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All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
CARDINAL DIRECTIONS
CLASSICAL ELEMENTS
CRANE GAME
EPILOGUE
FAREWELL
LAST DANCE
PINBALL
PLOT SPOILER
ROBIN HOOD
SATIRES
SEASONS
SUITS
SWAN SONG
TICKETS
TOKENS
TREE TRUNK
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
GRAND FINALEStraightforward
SEEN IN AN ARCADEModerate
FOUR GROUPS OF FOURTricky
ENDING IN PARTS OF A CARDevious
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Theme name plus one word from each category.
GRAND FINALEStraightforward
THESE ALL SIGNAL THE END OF A PERFORMANCE OR JOURNEY+ 3 more…
SEEN IN AN ARCADEModerate
THINGS YOU'D ENCOUNTER WHILE SPENDING QUARTERS FOR FUN+ 3 more…
FOUR GROUPS OF FOURTricky
EACH OF THESE IS A WELL-KNOWN SET OF EXACTLY FOUR THINGS+ 3 more…
ENDING IN PARTS OF A CARDevious
EACH WORD HIDES A CAR PART AT ITS END+ 3 more…
Full solution
GRAND FINALEStraightforward
EPILOGUE,FAREWELL,LAST DANCE,SWAN SONG
EPILOGUE, FAREWELL, LAST DANCE, and SWAN SONG are all synonyms or expressions for a grand finale or final moment
SEEN IN AN ARCADEModerate
CRANE GAME,PINBALL,TICKETS,TOKENS
CRANE GAME, PINBALL, TICKETS, and TOKENS are all things commonly found or used in an arcade
FOUR GROUPS OF FOURTricky
CARDINAL DIRECTIONS,CLASSICAL ELEMENTS,SEASONS,SUITS
CARDINAL DIRECTIONS (N/S/E/W), CLASSICAL ELEMENTS (earth/air/fire/water), SEASONS (spring/summer/fall/winter), and SUITS (clubs/diamonds/hearts/spades) are all groups that contain exactly four members
ENDING IN PARTS OF A CARDevious
PLOT SPOILER,ROBIN HOOD,SATIRES,TREE TRUNK
PLOT SPOILER ends in SPOILER, ROBIN HOOD ends in HOOD, SATIRES ends in TIRES, and TREE TRUNK ends in TRUNK — all parts of a car