Connections Answers for Aug 18

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RED CARPET
FILM NOIR
BASKETBALL
PRIVATE JET
SWEET POTATO
SANDPAPER
VELVET ROPE
FLYERS MASCOT
PRACTICAL JOKE
LIMOUSINE
TRAFFIC CONE
PETROLEUM JELLY
ORANGUTAN
COWBOY COFFEE
POETIC JUSTICE
PAPARAZZI

All Group Answers

SEEN AT A MOVIE PREMIERE

  • LIMOUSINE
  • PAPARAZZI
  • RED CARPET
  • VELVET ROPE

PJS

  • PETROLEUM JELLY
  • POETIC JUSTICE
  • PRACTICAL JOKE
  • PRIVATE JET

THINGS THAT ARE ORANGE

  • BASKETBALL
  • ORANGUTAN
  • SWEET POTATO
  • TRAFFIC CONE

THINGS THAT ARE GRITTY

  • COWBOY COFFEE
  • FILM NOIR
  • FLYERS MASCOT
  • SANDPAPER

The Connections game has 4 groups you need to connect. For the August 18th puzzle, the groups are Seen At A Movie Premiere, Pjs, Things That Are Orange, and Things That Are Gritty.

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