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Word grid
All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
ALL-AMERICAN
BERNIE
COLBERT
CONSERVATORY
DISCOUNT
FRENCH
HALL
JOCK
KITCHEN
LEMON
LETTERMAN
OLIVER
PLOT
SAN ANSELMO
STUDY
TEAM CAPTAIN
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
ROOMS IN CLUEStraightforward
STUDENT-ATHLETE DESIGNATIONSModerate
___ TWISTTricky
ENDING IN "SESAME STREET" CHARACTERSDevious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
ROOMS IN CLUEStraightforward
PLACES WHERE A MURDER MIGHT HAVE OCCURRED IN A CLASSIC BOARD GAME+ 3 more…
STUDENT-ATHLETE DESIGNATIONSModerate
WAYS TO DESCRIBE A SPORTS STAR AT SCHOOL+ 3 more…
___ TWISTTricky
WORDS THAT CAN PRECEDE 'TWIST'+ 3 more…
ENDING IN "SESAME STREET" CHARACTERSDevious
THESE WORDS HIDE A SESAME STREET CHARACTER AT THE END+ 3 more…
Full solution
ROOMS IN CLUEStraightforward
CONSERVATORY,HALL,KITCHEN,STUDY
CONSERVATORY, HALL, KITCHEN, and STUDY are all rooms on the Clue board game map where the murder could have taken place.
STUDENT-ATHLETE DESIGNATIONSModerate
ALL-AMERICAN,JOCK,LETTERMAN,TEAM CAPTAIN
ALL-AMERICAN, JOCK, LETTERMAN, and TEAM CAPTAIN are all titles or designations given to standout student-athletes in American schools and colleges.
___ TWISTTricky
FRENCH,LEMON,OLIVER,PLOT
FRENCH TWIST, LEMON TWIST, OLIVER TWIST, and PLOT TWIST are all familiar phrases formed by adding TWIST to these words.
ENDING IN "SESAME STREET" CHARACTERSDevious
BERNIE,COLBERT,DISCOUNT,SAN ANSELMO
Each word ends with a Sesame Street character: berNIE (Ernie... wait — BERNIE ends in ERNIE), colBERT ends in BERT, disCOUNT ends in COUNT, and san anSELMO ends in ELMO.