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Word grid
All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
ALARM
ALTERNATIVE
BELL
BREAK
CHANGE
DEPARTURE
FOOTBALL
INTERCOM
KEYS
KING
LEGEND
MOCCASINS
PHONE
SADDLE
WALLET
WONDER
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
VARIATION FROM THE NORMStraightforward
THINGS THAT RINGModerate
THINGS TRADITIONALLY MADE OF LEATHERTricky
SINGER-SONGWRITER PIANISTSDevious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
VARIATION FROM THE NORMStraightforward
WORDS MEANING A DEVIATION OR SHIFT FROM WHAT'S EXPECTED+ 3 more…
THINGS THAT RINGModerate
THESE ALL MAKE A RINGING SOUND TO GET YOUR ATTENTION+ 3 more…
THINGS TRADITIONALLY MADE OF LEATHERTricky
ITEMS CLASSICALLY CRAFTED FROM COWHIDE+ 3 more…
SINGER-SONGWRITER PIANISTSDevious
FAMOUS MUSICIANS WHOSE LAST NAMES EVOKE SOMETHING WONDERFUL+ 3 more…
Full solution
VARIATION FROM THE NORMStraightforward
ALTERNATIVE,BREAK,CHANGE,DEPARTURE
ALTERNATIVE, BREAK, CHANGE, and DEPARTURE all mean a variation or deviation from the norm or standard course.
THINGS THAT RINGModerate
ALARM,BELL,INTERCOM,PHONE
ALARM, BELL, INTERCOM, and PHONE are all things that ring to signal or alert someone.
THINGS TRADITIONALLY MADE OF LEATHERTricky
FOOTBALL,MOCCASINS,SADDLE,WALLET
FOOTBALL, MOCCASINS, SADDLE, and WALLET are all items that have been traditionally made from leather.
SINGER-SONGWRITER PIANISTSDevious
KEYS,KING,LEGEND,WONDER
KEYS (Alicia), KING (Carole), LEGEND (John), and WONDER (Stevie) are all celebrated singer-songwriter pianists whose last names share a touch of magic.