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All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
BANANA PEEL
CATERPILLAR
CREAM PIE
GLOBE
GRINDSTONE
GYROSCOPE
MASSACHUSETTS
MASTER OF ARTS
MILLIAMPERE
MOTHER
POCKET WATCH
RABBIT HOLE
ROULETTE WHEEL
RUBBER CHICKEN
SELTZER BOTTLE
TEA PARTY
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
CLASSIC SLAPSTICK PROPSStraightforward
THINGS THAT SPINModerate
FEATURED IN "ALICE'S ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND"Tricky
WHAT "MA" MIGHT REFER TODevious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
CLASSIC SLAPSTICK PROPSStraightforward
TOOLS OF THE TRADE FOR A VAUDEVILLE COMEDIAN+ 3 more…
THINGS THAT SPINModerate
THESE THINGS GO ROUND AND ROUND+ 3 more…
FEATURED IN "ALICE'S ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND"Tricky
ELEMENTS OF LEWIS CARROLL'S FAMOUS STORY+ 3 more…
WHAT "MA" MIGHT REFER TODevious
TWO-LETTER ABBREVIATION WITH MANY MEANINGS+ 3 more…
Full solution
CLASSIC SLAPSTICK PROPSStraightforward
BANANA PEEL,CREAM PIE,RUBBER CHICKEN,SELTZER BOTTLE
Banana peel, cream pie, rubber chicken, and seltzer bottle are all iconic props associated with classic slapstick comedy and vaudeville performance.
THINGS THAT SPINModerate
GLOBE,GRINDSTONE,GYROSCOPE,ROULETTE WHEEL
Globe, grindstone, gyroscope, and roulette wheel are all objects that rotate or spin as a core part of their function.
FEATURED IN "ALICE'S ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND"Tricky
CATERPILLAR,POCKET WATCH,RABBIT HOLE,TEA PARTY
Caterpillar, pocket watch, rabbit hole, and tea party all appear prominently in Lewis Carroll's 'Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.'
WHAT "MA" MIGHT REFER TODevious
MASSACHUSETTS,MASTER OF ARTS,MILLIAMPERE,MOTHER
MA is the abbreviation for Massachusetts (state), Master of Arts (degree), milliampere (unit of electrical current), and a familiar word for mother.