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One word per groupTheme name + one word per category
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Word grid
All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
BLIND
BRIGHTNESS
COLOR
CONTRAST
DIFFERENCE
DIM
DRAPE
FAINT
PRODUCT
QUOTIENT
REMOTE
SHADE
SHUTTER
SUM
TINT
VAGUE
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
TV DISPLAY SETTINGSStraightforward
FUZZY, AS A MEMORYModerate
RESULTS OF SOME ARITHMETICTricky
WINDOW TREATMENTS IN THE SINGULARDevious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
TV DISPLAY SETTINGSStraightforward
ADJUSTMENTS YOU MIGHT MAKE ON YOUR TELEVISION'S PICTURE MENU+ 3 more…
FUZZY, AS A MEMORYModerate
WORDS DESCRIBING A HAZY OR UNCLEAR RECOLLECTION+ 3 more…
RESULTS OF SOME ARITHMETICTricky
WHAT YOU GET WHEN YOU ADD, SUBTRACT, MULTIPLY, OR DIVIDE+ 3 more…
WINDOW TREATMENTS IN THE SINGULARDevious
EACH OF THESE HANGS OVER A WINDOW TO BLOCK LIGHT OR PRYING EYES+ 3 more…
Full solution
TV DISPLAY SETTINGSStraightforward
BRIGHTNESS,COLOR,CONTRAST,TINT
BRIGHTNESS, COLOR, CONTRAST, and TINT are all picture settings you can adjust on a TV or monitor display
FUZZY, AS A MEMORYModerate
DIM,FAINT,REMOTE,VAGUE
DIM, FAINT, REMOTE, and VAGUE can all describe a memory that is unclear, distant, or hard to recall
RESULTS OF SOME ARITHMETICTricky
DIFFERENCE,PRODUCT,QUOTIENT,SUM
DIFFERENCE (subtraction), PRODUCT (multiplication), QUOTIENT (division), and SUM (addition) are the terms for results of basic arithmetic operations
WINDOW TREATMENTS IN THE SINGULARDevious
BLIND,DRAPE,SHADE,SHUTTER
BLIND, DRAPE, SHADE, and SHUTTER are all singular forms of window coverings or treatments used to cover windows