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Sorta Game puzzle #99 · October 17, 2026

Three rounds of five things, each with a hidden scale to sort them by — then one last guess at the theme tying all three together. Here’s what this puzzle asks.

1. Round 1

   Order these subjects related to grass and lawns by their typical maximum vertical height, from shortest to tallest.

   • A meticulously manicured putting green on a professional golf course
   • A mature stalk of cultivated sugarcane
   • A fully grown giant timber bamboo plant
   • A typical residential Kentucky bluegrass lawn
   • The wild sawgrass of the Florida Everglades

2. Round 2

   Order these famous clay and ceramic subjects by the approximate year they were created or formally introduced, from oldest to newest.

   • The claymation character Wallace in the film A Grand Day Out
   • The iconic red clay brick exterior of Independence Hall in Philadelphia
   • The commercial debut of the children's modeling clay Play-Doh
   • The Terracotta Army buried with China's first emperor
   • The ancient Sumerian clay tablets featuring the Epic of Gilgamesh

3. Round 3

   Order these asphalt and paved subjects by their total continuous physical length, from shortest to longest.

   • The historic paved Route 66 highway across the United States
   • The paved straightaway of an NHRA quarter-mile drag strip
   • The continuously paved Trans-Canada Highway
   • The paved runway of NASA's Space Shuttle Landing Facility
   • A regulation outdoor paved basketball court

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