Connections Answers for Aug 16

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PARTY
ACTOR
HANDY
GRAND
UPRIGHT
HALF
STEP
PLAYER
WISE
CONCERT
SET
AGENT
SHOW
GREAT
FROM NEANDER
GIG

All Group Answers

MUSICAL PERFORMANCE

  • CONCERT
  • GIG
  • SET
  • SHOW

PARTICIPANT

  • ACTOR
  • AGENT
  • PARTY
  • PLAYER

FAMILY RELATIONSHIP MODIFIERS

  • GRAND
  • GREAT
  • HALF
  • STEP

DESCRIPTORS FOR OUR HUMAN ANCESTORS

  • FROM NEANDER
  • HANDY
  • UPRIGHT
  • WISE

The Connections game has 4 groups you need to connect. For the August 16th puzzle, the groups are Musical Performance, Participant, Family Relationship Modifiers, and Descriptors For Our Human Ancestors.

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