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Word grid
All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
BOWL
BRAKE FLUID
CHICANERY
COLISEUM
COOLANT
CRYPTO
DECEIT
FUEL
HIPPODROME
LEGERDEMAIN
OIL
PODCAST
SMARTWATCH
STADIUM
SUBTERFUGE
VAPE
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
LIQUIDS YOU PUT INTO CARSStraightforward
ARENAModerate
SKULDUGGERYTricky
MODERN INVENTIONSDevious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
LIQUIDS YOU PUT INTO CARSStraightforward
THINGS YOU CHECK UNDER THE HOOD OR AT THE PUMP+ 3 more…
ARENAModerate
PLACES WHERE CROWDS GATHER TO WATCH LIVE EVENTS+ 3 more…
SKULDUGGERYTricky
WORDS FOR TRICKERY, DECEPTION, OR SNEAKY BEHAVIOR+ 3 more…
MODERN INVENTIONSDevious
THINGS THAT DIDN'T EXIST 30 YEARS AGO+ 3 more…
Full solution
LIQUIDS YOU PUT INTO CARSStraightforward
BRAKE FLUID,COOLANT,FUEL,OIL
BRAKE FLUID, COOLANT, FUEL, and OIL are all liquids that go into a car to keep it running safely.
ARENAModerate
BOWL,COLISEUM,HIPPODROME,STADIUM
BOWL, COLISEUM, HIPPODROME, and STADIUM are all words for a large venue or arena hosting sports or entertainment.
SKULDUGGERYTricky
CHICANERY,DECEIT,LEGERDEMAIN,SUBTERFUGE
CHICANERY, DECEIT, LEGERDEMAIN, and SUBTERFUGE all mean deception or underhanded trickery.
MODERN INVENTIONSDevious
CRYPTO,PODCAST,SMARTWATCH,VAPE
CRYPTO, PODCAST, SMARTWATCH, and VAPE are all modern inventions or phenomena that emerged in the late 20th or 21st century.