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All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
BALONEY
BILGE
BREEZE
BULL
BUNK
CROSSBODY
GOLD
HOBO
MESSENGER
MOON
MOSEY
OCTOPUS
SADDLE
STROLL
THUNDER
WALTZ
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
AMBLE (IN)Straightforward
BALDERDASHModerate
KINDS OF BAGSTricky
STARTS OF ONE-WORD JAMES BOND MOVIE TITLESDevious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
AMBLE (IN)Straightforward
CASUAL WAYS TO ENTER A ROOM WITHOUT RUSHING+ 3 more…
BALDERDASHModerate
WORDS FOR NONSENSE OR RUBBISH+ 3 more…
KINDS OF BAGSTricky
TYPES OF PURSES OR CARRYALLS YOU MIGHT SLING OVER A SHOULDER+ 3 more…
STARTS OF ONE-WORD JAMES BOND MOVIE TITLESDevious
FIRST HALVES OF SINGLE-WORD 007 FILM TITLES+ 3 more…
Full solution
AMBLE (IN)Straightforward
BREEZE,MOSEY,STROLL,WALTZ
BREEZE, MOSEY, STROLL, and WALTZ can all precede 'in' to mean to enter casually or leisurely
BALDERDASHModerate
BALONEY,BILGE,BULL,BUNK
BALONEY, BILGE, BULL, and BUNK are all informal words meaning nonsense or foolish talk, synonymous with 'balderdash'
KINDS OF BAGSTricky
CROSSBODY,HOBO,MESSENGER,SADDLE
CROSSBODY, HOBO, MESSENGER, and SADDLE are all styles of bags worn over the shoulder or body
STARTS OF ONE-WORD JAMES BOND MOVIE TITLESDevious
GOLD,MOON,OCTOPUS,THUNDER
GOLD (Goldfinger), MOON (Moonraker), OCTOPUS (Octopussy), and THUNDER (Thunderball) are the first halves of one-word James Bond movie titles