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All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
ACTION
BLUE MOON
COMEBACK
CURTAIN UP
GENERATION
KARATE
LIFETIME
NUTRITION
OXYGEN
PLACES
SHOWTIME
SLEEP
SUNDANCE
WATER
WHILE
WIMPY
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
THINGS MOST ANIMALS NEEDStraightforward
CALLS TO BEGIN A PERFORMANCEModerate
___ KIDSTricky
ONCE IN A ___Devious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
THINGS MOST ANIMALS NEEDStraightforward
BASIC SURVIVAL REQUIREMENTS SHARED ACROSS THE ANIMAL KINGDOM+ 3 more…
CALLS TO BEGIN A PERFORMANCEModerate
WORDS OR PHRASES THAT SIGNAL IT'S TIME FOR THE SHOW TO START+ 3 more…
___ KIDSTricky
EACH OF THESE WORDS CAN PRECEDE 'KIDS' TO NAME SOMETHING FAMOUS+ 3 more…
ONCE IN A ___Devious
COMPLETE THE PHRASE 'ONCE IN A ___' WITH EACH OF THESE+ 3 more…
Full solution
THINGS MOST ANIMALS NEEDStraightforward
NUTRITION,OXYGEN,SLEEP,WATER
NUTRITION, OXYGEN, SLEEP, and WATER are fundamental biological necessities that virtually all animals require to survive.
CALLS TO BEGIN A PERFORMANCEModerate
ACTION,CURTAIN UP,PLACES,SHOWTIME
ACTION, CURTAIN UP, PLACES, and SHOWTIME are all cues or signals used in theater and film to indicate a performance is beginning.
___ KIDSTricky
COMEBACK,KARATE,SUNDANCE,WIMPY
COMEBACK KIDS, KARATE KID, SUNDANCE KIDS, and WIMPY KID are all well-known phrases or titles when paired with 'Kids' or 'Kid.'
ONCE IN A ___Devious
BLUE MOON,GENERATION,LIFETIME,WHILE
BLUE MOON, GENERATION, LIFETIME, and WHILE all follow 'Once in a' to form common expressions meaning something happens rarely or infrequently.