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All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
BUBBLE AND SQUEAK
CAPE MAY
CHIPS
CLOAK-AND-DAGGER
COAT OF ARMS
COVERT
CREST
FREE WILL
GRAPE MUST
HELMET
HUSH-HUSH
JACKET POTATO
MASH
SHIELD
TIN CAN
TOP SECRET
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
CLANDESTINEStraightforward
BRITISH POTATO DISHESModerate
HERALDIC ACHIEVEMENTSTricky
ENDING IN MODAL AUXILIARY VERBSDevious
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Theme name plus one word from each category.
CLANDESTINEStraightforward
WORDS AND PHRASES MEANING SECRETIVE OR UNDER WRAPS+ 3 more…
BRITISH POTATO DISHESModerate
SPUDS SERVED THE BRITISH WAY+ 3 more…
HERALDIC ACHIEVEMENTSTricky
PARTS OF A COAT OF ARMS DISPLAY+ 3 more…
ENDING IN MODAL AUXILIARY VERBSDevious
TWO-WORD PHRASES WHOSE SECOND WORD IS A MODAL AUXILIARY VERB+ 3 more…
Full solution
CLANDESTINEStraightforward
CLOAK-AND-DAGGER,COVERT,HUSH-HUSH,TOP SECRET
CLOAK-AND-DAGGER, COVERT, HUSH-HUSH, and TOP SECRET all mean clandestine or secretive in nature.
BRITISH POTATO DISHESModerate
BUBBLE AND SQUEAK,CHIPS,JACKET POTATO,MASH
BUBBLE AND SQUEAK, CHIPS, JACKET POTATO, and MASH are all traditional British dishes featuring potatoes.
HERALDIC ACHIEVEMENTSTricky
COAT OF ARMS,CREST,HELMET,SHIELD
COAT OF ARMS, CREST, HELMET, and SHIELD are all components of a heraldic achievement in traditional heraldry.
ENDING IN MODAL AUXILIARY VERBSDevious
CAPE MAY,FREE WILL,GRAPE MUST,TIN CAN
CAPE MAY (may), FREE WILL (will), GRAPE MUST (must), and TIN CAN (can) all end with a modal auxiliary verb.