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All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
AUTUMN LEAVES
BUBBLEGUM
CATALYST
CINNAMON
FALLOPIAN
INNER
LAUNCHPAD
MENTHOL
SPARK
SPRINGBOARD
SUMMERTIME
TEST
UNFORGETTABLE
VACUUM
WINTERGREEN
WITCHCRAFT
Themes
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GUM FLAVORSStraightforward
STARTING POINTModerate
GREAT AMERICAN SONGBOOK SONGSTricky
___ TUBEDevious
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Theme name plus one word from each category.
GUM FLAVORSStraightforward
THESE MIGHT BE FOUND IN A PACK OF WRIGLEY'S OR EXTRA+ 3 more…
STARTING POINTModerate
EACH ONE HELPS GET SOMETHING OFF THE GROUND+ 3 more…
GREAT AMERICAN SONGBOOK SONGSTricky
THESE TIMELESS TUNES BELONG IN A JAZZ STANDARD COLLECTION+ 3 more…
___ TUBEDevious
EACH OF THESE PRECEDES A COMMON WORD TO COMPLETE A FAMILIAR PHRASE+ 3 more…
Full solution
GUM FLAVORSStraightforward
BUBBLEGUM,CINNAMON,MENTHOL,WINTERGREEN
BUBBLEGUM, CINNAMON, MENTHOL, and WINTERGREEN are all common gum flavors found in popular chewing gum brands.
STARTING POINTModerate
CATALYST,LAUNCHPAD,SPARK,SPRINGBOARD
CATALYST, LAUNCHPAD, SPARK, and SPRINGBOARD all mean something that initiates or enables a beginning or takeoff.
GREAT AMERICAN SONGBOOK SONGSTricky
AUTUMN LEAVES,SUMMERTIME,UNFORGETTABLE,WITCHCRAFT
AUTUMN LEAVES, SUMMERTIME, UNFORGETTABLE, and WITCHCRAFT are all classic songs from the Great American Songbook, performed by legends like Nat King Cole and Frank Sinatra.
___ TUBEDevious
FALLOPIAN,INNER,TEST,VACUUM
FALLOPIAN, INNER, TEST, and VACUUM all precede the word TUBE to form common compound terms: fallopian tube, inner tube, test tube, and vacuum tube.