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Word grid
All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
BOP
BOUNCE
BUZZ
CROSS
DRAG
DRAW
DRY
GIN
GROOVE
LOAN
PASS
PUFF
PULL
SHAKEN
SWAY
TWIST
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
MOVE TO THE MUSICStraightforward
INHALATIONModerate
MARTINI SPECIFICATIONSTricky
___WORDDevious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
MOVE TO THE MUSICStraightforward
WAYS TO MOVE YOUR BODY RHYTHMICALLY TO A BEAT+ 3 more…
INHALATIONModerate
WHAT YOU DO WHEN TAKING A BREATH OR A HIT FROM A CIGARETTE+ 3 more…
MARTINI SPECIFICATIONSTricky
HOW YOU MIGHT ORDER YOUR MARTINI AT A BAR+ 3 more…
___WORDDevious
EACH OF THESE CAN PRECEDE 'WORD' TO FORM A COMPOUND WORD+ 3 more…
Full solution
MOVE TO THE MUSICStraightforward
BOP,BOUNCE,GROOVE,SWAY
BOP, BOUNCE, GROOVE, and SWAY all describe ways of moving in response to music
INHALATIONModerate
DRAG,DRAW,PUFF,PULL
DRAG, DRAW, PUFF, and PULL all refer to the act of inhaling, especially from a cigarette or pipe
MARTINI SPECIFICATIONSTricky
DRY,GIN,SHAKEN,TWIST
DRY, GIN, SHAKEN, and TWIST are all specifications or instructions for how a martini is prepared or served
___WORDDevious
BUZZ,CROSS,LOAN,PASS
BUZZ, CROSS, LOAN, and PASS all combine with WORD to make compound words: BUZZWORD, CROSSWORD, LOANWORD, PASSWORD