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Word grid
All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
BACON
BANNER
CANDY
COMIC
FILM
HOBBY HORSE
INTERSTITIAL
MÖBIUS
OVERLAY
PINWHEEL
POP-UP
POPSICLE
SALAD
SPACE
SPARKLER
SPORTS
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
KINDS OF STRIPSStraightforward
THINGS ON STICKSModerate
ONLINE AD FORMATSTricky
___ BARDevious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
KINDS OF STRIPSStraightforward
EACH OF THESE WORDS CAN PRECEDE OR FOLLOW 'STRIP'+ 3 more…
THINGS ON STICKSModerate
THESE FUN OBJECTS ALL HAVE HANDLES YOU HOLD+ 3 more…
ONLINE AD FORMATSTricky
THESE ARE ALL WAYS WEBSITES INTERRUPT YOUR BROWSING+ 3 more…
___ BARDevious
ADD 'BAR' AFTER EACH WORD TO MAKE A COMMON COMPOUND+ 3 more…
Full solution
KINDS OF STRIPSStraightforward
BACON,COMIC,FILM,MÖBIUS
BACON, COMIC, FILM, and MÖBIUS are all types of strips — bacon strip, comic strip, film strip, and Möbius strip
THINGS ON STICKSModerate
HOBBY HORSE,PINWHEEL,POPSICLE,SPARKLER
HOBBY HORSE, PINWHEEL, POPSICLE, and SPARKLER are all things mounted on or held by a stick
ONLINE AD FORMATSTricky
BANNER,INTERSTITIAL,OVERLAY,POP-UP
BANNER, INTERSTITIAL, OVERLAY, and POP-UP are all formats used in online digital advertising
___ BARDevious
CANDY,SALAD,SPACE,SPORTS
CANDY BAR, SALAD BAR, SPACE BAR, and SPORTS BAR are all familiar compound phrases using 'bar'