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Word grid
All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
CIDER
CLONE
CONCERN
CRESCENT
CROSS
DOUBLE
GARLIC
INTEREST
MIRROR
RINGER
SHARE
STAKE
STAR
STRIPE
TROUSERS
WINE
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
DOPPELGÄNGERStraightforward
PORTIONModerate
COMMON FLAG SYMBOLSTricky
PRESSED USING A PRESSDevious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
DOPPELGÄNGERStraightforward
WORDS FOR AN EXACT LOOKALIKE OR SOMEONE'S TWIN+ 3 more…
PORTIONModerate
THESE WORDS ALL MEAN A PIECE OF THE PIE — LITERALLY OR FIGURATIVELY+ 3 more…
COMMON FLAG SYMBOLSTricky
SHAPES AND SYMBOLS YOU'D SPOT ON THE WORLD'S FLAGS+ 3 more…
PRESSED USING A PRESSDevious
THINGS THAT GET THEIR ESSENCE SQUEEZED OUT BY A PRESS+ 3 more…
Full solution
DOPPELGÄNGERStraightforward
CLONE,DOUBLE,MIRROR,RINGER
CLONE, DOUBLE, MIRROR, and RINGER all refer to a doppelgänger — a person or thing that looks exactly like another.
PORTIONModerate
CONCERN,INTEREST,SHARE,STAKE
CONCERN, INTEREST, SHARE, and STAKE can all mean a portion or vested involvement in something.
COMMON FLAG SYMBOLSTricky
CRESCENT,CROSS,STAR,STRIPE
CRESCENT, CROSS, STAR, and STRIPE are among the most common symbols found on national flags around the world.
PRESSED USING A PRESSDevious
CIDER,GARLIC,TROUSERS,WINE
CIDER, GARLIC, TROUSERS, and WINE are all processed using a press — a cider press, garlic press, trouser press, and wine press respectively.