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Word grid
All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
BUILDING
CATCH
CAVEAT
CLIFF
CLOCK
DICK
FINE PRINT
JANE
MOTHER
PITCH
POLYHEDRON
RANGE
REGISTER
SPOT
STRINGS
TONE
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
STIPULATIONStraightforward
VOCAL CHARACTERISTICSModerate
CHARACTERS IN "DICK AND JANE"Tricky
THINGS WITH FACESDevious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
STIPULATIONStraightforward
THESE WORDS ALL REFER TO CONDITIONS OR LIMITATIONS ATTACHED TO A DEAL OR OFFER+ 3 more…
VOCAL CHARACTERISTICSModerate
THESE ARE ALL QUALITIES THAT DESCRIBE HOW A VOICE SOUNDS+ 3 more…
CHARACTERS IN "DICK AND JANE"Tricky
THESE ARE ALL NAMES OR ROLES FROM CLASSIC EARLY READING PRIMERS+ 3 more…
THINGS WITH FACESDevious
EACH OF THESE THINGS CAN LITERALLY HAVE A 'FACE' AS PART OF ITS STRUCTURE+ 3 more…
Full solution
STIPULATIONStraightforward
CATCH,CAVEAT,FINE PRINT,STRINGS
CATCH, CAVEAT, FINE PRINT, and STRINGS all refer to hidden conditions, restrictions, or stipulations attached to an agreement or offer
VOCAL CHARACTERISTICSModerate
PITCH,RANGE,REGISTER,TONE
PITCH, RANGE, REGISTER, and TONE are all terms used to describe vocal characteristics in music or speech
CHARACTERS IN "DICK AND JANE"Tricky
DICK,JANE,MOTHER,SPOT
DICK, JANE, MOTHER, and SPOT are all characters from the classic 'Dick and Jane' early reader books used to teach children to read
THINGS WITH FACESDevious
BUILDING,CLIFF,CLOCK,POLYHEDRON
BUILDING, CLIFF, CLOCK, and POLYHEDRON all have a surface or side specifically called a 'face' — a building facade, a cliff face, a clock face, and the faces of a geometric solid