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Word grid
All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
COLLINS
CRUISE
DAMAGE
GROUND
HURRICANE
JONES
LONG
LUST
MEAN
MISSION
PETTY
ROCKS
SMALL
SNIDE
THIRST
ZOMBIE
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
CATTYStraightforward
HANKER (FOR)Moderate
COCKTAIL GLASSESTricky
___ CONTROLDevious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
CATTYStraightforward
WORDS THAT DESCRIBE UNKIND, CUTTING BEHAVIOR — LIKE A CAT WITH CLAWS OUT+ 3 more…
HANKER (FOR)Moderate
THESE WORDS ALL MEAN TO YEARN OR CRAVE SOMETHING DEEPLY+ 3 more…
COCKTAIL GLASSESTricky
TYPES OF GLASSES YOU'D FIND AT A BAR, EACH NAMED FOR WHAT THEY HOLD+ 3 more…
___ CONTROLDevious
EACH OF THESE WORDS PRECEDES 'CONTROL' TO MAKE A COMMON PHRASE+ 3 more…
Full solution
CATTYStraightforward
MEAN,PETTY,SMALL,SNIDE
MEAN, PETTY, SMALL, and SNIDE are all synonyms for 'catty' — spiteful or nastily critical behavior
HANKER (FOR)Moderate
JONES,LONG,LUST,THIRST
JONES, LONG, LUST, and THIRST all mean to hanker for something — to intensely desire or crave
COCKTAIL GLASSESTricky
COLLINS,HURRICANE,ROCKS,ZOMBIE
COLLINS, HURRICANE, ROCKS, and ZOMBIE are all types of cocktail glasses used to serve specific drinks
___ CONTROLDevious
CRUISE,DAMAGE,GROUND,MISSION
CRUISE, DAMAGE, GROUND, and MISSION each precede 'CONTROL' — cruise control, damage control, ground control, mission control