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A little help. Your own aha.
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This reference always shows July 31, 2025. It is released in at least one timezone; every answer stays closed until you reveal it.
Pick a colour. Reveal one step at a time.
Straightforward
Try putting the same beginning before each entry.
AID belongs in this group.
FIRST ___
Each entry comes after "FIRST" to form a word, expression or name: AID → FIRST AID; LADY → FIRST LADY; NATIONS → FIRST NATIONS; RESPONDER → FIRST RESPONDER.
A little trickier
Try putting the same beginning before each entry.
COMING belongs in this group.
SECOND ___
Each entry comes after "SECOND" to form a word, expression or name: COMING → SECOND COMING; FIDDLE → SECOND FIDDLE; GUESS → SECOND GUESS; NATURE → SECOND NATURE.
More challenging
Try putting the same beginning before each entry.
EYE belongs in this group.
THIRD ___
Each entry comes after "THIRD" to form a word, expression or name: EYE → THIRD EYE; PARTY → THIRD PARTY; RAIL → THIRD RAIL; ROCK → THIRD ROCK.
Wordplay & surprises
Try putting the same beginning before each entry.
LAUGH belongs in this group.
LAST ___
Each entry comes after "LAST" to form a word, expression or name: LAUGH → LAST LAUGH; RESORT → LAST RESORT; STRAW → LAST STRAW; SUPPER → LAST SUPPER.
All four categories and their words, together.
Yellow
AID · LADY · NATIONS · RESPONDER
Green
COMING · FIDDLE · GUESS · NATURE
Blue
EYE · PARTY · RAIL · ROCK
Purple
LAUGH · RESORT · STRAW · SUPPER
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