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All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
ACRO
CHEST
CROSS
DECEMBERISTS
KEN
NATIONAL
NECK
PLACE
POSITION
SHINS
SITUATE
SLEEVE
STICK
SUD
WAIST
WALKMEN
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
PUTStraightforward
DRESS SHIRT MEASUREMENTSModerate
2000S INDIE ROCK BANDS, WITH "THE"Tricky
STARTS OF NYT PRINT PUZZLESDevious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
PUTStraightforward
WORDS MEANING TO SET SOMETHING SOMEWHERE+ 3 more…
DRESS SHIRT MEASUREMENTSModerate
NUMBERS ON A DRESS SHIRT TAG+ 3 more…
2000S INDIE ROCK BANDS, WITH "THE"Tricky
2000S INDIE ROCK BANDS WHEN PRECEDED BY 'THE'+ 3 more…
STARTS OF NYT PRINT PUZZLESDevious
THESE GO BEFORE A WORD TYPE TO NAME AN NYT PRINT PUZZLE+ 3 more…
Full solution
PUTStraightforward
PLACE,POSITION,SITUATE,STICK
PLACE, POSITION, SITUATE, and STICK all mean to PUT something somewhere, making them synonyms of 'put'.
DRESS SHIRT MEASUREMENTSModerate
CHEST,NECK,SLEEVE,WAIST
CHEST, NECK, SLEEVE, and WAIST are the key measurements taken when sizing a dress shirt.
2000S INDIE ROCK BANDS, WITH "THE"Tricky
DECEMBERISTS,NATIONAL,SHINS,WALKMEN
The Decemberists, The National, The Shins, and The Walkmen are all acclaimed indie rock bands that rose to prominence in the 2000s.
STARTS OF NYT PRINT PUZZLESDevious
ACRO,CROSS,KEN,SUD
ACRO (acrostic), CROSS (crossword), KEN (kenken), and SUD (sudoku) are the beginnings of puzzle names featured in NYT print editions.