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All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
BELL
BOYFRIEND
COCKTAIL
COLLINS
FAREWELL
FLARE
HISTORICAL
LITERARY
MOM
OLD FASHIONED
OLD MAN
SHOT
SKINNY
SPECULATIVE
SUN
YOUNG ADULT
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
KINDS OF JEANSStraightforward
FICTION CATEGORIESModerate
WORDS IN HEMINGWAY TITLESTricky
___ GLASS GLASSWAREDevious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
KINDS OF JEANSStraightforward
STYLES YOU MIGHT FIND IN THE DENIM AISLE+ 3 more…
FICTION CATEGORIESModerate
SHELVING SECTIONS AT YOUR LOCAL BOOKSTORE+ 3 more…
WORDS IN HEMINGWAY TITLESTricky
FILL IN THE BLANK: ERNEST HEMINGWAY'S 'FOR WHOM THE ___ TOLLS'+ 3 more…
___ GLASS GLASSWAREDevious
TYPES OF DRINKWARE NAMED AFTER WHAT GOES IN THEM+ 3 more…
Full solution
KINDS OF JEANSStraightforward
BOYFRIEND,FLARE,MOM,SKINNY
BOYFRIEND, FLARE, MOM, and SKINNY are all styles/cuts of jeans
FICTION CATEGORIESModerate
HISTORICAL,LITERARY,SPECULATIVE,YOUNG ADULT
HISTORICAL, LITERARY, SPECULATIVE, and YOUNG ADULT are all categories/genres of fiction
WORDS IN HEMINGWAY TITLESTricky
BELL,FAREWELL,OLD MAN,SUN
BELL (For Whom the Bell Tolls), FAREWELL (A Farewell to Arms), OLD MAN (The Old Man and the Sea), and SUN (The Sun Also Rises) all appear in Hemingway novel titles
___ GLASS GLASSWAREDevious
COCKTAIL,COLLINS,OLD FASHIONED,SHOT
COCKTAIL, COLLINS, OLD FASHIONED, and SHOT all precede 'glass' to name specific types of glassware used for drinks