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All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
BAGGAGE CLAIM
BASIC FACTS
BOTTOM LINE
BRASS TACKS
DUTY-FREE
FOOD COURT
GOLDFISH CRACKER
LIP SERVICE
MONARCH BUTTERFLY
MONKEY BARS
NITTY-GRITTY
THE LORAX
TICKET COUNTER
TRAFFIC CONE
TURN SIGNAL
WEDDING RECEPTION
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
WHAT IT ALL BOILS DOWN TOStraightforward
FEATURES OF AN AIRPORT TERMINALModerate
THINGS THAT ARE ORANGETricky
ENDING IN WORDS FOR CELLULAR CONNECTIVITYDevious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
WHAT IT ALL BOILS DOWN TOStraightforward
PHRASES MEANING THE ESSENTIAL CORE OR FUNDAMENTAL TRUTH OF A MATTER+ 3 more…
FEATURES OF AN AIRPORT TERMINALModerate
THINGS YOU'D ENCOUNTER WHILE WAITING FOR YOUR FLIGHT+ 3 more…
THINGS THAT ARE ORANGETricky
FAMOUS THINGS THAT SHARE A BRIGHT CITRUS HUE+ 3 more…
ENDING IN WORDS FOR CELLULAR CONNECTIVITYDevious
EACH PHRASE ENDS WITH A WORD ASSOCIATED WITH MOBILE NETWORK TECHNOLOGY+ 3 more…
Full solution
WHAT IT ALL BOILS DOWN TOStraightforward
BASIC FACTS,BOTTOM LINE,BRASS TACKS,NITTY-GRITTY
BASIC FACTS, BOTTOM LINE, BRASS TACKS, and NITTY-GRITTY are all idioms meaning the essential or fundamental details of something.
FEATURES OF AN AIRPORT TERMINALModerate
BAGGAGE CLAIM,DUTY-FREE,FOOD COURT,TICKET COUNTER
BAGGAGE CLAIM, DUTY-FREE, FOOD COURT, and TICKET COUNTER are all common features found inside an airport terminal.
THINGS THAT ARE ORANGETricky
GOLDFISH CRACKER,MONARCH BUTTERFLY,THE LORAX,TRAFFIC CONE
GOLDFISH CRACKER, MONARCH BUTTERFLY, THE LORAX, and TRAFFIC CONE are all famously orange in color.
ENDING IN WORDS FOR CELLULAR CONNECTIVITYDevious
LIP SERVICE,MONKEY BARS,TURN SIGNAL,WEDDING RECEPTION
LIP SERVICE ends in SERVICE, MONKEY BARS ends in BARS, TURN SIGNAL ends in SIGNAL, and WEDDING RECEPTION ends in RECEPTION — all words related to cellular connectivity.