Connections Answers for Aug 21

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CANDY CANE
CAROUSEL
CEILING FAN
CROOK
ZEBRA
KNITTING NEEDLES
CROCHET HOOK
BARBER POLE
YIN-YANG SYMBOL
CROWBAR
PIANO KEYS
CHOPSTICKS
CLAVES
DOMINO
SKI POLES
LAZY SUSAN

All Group Answers

BLACK-AND-WHITE THINGS

  • DOMINO
  • PIANO KEYS
  • YIN-YANG SYMBOL
  • ZEBRA

PAIRS OF RODS

  • CHOPSTICKS
  • CLAVES
  • KNITTING NEEDLES
  • SKI POLES

THINGS THAT ROTATE ABOUT A VERTICAL AXIS

  • BARBER POLE
  • CAROUSEL
  • CEILING FAN
  • LAZY SUSAN

RODS THAT CURVE AT ONE END

  • CANDY CANE
  • CROCHET HOOK
  • CROOK
  • CROWBAR

The Connections game has 4 groups you need to connect. For the August 21st puzzle, the groups are Black-and-white Things, Pairs Of Rods, Things That Rotate About A Vertical Axis, and Rods That Curve At One End.

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