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All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
BASKETBALL
COWBOY COFFEE
FILM NOIR
FLYERS MASCOT
LIMOUSINE
ORANGUTAN
PAPARAZZI
PETROLEUM JELLY
POETIC JUSTICE
PRACTICAL JOKE
PRIVATE JET
RED CARPET
SANDPAPER
SWEET POTATO
TRAFFIC CONE
VELVET ROPE
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
SEEN AT A MOVIE PREMIEREStraightforward
PJSModerate
THINGS THAT ARE ORANGETricky
THINGS THAT ARE GRITTYDevious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
SEEN AT A MOVIE PREMIEREStraightforward
THINGS YOU'D ENCOUNTER ON A GLAMOROUS HOLLYWOOD OPENING NIGHT+ 3 more…
PJSModerate
EACH PHRASE ABBREVIATES TO THE SAME TWO LETTERS+ 3 more…
THINGS THAT ARE ORANGETricky
THESE THINGS ALL SHARE A DISTINCTIVE WARM HUE+ 3 more…
THINGS THAT ARE GRITTYDevious
THESE THINGS ALL HAVE A ROUGH, RAW, UNREFINED QUALITY+ 3 more…
Full solution
SEEN AT A MOVIE PREMIEREStraightforward
LIMOUSINE,PAPARAZZI,RED CARPET,VELVET ROPE
Limousine, paparazzi, red carpet, and velvet rope are all classic elements associated with the spectacle of a movie premiere.
PJSModerate
PETROLEUM JELLY,POETIC JUSTICE,PRACTICAL JOKE,PRIVATE JET
Petroleum Jelly, Poetic Justice, Practical Joke, and Private Jet all abbreviate to 'PJ' or 'PJs'.
THINGS THAT ARE ORANGETricky
BASKETBALL,ORANGUTAN,SWEET POTATO,TRAFFIC CONE
Basketball, orangutan, sweet potato, and traffic cone are all famously orange in color.
THINGS THAT ARE GRITTYDevious
COWBOY COFFEE,FILM NOIR,FLYERS MASCOT,SANDPAPER
Cowboy coffee (full of grounds), film noir (dark and rough-edged), Gritty the Flyers mascot, and sandpaper are all literally or figuratively gritty.