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Word grid
All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
BREADCRUMB
CLUSTER
DISCLOSURE
FLAKE
FOREST
GHOST
INCUBUS
LOOP
OSCAR
OVEN
PUFF
QUATRAIN
SITUATIONSHIP
STRIPTEASE
THE SUBSTANCE
WITCH
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
ASSOCIATED WITH HANSEL AND GRETELStraightforward
BIT OF CEREALModerate
DEMI MOORE MOVIESTricky
ENDING IN METHODS OF TRANSPORTATIONDevious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
ASSOCIATED WITH HANSEL AND GRETELStraightforward
THINGS YOU'D FIND IN A CLASSIC BROTHERS GRIMM FAIRY TALE+ 3 more…
BIT OF CEREALModerate
INDIVIDUAL PIECE OF YOUR MORNING BOWL+ 3 more…
DEMI MOORE MOVIESTricky
FILMS STARRING A FAMOUS MOORE+ 3 more…
ENDING IN METHODS OF TRANSPORTATIONDevious
WORDS THAT SECRETLY CONTAIN A WAY TO GET AROUND+ 3 more…
Full solution
ASSOCIATED WITH HANSEL AND GRETELStraightforward
BREADCRUMB,FOREST,OVEN,WITCH
Breadcrumb, forest, oven, and witch are all iconic elements from the fairy tale Hansel and Gretel
BIT OF CEREALModerate
CLUSTER,FLAKE,LOOP,PUFF
Cluster, flake, loop, and puff are all words used to describe individual pieces of breakfast cereal
DEMI MOORE MOVIESTricky
DISCLOSURE,GHOST,STRIPTEASE,THE SUBSTANCE
Disclosure, Ghost, Striptease, and The Substance are all movies starring Demi Moore
ENDING IN METHODS OF TRANSPORTATIONDevious
INCUBUS,OSCAR,QUATRAIN,SITUATIONSHIP
Each word contains a method of transportation: incuBUS, OSCAr contains CAR, quaTRAIN contains TRAIN, situationSHIP contains SHIP