Like pie and buttermilk

Question

The set of sixteen words below can be partitioned. Each partition is of four words that have something in common. I invite you to figure out the partitions and commonalities. You'll find that the four commonalities have, themselves, something in common.

ART, BAND, BEE, BLOUSE, BRIDGE, CHANGE, COAT, COPING, HACK, LEG, LION, LOCH, PINAFORE, SWEATER, TABLE, WOOD

Jeremy Dover · Accepted Answer · 2020-06-14T17:53:24.093

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I think the four partitions are:

One:

BLOUSE, COAT, PINAFORE, SWEATER -> CLOTHES

Two:

BAND, COPING, HACK, TABLE -> _ SAW

Three:

BEE, CHANGE, LION, LOCH -> SEA _

Four:

ART, BRIDGE, LEG, WOOD -> _WORK

The commonality between the categories is:

CLOTHES, SAW, SEA, WORK -> _ HORSE

The title:

Pie and Buttermilk were horse film stars in the mid 20th century.

edited Jun 14 '20 at 17:53

answered Jun 14 '20 at 02:25

Jeremy Dover

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Not exactly what I had in mind (and I think intended solution works better. Specifically, rot13(gerfgyr neg) doesn't seem to be a thing). But close. In particular, your final answer is correct — but what does it have to do with the puzzle title? – msh210 Jun 14 '20 at 03:55
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@msh210 We must have had similar ideas: https://puzzling.stackexchange.com/questions/98588/my-lovely-connect-wall – hexomino Jun 14 '20 at 10:38
Got it...will try to refine. Neat puzzle! – Jeremy Dover Jun 14 '20 at 11:59
@hexomino I'd even seen that (though since forgotten it). Sorry. – msh210 Jun 14 '20 at 12:32
@msh210 No need to apologise, I just thought it interesting that we aimed for the same connection. – hexomino Jun 14 '20 at 12:33
@msh210: Are you thinking rot13(uvtu) instead of rot13(gerfgyr)? Given how generic it is as a term, I feel like there's no strong link, but there's also no weak link like rot13(gerfgyr neg). – Jeremy Dover Jun 14 '20 at 13:00
No, @JeremyDover. – msh210 Jun 14 '20 at 13:10
How about rot13(JBBQRA)? Works well for the theme, LEG and TABLE. Possibly ART and BRIDGE too? – Stiv Jun 14 '20 at 17:50
That's not it, but it prompted me to think the right way...thanks @Stiv!!! – Jeremy Dover Jun 14 '20 at 17:52
No, @Stiv, that's one of the words given. – msh210 Jun 14 '20 at 17:53

Like pie and buttermilk

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