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A little help. Your own aha.
Keep the satisfaction of the solve. Get a nudge for one group, reveal a category, or check the answers at your own pace.
This reference always shows February 9, 2026. 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
Look for four entries beginning with L, N, S and Y. These initials are in sorted order.
LOOM belongs in this group.
USED IN WEAVING
A little trickier
Look for four entries beginning with A, M, S and W. These initials are in sorted order.
APPROACH belongs in this group.
METHOD
More challenging
Look for four entries beginning with A, B, F and R. These initials are in sorted order.
ADVANCE belongs in this group.
KINDS OF PAYMENT FOR AN AUTHOR
Wordplay & surprises
Try putting the same beginning before each entry.
NEAR belongs in this group.
DRAW ___
Each entry comes after "DRAW" to form a word, expression or name: NEAR → DRAW NEAR; POKER → DRAW POKER; STRAWS → DRAW STRAWS; THE LINE → DRAW THE LINE.
All four categories and their words, together.
Yellow
LOOM · NEEDLE · SCISSORS · YARN
Green
APPROACH · MANNER · STYLE · WAY
Blue
ADVANCE · BONUS · FEE · ROYALTY
Purple
NEAR · POKER · STRAWS · THE LINE
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