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All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
BORDER
CABARET
EDDY
EDELWEISS
EDGE
EDITOR
EDUCATION
EDWARD
EXTREMITY
FOOTBALL
LIMIT
MAMMA MIA
MEMORY
PAST TENSE
TASMANIAN DEVIL
TORNADO
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
BOUNDARYStraightforward
THEY MOVE IN A SPIRALModerate
SONGS FROM MUSICALSTricky
WHAT "ED" MIGHT INDICATEDevious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
BOUNDARYStraightforward
WORDS MEANING THE OUTER EDGE OR FURTHEST POINT OF SOMETHING+ 3 more…
THEY MOVE IN A SPIRALModerate
THINGS KNOWN FOR SPINNING OR WHIRLING IN A CIRCULAR PATH+ 3 more…
SONGS FROM MUSICALSTricky
FAMOUS SONGS THAT COME FROM STAGE MUSICALS+ 3 more…
WHAT "ED" MIGHT INDICATEDevious
DIFFERENT THINGS THE ABBREVIATION 'ED.' OR PREFIX 'ED' CAN STAND FOR+ 3 more…
Full solution
BOUNDARYStraightforward
BORDER,EDGE,EXTREMITY,LIMIT
BORDER, EDGE, EXTREMITY, and LIMIT all refer to a boundary or the outermost point of something.
THEY MOVE IN A SPIRALModerate
EDDY,FOOTBALL,TASMANIAN DEVIL,TORNADO
EDDY (circular water current), FOOTBALL (spirals in flight), TASMANIAN DEVIL (spins frantically), and TORNADO all move in a spiral pattern.
SONGS FROM MUSICALSTricky
CABARET,EDELWEISS,MAMMA MIA,MEMORY
CABARET is from Cabaret, EDELWEISS from The Sound of Music, MAMMA MIA from Mamma Mia!, and MEMORY from Cats — all iconic musical theater songs.
WHAT "ED" MIGHT INDICATEDevious
EDITOR,EDUCATION,EDWARD,PAST TENSE
ED can indicate EDITOR (ed.), EDUCATION (ed.), EDWARD (a name shortened to Ed), or PAST TENSE (the -ed suffix added to verbs).