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All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
CINCH
DIVE
ESTABLISHMENT
FENCE
GUARANTEE
HAUNT
HEDGE
ICE
JOINT
LOCK
MUTUAL
RIDE
SHOOT
SLUSH
SWIM
TRUST
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
LOCAL WATERING HOLEStraightforward
COMPETE IN A MODERN PENTATHLONModerate
ENSURE, AS A VICTORYTricky
___ FUNDDevious
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Theme name plus one word from each category.
LOCAL WATERING HOLEStraightforward
WORDS FOR A NEIGHBORHOOD BAR OR PUB+ 3 more…
COMPETE IN A MODERN PENTATHLONModerate
EVENTS IN AN OLYMPIC MULTI-SPORT COMPETITION+ 3 more…
ENSURE, AS A VICTORYTricky
TO MAKE ABSOLUTELY CERTAIN OF WINNING+ 3 more…
___ FUNDDevious
EACH OF THESE PRECEDES 'FUND' TO NAME A FINANCIAL VEHICLE+ 3 more…
Full solution
LOCAL WATERING HOLEStraightforward
DIVE,ESTABLISHMENT,HAUNT,JOINT
DIVE, ESTABLISHMENT, HAUNT, and JOINT are all informal terms for a local bar or drinking spot.
COMPETE IN A MODERN PENTATHLONModerate
FENCE,RIDE,SHOOT,SWIM
FENCE, RIDE, SHOOT, and SWIM are four of the five disciplines in the modern pentathlon (the fifth being cross-country running).
ENSURE, AS A VICTORYTricky
CINCH,GUARANTEE,ICE,LOCK
CINCH, GUARANTEE, ICE, and LOCK all mean to secure or make certain of a victory.
___ FUNDDevious
HEDGE,MUTUAL,SLUSH,TRUST
HEDGE, MUTUAL, SLUSH, and TRUST all precede FUND to form common financial terms: hedge fund, mutual fund, slush fund, trust fund.