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Word grid
All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
ACCORD
ALARM
AWARD
CAPOTE
DATE
FLEECE
GRANT
HOSE
HUSTLE
LIGHT
LINCOLN
MILK
RAY
SHAFT
STOPWATCH
VEST
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
SWINDLEStraightforward
DIGITAL WATCH FEATURESModerate
CONFERTricky
BEST ACTOR-WINNING BIOPICSDevious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
SWINDLEStraightforward
WORDS MEANING TO CHEAT OR DEFRAUD SOMEONE+ 3 more…
DIGITAL WATCH FEATURESModerate
THINGS YOU MIGHT FIND ON A CASIO WRISTWATCH+ 3 more…
CONFERTricky
VERBS MEANING TO GIVE OR BESTOW SOMETHING OFFICIALLY+ 3 more…
BEST ACTOR-WINNING BIOPICSDevious
OSCAR BEST ACTOR WINNERS FOR PLAYING REAL PEOPLE ON SCREEN+ 3 more…
Full solution
SWINDLEStraightforward
FLEECE,HOSE,HUSTLE,SHAFT
FLEECE, HOSE, HUSTLE, and SHAFT are all informal verbs meaning to swindle or cheat someone out of something.
DIGITAL WATCH FEATURESModerate
ALARM,DATE,LIGHT,STOPWATCH
ALARM, DATE, LIGHT, and STOPWATCH are all common features found on a digital watch.
CONFERTricky
ACCORD,AWARD,GRANT,VEST
ACCORD, AWARD, GRANT, and VEST all mean to formally confer or bestow something upon someone.
BEST ACTOR-WINNING BIOPICSDevious
CAPOTE,LINCOLN,MILK,RAY
CAPOTE (Philip Seymour Hoffman), LINCOLN (Daniel Day-Lewis), MILK (Sean Penn), and RAY (Jamie Foxx) are all biopics that won the Academy Award for Best Actor.