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All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
BURGER KING WHOPPER
FILM NERD
FIRST BASE
HOME PLATE
JEANS BACK POCKET
LEFT FIELD
MAKING OUT
MEMENTO
NECKING
NOWHERE
PITCHER'S MOUND
SCHOOL CROSSING SIGN
THE BLUE
THE PENTAGON
THIN AIR
TONSIL HOCKEY
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
CANOODLINGStraightforward
FIVE-SIDED THINGSModerate
UNEXPECTED PLACES TO BE "OUT OF"Tricky
ENDING IN CANDY BRANDS MINUS "S"Devious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
CANOODLINGStraightforward
ALL PHRASES FOR KISSING OR MAKING OUT WITH SOMEONE+ 3 more…
FIVE-SIDED THINGSModerate
THESE THINGS ALL HAVE FIVE SIDES+ 3 more…
UNEXPECTED PLACES TO BE "OUT OF"Tricky
PHRASES THAT FOLLOW 'OUT OF' IN SURPRISING IDIOMS+ 3 more…
ENDING IN CANDY BRANDS MINUS "S"Devious
EACH PHRASE ENDS WITH A CANDY BRAND NAME — JUST DROP THE S+ 3 more…
Full solution
CANOODLINGStraightforward
FIRST BASE,MAKING OUT,NECKING,TONSIL HOCKEY
FIRST BASE, MAKING OUT, NECKING, and TONSIL HOCKEY are all slang terms or euphemisms for kissing/canoodling.
FIVE-SIDED THINGSModerate
HOME PLATE,JEANS BACK POCKET,SCHOOL CROSSING SIGN,THE PENTAGON
HOME PLATE (baseball), JEANS BACK POCKET, SCHOOL CROSSING SIGN, and THE PENTAGON are all pentagonal (five-sided) shapes.
UNEXPECTED PLACES TO BE "OUT OF"Tricky
LEFT FIELD,NOWHERE,THE BLUE,THIN AIR
OUT OF LEFT FIELD, OUT OF NOWHERE, OUT OF THE BLUE, and OUT OF THIN AIR are all idioms meaning something appeared suddenly or unexpectedly.
ENDING IN CANDY BRANDS MINUS "S"Devious
BURGER KING WHOPPER,FILM NERD,MEMENTO,PITCHER'S MOUND
BURGER KING WHOPPER ends in WHOPPER(S), FILM NERD ends in NERD(S), MEMENTO ends in MENTO(S), and PITCHER'S MOUND ends in MOUND(S) — all candy brands minus their final S.