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Word grid
All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
COLUMNIST
COMMON
CONVENTION
CRIMINAL
DRAWBACK
EDITOR
NEWSHOUND
PHOTOGRAPHER
REGULAR
REPORTER
ROUTINE
SHADOWBOXER
SNICKERDOODLE
STANDARD
SWINDLE
TRENDSETTER
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
NEWSPAPER JOBSStraightforward
EVERYDAYModerate
WHAT “CON” MIGHT MEANTricky
ENDING WITH KINDS OF DOGSDevious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
NEWSPAPER JOBSStraightforward
ROLES YOU MIGHT FIND ON A MASTHEAD+ 3 more…
EVERYDAYModerate
WORDS MEANING ORDINARY OR TYPICAL+ 3 more…
WHAT “CON” MIGHT MEANTricky
DIFFERENT THINGS THE PREFIX 'CON' CAN REFER TO+ 3 more…
ENDING WITH KINDS OF DOGSDevious
EACH OF THESE WORDS SECRETLY ENDS WITH A DOG BREED+ 3 more…
Full solution
NEWSPAPER JOBSStraightforward
COLUMNIST,EDITOR,PHOTOGRAPHER,REPORTER
COLUMNIST, EDITOR, PHOTOGRAPHER, and REPORTER are all jobs found in a newspaper newsroom
EVERYDAYModerate
COMMON,REGULAR,ROUTINE,STANDARD
COMMON, REGULAR, ROUTINE, and STANDARD all mean everyday or ordinary
WHAT “CON” MIGHT MEANTricky
CONVENTION,CRIMINAL,DRAWBACK,SWINDLE
CON can mean CONVENTION (con), CRIMINAL (con), DRAWBACK (con), or SWINDLE (con job)
ENDING WITH KINDS OF DOGSDevious
NEWSHOUND,SHADOWBOXER,SNICKERDOODLE,TRENDSETTER
NEWSHOUND ends in HOUND, SHADOWBOXER ends in BOXER, SNICKERDOODLE ends in DOODLE (Labradoodle), and TRENDSETTER ends in SETTER