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Word grid
All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
ARCHER
BALONEY
BULL
BUNK
CRANK
FISH
HIKE
HUNT
JACK
NAP
PEEL
POWERS
RAISE
RUBBISH
TAIL
WALK
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
NONSENSEStraightforward
INCREASE, WITH "UP"Moderate
FICTIONAL SPIESTricky
CAT___Devious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
NONSENSEStraightforward
WORDS MEANING HOGWASH OR POPPYCOCK+ 3 more…
INCREASE, WITH "UP"Moderate
THESE WORDS MEAN TO BOOST OR ELEVATE SOMETHING WHEN PAIRED WITH 'UP'+ 3 more…
FICTIONAL SPIESTricky
LAST NAMES OF FAMOUS SPIES FROM TV AND FILM+ 3 more…
CAT___Devious
ADD 'CAT' BEFORE EACH WORD TO MAKE A NEW COMPOUND WORD+ 3 more…
Full solution
NONSENSEStraightforward
BALONEY,BULL,BUNK,RUBBISH
BALONEY, BULL, BUNK, and RUBBISH all mean nonsense or foolish talk.
INCREASE, WITH "UP"Moderate
CRANK,HIKE,JACK,RAISE
CRANK up, HIKE up, JACK up, and RAISE up all mean to increase or elevate something.
FICTIONAL SPIESTricky
ARCHER,HUNT,PEEL,POWERS
ARCHER (Sterling Archer), HUNT (Ethan Hunt), PEEL (Emma Peel), and POWERS (Austin Powers) are all fictional spies.
CAT___Devious
FISH,NAP,TAIL,WALK
CATFISH, CATNAP, CATTAIL, and CATWALK are all compound words starting with CAT.