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Word grid
All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
ANCHOR
ANGLE
ASSUME
BALANCE
BEAR
BEND
CHEAT
COOKIE
CROOK
ELBOW
FITTED
FOREARM
HANDLE
PIPE
SHOULDER
SPINACH
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
TAKE ON, AS A RESPONSIBILITYStraightforward
CORNERSModerate
ASSOCIATED WITH POPEYETricky
___ SHEETDevious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
TAKE ON, AS A RESPONSIBILITYStraightforward
WORDS MEANING TO TAKE ON A BURDEN OR DUTY+ 3 more…
CORNERSModerate
WORDS FOR A TURN OR SHARP ANGLE IN A ROAD OR PATH+ 3 more…
ASSOCIATED WITH POPEYETricky
THINGS CLOSELY LINKED TO THE FAMOUS SAILOR MAN+ 3 more…
___ SHEETDevious
EACH OF THESE WORDS CAN PRECEDE 'SHEET'+ 3 more…
Full solution
TAKE ON, AS A RESPONSIBILITYStraightforward
ASSUME,BEAR,HANDLE,SHOULDER
ASSUME, BEAR, HANDLE, and SHOULDER all mean to take on or accept a responsibility or burden
CORNERSModerate
ANGLE,BEND,CROOK,ELBOW
ANGLE, BEND, CROOK, and ELBOW all refer to corners or curved turns, often in a road or pipe
ASSOCIATED WITH POPEYETricky
ANCHOR,FOREARM,PIPE,SPINACH
ANCHOR, FOREARM, PIPE, and SPINACH are all iconic elements associated with Popeye the Sailor Man — his tattoo, his muscular arms, his corncob pipe, and his source of strength
___ SHEETDevious
BALANCE,CHEAT,COOKIE,FITTED
BALANCE, CHEAT, COOKIE, and FITTED can all precede SHEET to form common compound words: balance sheet, cheat sheet, cookie sheet, fitted sheet