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Word grid
All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
ASTERISK
BANANA
BLUSTER
COUNT
CROW
DAGGER
ELVES
EYEBROW
FLIGHT PATH
LEPRECHAUN
NUMBER
PARENS
RAINBOW
ROOSTER
SHOW OFF
STRUT
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
BOASTStraightforward
ARC-SHAPED THINGSModerate
CEREAL MASCOTSTricky
WAYS TO DENOTE A CITATIONDevious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
BOASTStraightforward
THINGS A BRAGGART MIGHT DO TO SHOW EVERYONE HOW GREAT THEY ARE+ 3 more…
ARC-SHAPED THINGSModerate
THESE THINGS ALL CURVE GRACEFULLY THROUGH THE AIR OR SPACE+ 3 more…
CEREAL MASCOTSTricky
CHARACTERS THAT HAWK SUGARY BREAKFAST FOODS TO CHILDREN+ 3 more…
WAYS TO DENOTE A CITATIONDevious
SYMBOLS OR MARKS USED IN TEXT TO POINT READERS TO A FOOTNOTE OR REFERENCE+ 3 more…
Full solution
BOASTStraightforward
BLUSTER,CROW,SHOW OFF,STRUT
BLUSTER, CROW, SHOW OFF, and STRUT all mean to boast or display oneself in an arrogant or self-important way.
ARC-SHAPED THINGSModerate
BANANA,EYEBROW,FLIGHT PATH,RAINBOW
BANANA, EYEBROW, FLIGHT PATH, and RAINBOW are all things that naturally form an arc or curved shape.
CEREAL MASCOTSTricky
COUNT,ELVES,LEPRECHAUN,ROOSTER
COUNT (Count Chocula), ELVES (Keebler/Rice Krispies Snap Crackle Pop), LEPRECHAUN (Lucky Charms), and ROOSTER (Cornelius from Corn Flakes) are all famous cereal mascots.
WAYS TO DENOTE A CITATIONDevious
ASTERISK,DAGGER,NUMBER,PARENS
ASTERISK (*), DAGGER (†), NUMBER (e.g., superscript 1), and PARENS (parenthetical numbers) are all conventional ways to denote a citation or footnote in text.