCE OF MEMORY”Devious
ANT,BRANCH,CLOCK,MELTING
ANT, BRANCH, CLOCK, and MELTING are all things depicted in Salvador Dalí's iconic surrealist painting 'The Persistence of Memory'