"EFF" FOR EFFORT
Bubbling, like soda
effervescent
A 1998 singles event at a California coffee bar with 10-minute tete-a-tetes began the practice known as this
speed dating
Though it's a country, with embassies & everything, its population is only about 800
Vatican City
A tornado serves as a form of transportation in this modern fairy tale first published in 1900
The Wizard of Oz
In this 1975 film a sea creature spends his summer spitting up swimmers & boaters off Amity Island
Jaws
6-letter term for a different kind of burning man
an effigy
If distance separates ye, use this Mac-to-Mac "video-calling experience" that starts with a body part
FaceTime
Chile & Colombia both use currencies called this
the peso
Published in 1927, "The Case-Book of" this character contained the last 12 stories of its popular sleuth
Sherlock Holmes
This title guy loses a title fight & breaks up with his girlfriend, who moves back in with her brother & works in a pet shop
Rocky
Expunging, or withdrawing oneself shyly; it's often found after "self-"
effacing
AKA "slow fade", this "spectral" 21st century dating term involves ending a relationship by simply disappearing
ghosting
The 4 most spoken languages in the world are Mandarin Chinese, English, Spanish & this other Asian one
Hindi
In 2009's "Homicide in Hardcover", a woman hunts a murderer among book collectors & hippies in this California city
San Francisco
In this film, the arrival of dead major leaguers causes a home-owner to tear up his baseball field & plant some corn
Field of Dreams
The audacity! The shameless boldness! You have the this to respond like that?!
the effrontery
If you want a marriage ceremony without a specific religious theme, try one this 17-letter way
nondenominational
This "passage" named for an explorer separates South America from Antarctica
the Drake Passage
Decluttering expert Marie Kondo wrote the bestseller "The Life-Changing Magic of" doing this
Tidying Up
Despite making a great sack for Notre Dame, a player is forced to toil solely on the practice squad for years in this pic
Rudy
This kind of small apartment has a combined living room & bedroom area, a bathroom & kitchenette
an efficiency
This TLC show has been airing since 2007, and follows brides as they choose their wedding gowns at Kleinfeld Bridal in Manhattan.
Say Yes to the Dress
Japan's 2 largest islands, they both start with the same letter
Honshu & Hokkaido
Mrs. Gamp & Tom Pinch are characters in this author's "Martin Chuzzlewit"
Dickens
This actor reattaches his severed arm, sticks it under a boulder, then ascends up a canyon to safety
James Franco