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One word per groupTheme name + one word per category
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Word grid
All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
BOSCH
CROSS
FAIR
INTERVAL
LANYARD
MARPLE
PASS
PERIOD
POPULAR
PSALM
REACHER
RYAN
SPAN
STAMP
STRETCH
WRISTBAND
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
DURATIONStraightforward
CREDENTIALS FOR ENTRYModerate
MODERN CRIME SERIES PROTAGONISTSTricky
TREES PLUS A LETTERDevious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
DURATIONStraightforward
WORDS MEANING A LENGTH OF TIME+ 3 more…
CREDENTIALS FOR ENTRYModerate
THINGS THAT GET YOU THROUGH THE DOOR AT AN EVENT+ 3 more…
MODERN CRIME SERIES PROTAGONISTSTricky
TV OR STREAMING CRIME DRAMA TITLE CHARACTERS+ 3 more…
TREES PLUS A LETTERDevious
EACH BECOMES A TREE IF YOU REMOVE ONE LETTER+ 3 more…
Full solution
DURATIONStraightforward
INTERVAL,PERIOD,SPAN,STRETCH
INTERVAL, PERIOD, SPAN, and STRETCH all refer to a duration or length of time.
CREDENTIALS FOR ENTRYModerate
LANYARD,PASS,STAMP,WRISTBAND
LANYARD, PASS, STAMP, and WRISTBAND are all forms of credentials used to grant entry to events or venues.
MODERN CRIME SERIES PROTAGONISTSTricky
BOSCH,CROSS,REACHER,RYAN
BOSCH, CROSS, REACHER, and RYAN are all protagonists of modern crime/thriller series (Bosch, Cross, Reacher, and Jack Ryan).
TREES PLUS A LETTERDevious
FAIR,MARPLE,POPULAR,PSALM
FAIR (FIR), MARPLE (MAPLE), POPULAR (POPLAR), and PSALM (PALM) each contain a tree name with one extra letter added.