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All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
BIG STICK
BLACK SHEEP
BLONDIE
BLOOM COUNTY
BULL MOOSE
DISTINGUISHED
FLECKED
MISFIT
OUTCAST
PEANUTS
REJECT
ROUGH RIDERS
SALT-AND-PEPPER
SILVER
TEDDY BEAR
THE FAR SIDE
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
ONE WHO DOESN'T FIT INStraightforward
DESCRIPTORS FOR GRAYING HAIRModerate
CLASSIC COMIC STRIPSTricky
ASSOCIATED WITH THEODORE ROOSEVELTDevious
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Theme name plus one word from each category.
ONE WHO DOESN'T FIT INStraightforward
WORDS FOR SOMEONE WHO DOESN'T BELONG OR IS TURNED AWAY+ 3 more…
DESCRIPTORS FOR GRAYING HAIRModerate
WAYS TO DESCRIBE HAIR THAT'S GOING GRAY+ 3 more…
CLASSIC COMIC STRIPSTricky
BELOVED NEWSPAPER COMIC STRIPS WITH LONG RUNS+ 3 more…
ASSOCIATED WITH THEODORE ROOSEVELTDevious
THINGS LINKED TO THE 26TH U.S. PRESIDENT+ 3 more…
Full solution
ONE WHO DOESN'T FIT INStraightforward
BLACK SHEEP,MISFIT,OUTCAST,REJECT
BLACK SHEEP, MISFIT, OUTCAST, and REJECT all describe a person who doesn't fit in or is excluded from a group.
DESCRIPTORS FOR GRAYING HAIRModerate
DISTINGUISHED,FLECKED,SALT-AND-PEPPER,SILVER
DISTINGUISHED, FLECKED, SALT-AND-PEPPER, and SILVER are all adjectives commonly used to describe hair that has turned or is turning gray.
CLASSIC COMIC STRIPSTricky
BLONDIE,BLOOM COUNTY,PEANUTS,THE FAR SIDE
BLONDIE, BLOOM COUNTY, PEANUTS, and THE FAR SIDE are all classic American comic strips that appeared in newspapers.
ASSOCIATED WITH THEODORE ROOSEVELTDevious
BIG STICK,BULL MOOSE,ROUGH RIDERS,TEDDY BEAR
BIG STICK (his foreign policy motto), BULL MOOSE (his third-party), ROUGH RIDERS (his cavalry regiment), and TEDDY BEAR (named after him) are all associated with Theodore Roosevelt.