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Connections Puzzle Clues

Tuesday, August 18, 2026

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

Yellow Clues (Easy)+

A celebrity event often involves these.

Green Clues (Medium)+

Each phrase starts with the same two letters (P and J).

Blue Clues (Hard)+

A common fruit, a basketball object, a primate, and a roadside marker share a color.

Purple Clues (Tricky)+

Texturally, these have a coarse or rough quality.

Spoiler-light puzzle help

Use these daily Connections clues when you want a nudge before revealing an answer. Each color-coded hint points toward the group logic while keeping the category and solution words hidden.