Tue, Nov 10

Connections Hint & Answer #1225

COCO

ANGEL

OBSESSION

INCENSE

BUTTER

TRUNK

OPIUM

DEODORANT

FOGERTY

DYNAMITE

WARDROBE

CHEST

HAZEL

MISTER

BUREAU

VAPORETTO

YYellow groupEasiest

Yellow group · easiest

Where you keep garments, whether folded in drawers, hung up, or packed for a trip.
PLACES TO STORE CLOTHES
BUREAUCHESTTRUNKWARDROBEA bureau holds drawers of clothing, a chest can hold folded garments, a trunk is a travel case for clothes, and a wardrobe is a closet for hanging garments.

GGreen groupFairly easy

Green group · fairly easy

Several everyday items can be found packaged or formed as long, narrow rods you might hold, light, or swipe.
THINGS THAT COME IN STICKS
BUTTERDEODORANTDYNAMITEINCENSEButter is sold in stick form, deodorant comes as a stick you swipe on, dynamite is packed in explosive sticks, and incense burns as a thin aromatic stick.

BBlue groupTricky

Blue group · tricky

These luxury bottles of scent each carry a single evocative one-word name from a renowned fashion house.
FAMOUS PERFUMES
ANGELCOCOOBSESSIONOPIUMAngel is a Thierry Mugler fragrance, Coco is Chanel's scent, Obsession is by Calvin Klein, and Opium is Yves Saint Laurent's perfume.

PPurple groupTrickiest — wordplay

Purple group · trickiest — wordplay

Each word in this group gets its opening chunk—the length varies from three to five letters—to form a weather condition that clouds the air, followed by something familiar.
STARTING WITH THINGS THAT CLOUD THE AIR
FOGERTYHAZELMISTERVAPORETTOFogertY begins with FOG, HazEl begins with HAZE, Mister begins with MIST, and Vaporetto begins with VAPOR.

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