Theme: "Film Café" -Caffeinated punification of six films.
26A. Mideast eggplant-flavored coffee? : THE PURPLE ROAST OF CAIRO (1985). "The Purple Rose of Cairo". Comedy-drama film written and directed by Woody Allen, starring Mia Farrow, Jeff Daniels, Danny Aiello.
37A. Coffee that unleashes your inner prehistoric beast? : JURASSIC PERK (1993). "Jurassic Park". Science fiction adventure film directed by Steven Spielberg, starring Sam Neill, Laura Dern and Jeff Goldblum.
53A. With 65-Across, words describing coffee that's almost too smooth? : THE UNBEARABLE. And 65A. See 53-Across : LIGHTNESS OF BEAN. "The Unbearable Lightness of Being" (1984). A philosophical drama directed by Philip Kaufman, starring Daniel Day-Lewis, Juliette Binoche and Lena Olin. Best work of Milan Kundera.
80A. Coffee lover's paradise? : THE BREW LAGOON. "The Blue Lagoon". A romance and adventure film directed by Randal Kleiser, starring Brooke Shields, Christopher Atkins and Leo McKern. It was also a 1949 British film.
95A. Wild West coffee to go? : PONY ESPRESSO. "Pony Express". A western film directed by Jerry Hopper, starring Charlton Heston, Rhonda Fleming and Jan Sterling.
105A. Coffee with a spot in "Guinness World Records"? : THE GREATEST JOE ON EARTH
"The Greatest Show on Earth". A drama film set in the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus. The film was produced, directed, and narrated by Cecil B. DeMille, starring James Stewart, Charlton Heston and Betty Hutton. (The first movie Argyle remembers seeing.)
C.C. & Argyle co-blogging today.
My computer is sick and slow. Badly needed Argyle's help. I like how the coffee puns are narrowed down to films only, making the theme much tighter.
From Argyle: This is our constructor's debut in LA Times. He had his first NY Times Sunday last December. Until I caught on to the theme, this was giving me fits. After sussing the theme, it gave me fits of laughter. I'm a sucker for a good pun. The themeage prevented any big stacking of words but it did produce a pangram.
Across:
1. Carpal tunnel site : WRIST
6. Break down : SOB
9. Former Kiss guitarist Frehley : ACE. The Lead guitarist. Image of Space Ace.
12. Convention label : ID TAG
17. Get on (it) : HOP TO
18. Express lane unit : ITEM. "14 Items or less".
20. Instapundit, e.g. : BLOG. Instapundit is a political blog produced by Glenn Reynolds, a law professor at the University of Tennessee.
21. Singer Bryson : PEABO. R&B singer.
22. And the following, in footnotes : ET SEQ. Latin: Et sequens (of sequential things).
23. Princess who battled Callisto : XENA
24. Singer k.d. : LANG. Her Hallelujah is so good.
25. Brilliance : ECLAT
30. Hopeful lover's pickings : PETALS. "She loves me, she loves me not."
31. Reebok rival : NIKE
32. Push (through) : RAM
33. At this point : HERE
36. "Baudolino" novelist : ECO (Umberto)
42. Reminiscent of : ALA
43. Terse reproof : TSK
44. Año part : MES. Spanish for MONTH (121. Date opener)
45. Litigates : SUES
46. Scot's refusal : NAE
47. Transitional state : LIMBO
49. Pallid : WAN
50. "It's __!": speakeasy warning : A RAID. Wiki said Speakeasy is also called "Blind pig". New to me. I participated in a few raids. Exciting and scary.
52. 1998 Sarah McLachlan hit : ADIA
57. Swear : ATTEST
59. Belted out : SUNG
60. Et __ : ALII. Masculine formation.
61. Reynolds Wrap maker : ALCOA. Dow-30.
64. Augurs : BODES
69. Conservative : STAID
72. "All I gotta do __ naturally": Beatles lyric : IS ACT
73. Area 51 phenomena : UFOs
74. Tolkien tree creatures : ENTS
78. Is unable to : CAN NOT
83. Help on the way up : RUNG
84. Rival of Paris : ROMEO. Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, Count Paris is a suitor of Juliet Capulet.
87. Leb. neighbor : ISR
88. "We Got Us" Grammy winner, 1960 : GORME(Eydie)
89. Altar constellation : ARA. Southern constellation.
90. Red, perhaps : RIPE
91. Jack's predecessor : IKE. Eisenhower/Kennedy.
92. Madhouse : ZOO
94. W.'s degree : MBA. W is the only US president with MBA. Harvard Business School in 1975.
99. Etymologist's ref. : OED (Oxford English Dictionary)
100. 1985 Cher film : MASK. Biographical drama film directed by Peter Bogdanovich, starring Cher, Sam Elliott, and Eric Stoltz.
101. Commonly, to Coleridge : OFT
102. Nobelist Pavlov : IVAN. Famous Russian physiologist. 1904 award Physiology or Medicine.
103. Old manuscript copier : SCRIBE. Real old.
113. Palin's "Going __" : ROGUE
114. Prong : TINE
115. Regrettably : ALAS
116. Swelling : EDEMA
117. Asteroid group named for a love god : AMORs. Named after Amor obviously.
118. Change for a five : ONEs
119. It may drop down : MENU. Computer "Drop down menu". Like the File, Edit, View, History in your Firefox/IE browser.
120. Flying movie monster : RODAN
122. Ballclub VIP : MGR
123. Mil. decoration : DSM (Distinguished Service Medal)
124. Duke's era : SWING. "Duke" Ellington, pianist, and big band leader. I hope we get some nice links today.
Down:
1. Sharpen : WHET
2. Van Halen's David Lee __ : ROTH
3. __ dixit : IPSE. Literally"he himself said it", asserted but not proved.
4. Treeless plain : STEPPE. In Siberia.
5. Chef's hat : TOQUE
6. Abs paragon : SIX PACK
7. Verdi opera with Desdemona : OTELLO. Based on Shakespeare's play.
8. Elaine's last name on "Seinfeld" : BENES. Made billions in reruns.
9. It's east of the Bering Strait : ALASKA
10. Italian noblewoman : CONTESSA. Who doesn't like Ina Garten, the Barefoot Contessa?
11. Brand originally called Froffles : EGGO. "Let go of my Froffle!"
12. Medicinal syrups : IPECACs
13. Pull up stakes : DECAMP
14. Anklebones : TALI. Plural of talus.
15. "This guy walks into __ ..." : A BAR
16. Attend : GO TO
19. Deface : MAR
20. British prime minister before Brown : BLAIR (Tony)
27. GPS options: Abbr. : RTEs
28. Heavy load : ONUS
29. Peanuts character with "naturally curly hair" : FRIEDA
33. Stops : HALTS
34. Friend of Job : ELIHU. No idea. My knowledge on Bible is very shaky.
35. Nagano noodles : RAMEN
37. Malone of "Saved!" : JENA. The little girl in "Stepmom".
38. __ generis: unique : SUI. Literally meaning of its own kind/genus or unique in its characteristics.
39. Was over : ENDED
40. Bring up : RAISE
41. "A thing of beauty is a joy forever" poet : KEATS
43. Heavy load : TON
44. Steep before cooking : MARINATE
48. Moose mating activity : BUGLING. Ever marinate a moose?
49. Stays put : WAITS
50. Shakespeare title starter : ALLS. "All's Well That Ends Well".
51. Contingency plan : RECOURSE
52. Simultaneously : AT ONE GO
54. Strong suit, slangily : BAG
55. K-12 : EL-HI (Elementary-High School).
56. Tack together : BASTE. Ever baste a moose?
58. TV schedule abbr. : TBA
62. Part of OBO : OFFER. OBO= Or Best Offer
63. Words after take or tie : A BOW
66. Wedding promise : I DO. May our husbands and boyfriends never meet!
67. Repeat : ECHO
68. Immigrant's subj. : ESL (English as a Second Language)
69. Discard : SCRAP
70. Bull: Pref. : TAURO. We've had this entry before.
71. Boutros-Ghali's successor : ANNAN (Kofi). Served as the seventh Secretary-General. Succeeded by Ban Ki-moon.
75. Roe v. Wade plaintiff McCorvey : NORMA (Rae). She filed as Jane Roe; Henry Wade represented the State of Texas.
76. Resting places : TOMBS. Rather final, eh?
77. Play with no hand-off : SNEAK. By the quarterback in football.
79. Melancholy, in Metz : TRISTE. Sad. French.
81. 1960s-'70s anti-apartheid activist Steve : BIKO. Died in police custody, South Africa.
82. Earlier : AGO
85. Not in favor: Abbr. : OPP
86. Worthy of : MERITING
90. Update, as a web page : REFRESH
91. Exists no more : ISN'T
92. Like a game in which wins equal losses : ZERO SUM. Stumped me last time.
93. Anthony Hopkins's "Thor" role : ODIN
96. Probiotic snack : YOGURT. Good bacteria.
97. Leveling tool : EVENER. Weak clue regarding what a evener does. It is used in harnessing equipment to a horse or horses so it is pulled evenly, in a sense, on the same level.
98. Wedding invite encls. : SASEs
99. Vast amounts : OCEANS
100. Lea : MEADOW. Hey, LEA is often the answer.
103. Did a cobbler's job : SOLED. Did not know SOLE can be a verb.
104. Stouts, e.g. : BEERS
105. Rail transport : TRAM. Or cable transport.
106. "Ecce __": Pilate : HOMO
107. Austrian expressionist Schiele : EGON (1890 - 1918). I googled his work, quite erotic.
108. Tiny power source : ATOM
109. __ session : JAM
110. Quick, in trade names : REDI
111. Agt. under Ness : T-MAN
112. Display, in a way : HANG
Answer grid.
C.C & Argyle
26A. Mideast eggplant-flavored coffee? : THE PURPLE ROAST OF CAIRO (1985). "The Purple Rose of Cairo". Comedy-drama film written and directed by Woody Allen, starring Mia Farrow, Jeff Daniels, Danny Aiello.
37A. Coffee that unleashes your inner prehistoric beast? : JURASSIC PERK (1993). "Jurassic Park". Science fiction adventure film directed by Steven Spielberg, starring Sam Neill, Laura Dern and Jeff Goldblum.
53A. With 65-Across, words describing coffee that's almost too smooth? : THE UNBEARABLE. And 65A. See 53-Across : LIGHTNESS OF BEAN. "The Unbearable Lightness of Being" (1984). A philosophical drama directed by Philip Kaufman, starring Daniel Day-Lewis, Juliette Binoche and Lena Olin. Best work of Milan Kundera.
80A. Coffee lover's paradise? : THE BREW LAGOON. "The Blue Lagoon". A romance and adventure film directed by Randal Kleiser, starring Brooke Shields, Christopher Atkins and Leo McKern. It was also a 1949 British film.
95A. Wild West coffee to go? : PONY ESPRESSO. "Pony Express". A western film directed by Jerry Hopper, starring Charlton Heston, Rhonda Fleming and Jan Sterling.
105A. Coffee with a spot in "Guinness World Records"? : THE GREATEST JOE ON EARTH
"The Greatest Show on Earth". A drama film set in the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus. The film was produced, directed, and narrated by Cecil B. DeMille, starring James Stewart, Charlton Heston and Betty Hutton. (The first movie Argyle remembers seeing.)
My computer is sick and slow. Badly needed Argyle's help. I like how the coffee puns are narrowed down to films only, making the theme much tighter.
From Argyle: This is our constructor's debut in LA Times. He had his first NY Times Sunday last December. Until I caught on to the theme, this was giving me fits. After sussing the theme, it gave me fits of laughter. I'm a sucker for a good pun. The themeage prevented any big stacking of words but it did produce a pangram.
Across:
1. Carpal tunnel site : WRIST
6. Break down : SOB
9. Former Kiss guitarist Frehley : ACE. The Lead guitarist. Image of Space Ace.
12. Convention label : ID TAG
17. Get on (it) : HOP TO
18. Express lane unit : ITEM. "14 Items or less".
20. Instapundit, e.g. : BLOG. Instapundit is a political blog produced by Glenn Reynolds, a law professor at the University of Tennessee.
21. Singer Bryson : PEABO. R&B singer.
22. And the following, in footnotes : ET SEQ. Latin: Et sequens (of sequential things).
23. Princess who battled Callisto : XENA
24. Singer k.d. : LANG. Her Hallelujah is so good.
25. Brilliance : ECLAT
30. Hopeful lover's pickings : PETALS. "She loves me, she loves me not."31. Reebok rival : NIKE
32. Push (through) : RAM
33. At this point : HERE
36. "Baudolino" novelist : ECO (Umberto)
42. Reminiscent of : ALA
43. Terse reproof : TSK
44. Año part : MES. Spanish for MONTH (121. Date opener)
45. Litigates : SUES
46. Scot's refusal : NAE
47. Transitional state : LIMBO
49. Pallid : WAN
50. "It's __!": speakeasy warning : A RAID. Wiki said Speakeasy is also called "Blind pig". New to me. I participated in a few raids. Exciting and scary.
52. 1998 Sarah McLachlan hit : ADIA
57. Swear : ATTEST
59. Belted out : SUNG
60. Et __ : ALII. Masculine formation.
61. Reynolds Wrap maker : ALCOA. Dow-30.
64. Augurs : BODES
69. Conservative : STAID
72. "All I gotta do __ naturally": Beatles lyric : IS ACT
73. Area 51 phenomena : UFOs
74. Tolkien tree creatures : ENTS
78. Is unable to : CAN NOT
83. Help on the way up : RUNG
84. Rival of Paris : ROMEO. Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, Count Paris is a suitor of Juliet Capulet.
87. Leb. neighbor : ISR
88. "We Got Us" Grammy winner, 1960 : GORME(Eydie)
89. Altar constellation : ARA. Southern constellation.
91. Jack's predecessor : IKE. Eisenhower/Kennedy.
92. Madhouse : ZOO
94. W.'s degree : MBA. W is the only US president with MBA. Harvard Business School in 1975.
100. 1985 Cher film : MASK. Biographical drama film directed by Peter Bogdanovich, starring Cher, Sam Elliott, and Eric Stoltz.
101. Commonly, to Coleridge : OFT
102. Nobelist Pavlov : IVAN. Famous Russian physiologist. 1904 award Physiology or Medicine.
103. Old manuscript copier : SCRIBE. Real old.
113. Palin's "Going __" : ROGUE
114. Prong : TINE
115. Regrettably : ALAS
116. Swelling : EDEMA
117. Asteroid group named for a love god : AMORs. Named after Amor obviously.
118. Change for a five : ONEs
119. It may drop down : MENU. Computer "Drop down menu". Like the File, Edit, View, History in your Firefox/IE browser.
120. Flying movie monster : RODAN
122. Ballclub VIP : MGR
123. Mil. decoration : DSM (Distinguished Service Medal)
124. Duke's era : SWING. "Duke" Ellington, pianist, and big band leader. I hope we get some nice links today.
Down:
1. Sharpen : WHET
2. Van Halen's David Lee __ : ROTH
3. __ dixit : IPSE. Literally"he himself said it", asserted but not proved.
4. Treeless plain : STEPPE. In Siberia.
5. Chef's hat : TOQUE
6. Abs paragon : SIX PACK
7. Verdi opera with Desdemona : OTELLO. Based on Shakespeare's play.
8. Elaine's last name on "Seinfeld" : BENES. Made billions in reruns.
9. It's east of the Bering Strait : ALASKA
10. Italian noblewoman : CONTESSA. Who doesn't like Ina Garten, the Barefoot Contessa?
11. Brand originally called Froffles : EGGO. "Let go of my Froffle!"
12. Medicinal syrups : IPECACs
13. Pull up stakes : DECAMP
14. Anklebones : TALI. Plural of talus.
15. "This guy walks into __ ..." : A BAR
16. Attend : GO TO
19. Deface : MAR
20. British prime minister before Brown : BLAIR (Tony)
27. GPS options: Abbr. : RTEs
28. Heavy load : ONUS
29. Peanuts character with "naturally curly hair" : FRIEDA
33. Stops : HALTS
34. Friend of Job : ELIHU. No idea. My knowledge on Bible is very shaky.
35. Nagano noodles : RAMEN
37. Malone of "Saved!" : JENA. The little girl in "Stepmom".
38. __ generis: unique : SUI. Literally meaning of its own kind/genus or unique in its characteristics.
39. Was over : ENDED
40. Bring up : RAISE
41. "A thing of beauty is a joy forever" poet : KEATS
43. Heavy load : TON
44. Steep before cooking : MARINATE
48. Moose mating activity : BUGLING. Ever marinate a moose?
49. Stays put : WAITS
50. Shakespeare title starter : ALLS. "All's Well That Ends Well".
51. Contingency plan : RECOURSE
52. Simultaneously : AT ONE GO
54. Strong suit, slangily : BAG
55. K-12 : EL-HI (Elementary-High School).
56. Tack together : BASTE. Ever baste a moose?
58. TV schedule abbr. : TBA
62. Part of OBO : OFFER. OBO= Or Best Offer
63. Words after take or tie : A BOW
66. Wedding promise : I DO. May our husbands and boyfriends never meet!
67. Repeat : ECHO
68. Immigrant's subj. : ESL (English as a Second Language)
69. Discard : SCRAP
70. Bull: Pref. : TAURO. We've had this entry before.
71. Boutros-Ghali's successor : ANNAN (Kofi). Served as the seventh Secretary-General. Succeeded by Ban Ki-moon.
75. Roe v. Wade plaintiff McCorvey : NORMA (Rae). She filed as Jane Roe; Henry Wade represented the State of Texas.
76. Resting places : TOMBS. Rather final, eh?
77. Play with no hand-off : SNEAK. By the quarterback in football.
79. Melancholy, in Metz : TRISTE. Sad. French.
81. 1960s-'70s anti-apartheid activist Steve : BIKO. Died in police custody, South Africa.
82. Earlier : AGO
85. Not in favor: Abbr. : OPP
86. Worthy of : MERITING
90. Update, as a web page : REFRESH
91. Exists no more : ISN'T
92. Like a game in which wins equal losses : ZERO SUM. Stumped me last time.
93. Anthony Hopkins's "Thor" role : ODIN
96. Probiotic snack : YOGURT. Good bacteria.
97. Leveling tool : EVENER. Weak clue regarding what a evener does. It is used in harnessing equipment to a horse or horses so it is pulled evenly, in a sense, on the same level.
98. Wedding invite encls. : SASEs
99. Vast amounts : OCEANS
100. Lea : MEADOW. Hey, LEA is often the answer.
103. Did a cobbler's job : SOLED. Did not know SOLE can be a verb.
104. Stouts, e.g. : BEERS
105. Rail transport : TRAM. Or cable transport.
106. "Ecce __": Pilate : HOMO
107. Austrian expressionist Schiele : EGON (1890 - 1918). I googled his work, quite erotic.
108. Tiny power source : ATOM
109. __ session : JAM
110. Quick, in trade names : REDI
111. Agt. under Ness : T-MAN
112. Display, in a way : HANG
Answer grid.
C.C & Argyle
