1. What do the words below have in common?

EGG
NOTE
ODOR
MOUTH
NEGLIGENCE

2. What do the phrases below have in common?

BOXING GLOVES
CANDY KISSES
VATICAN CITY
TUBE OF TOOTHPASTE
JARGON-LACED CONVERSATION

Answers:

1. Each word can be preceded by a related word:

ROTTEN EGG
SOUR NOTE
RANCID ODOR
FOUL MOUTH
GROSS NEGLIGENCE

2. The first three letters of each phrase spell out the name of a container:

BOXing gloves
CANdy kisses
VATican City
TUBe of toothpaste
JARgon-laced conversation 

Credit #1:
LA Times Crossword
November 22, 2017
Johanna Fenimore