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Word grid
All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
BISHOP
BLUNT
CAPTURE
CROWN
FRANK
FROST
GOAL
JUMP
KING
MARK
OBJECT
PLAIN
POINT
POUND
RICH
STRAIGHT
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
DIRECTStraightforward
TARGETModerate
CHECKERS TERMSTricky
20TH CENTURY AMERICAN POETSDevious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
DIRECTStraightforward
WORDS MEANING HONEST AND TO-THE-POINT+ 3 more…
TARGETModerate
WHAT YOU'RE AIMING FOR+ 3 more…
CHECKERS TERMSTricky
MOVES AND MOMENTS ON A RED-AND-BLACK BOARD+ 3 more…
20TH CENTURY AMERICAN POETSDevious
SURNAMES OF CELEBRATED AMERICAN POETS FROM THE 1900S+ 3 more…
Full solution
DIRECTStraightforward
BLUNT,FRANK,PLAIN,STRAIGHT
BLUNT, FRANK, PLAIN, and STRAIGHT all mean direct or straightforward in speech or manner.
TARGETModerate
GOAL,MARK,OBJECT,POINT
GOAL, MARK, OBJECT, and POINT all mean a target or aim — the thing you're trying to reach or achieve.
CHECKERS TERMSTricky
CAPTURE,CROWN,JUMP,KING
CAPTURE, CROWN, JUMP, and KING are all terms used in the game of checkers.
20TH CENTURY AMERICAN POETSDevious
BISHOP,FROST,POUND,RICH
BISHOP (Elizabeth), FROST (Robert), POUND (Ezra), and RICH (Adrienne) are all notable 20th century American poets.