Tue, Nov 10

Connections Hint & Answer #1240

FOG MACHINE

HUMIDIFIER

DRY ICE

HIKING BOOTS

INCENSE

DISCO BALL

NETTLE

BACKPACK

COMPASS

MEDICINE CABINET

KALEIDOSCOPE

DRESSING ROOM

WIND UP

PIQUE

WATERFALL

WATER BOTTLE

YYellow groupEasiest

Yellow group · easiest

Pack your gear for an outdoor adventure — footwear for rough trails, hydration, navigation, and something to carry it all in.
THINGS TO BRING ON A TREK
BACKPACKCOMPASSHIKING BOOTSWATER BOTTLEBACKPACK — carried on a hike, along with a COMPASS to navigate, HIKING BOOTS for terrain, and a WATER BOTTLE to stay hydrated.

GGreen groupFairly easy

Green group · fairly easy

These words all describe getting under someone's skin until they're fuming.
ANGER
INCENSENETTLEPIQUEWIND UPINCENSE (to incense someone) means to enrage, NETTLE means to irritate, PIQUE means to provoke, and WIND UP means to annoy or rile someone up.

BBlue groupTricky

Blue group · tricky

Each of these creates a visible cloudy vapor or spray through its own method, though not all of them involve moisture in the air they produce.
MIST MAKERS
DRY ICEFOG MACHINEHUMIDIFIERWATERFALLDRY ICE produces foggy vapor when it sublimates, a FOG MACHINE sprays theatrical haze, a HUMIDIFIER releases water vapor into air, and a WATERFALL churns spray into the air.

PPurple groupTrickiest — wordplay

Purple group · trickiest — wordplay

Each item relies on a reflective surface that returns light toward the viewer.
THINGS WITH MIRRORS
DISCO BALLDRESSING ROOMKALEIDOSCOPEMEDICINE CABINETa DISCO BALL is covered in tiny reflective mirror tiles, a DRESSING ROOM has a mirror for trying on clothes, a KALEIDOSCOPE uses mirrors to create patterns, and a MEDICINE CABINET typically has a mirrored door.

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