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Word grid
All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
BRANCH
CHERRY
CONNECT
FAB
FAN
FANTASTIC
JUST
MERELY
MINT
OLIVE
ONLY
PETIT
RADIATE
SIMPLY
SPREAD
TWIST
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
EMANATEStraightforward
IN THE SLIGHTESTModerate
COCKTAIL GARNISHESTricky
___ FOURDevious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
EMANATEStraightforward
WORDS MEANING TO EXTEND OUTWARD FROM A CENTER, LIKE RAYS OF LIGHT+ 3 more…
IN THE SLIGHTESTModerate
WORDS MEANING 'EVEN A LITTLE BIT,' USED TO MINIMIZE OR QUALIFY+ 3 more…
COCKTAIL GARNISHESTricky
THINGS YOU MIGHT FIND PERCHED ON THE RIM OF A COCKTAIL GLASS+ 3 more…
___ FOURDevious
WORDS THAT PRECEDE 'FOUR' TO MAKE A FAMOUS GROUP OR PHRASE+ 3 more…
Full solution
EMANATEStraightforward
BRANCH,FAN,RADIATE,SPREAD
BRANCH, FAN, RADIATE, and SPREAD all mean to emanate or extend outward from a source in multiple directions
IN THE SLIGHTESTModerate
JUST,MERELY,ONLY,SIMPLY
JUST, MERELY, ONLY, and SIMPLY can all mean 'in the slightest' or 'at all,' used to downplay or minimize a statement
COCKTAIL GARNISHESTricky
CHERRY,MINT,OLIVE,TWIST
CHERRY, MINT, OLIVE, and TWIST (of citrus peel) are all classic garnishes used to decorate cocktails
___ FOURDevious
CONNECT,FAB,FANTASTIC,PETIT
CONNECT FOUR (the game), FAB FOUR (the Beatles), FANTASTIC FOUR (Marvel superheroes), and PETIT FOUR (the French pastry) all follow '___ FOUR'