Putting the 'T' in TV
Emeril Lagasse & Wolfgang Puck have served as judges on this competition that's been cooking since 2006
Top Chef
"Tampopo", about a woman's adventures in her noodle shop in this country, has been called a "Ramen Western"
Japan
To post a message originally posted by someone else on the service now known as X
Retweet
As this character, Tom Cruise radioed the tower, "This is Ghost Rider requesting a flyby" but was told the pattern was full
Maverick
A water watchdog:
FEUDAL RIG
Lifeguard
From 1993 to 2001, Chuck Norris was Walker,
Texas Ranger
Eva Longoria directed 2023's "Flamin' Hot", about Richard Montanez, who claims to have invented these flamin' hot snacks
Flamin' Hot Cheetos
This word for a now-ubiquitous form of entertainment program comes in part from an Apple product
Podcast
Client Rod Tidwell gets agent Jerry Maguire to say this 4-word phrase again & again, louder each time
Show me the money
Aka a bibliothecary:
BRAIN LAIR
Librarian
Tinky Winky, Dipsy, Laa-Laa & Po were the big 4 on this BBC kids' show that opened with a creepy baby face in the rising sun
Teletubbies
Dishes made by Remy, an animated gourmand of the garbage, include an omelet, a roasted mushroom & this title dish
Ratatouille
What used to be a "buddy movie" depicting an affectionate relationship between 2 guys is now this blended word
Bromance
In this comedy, Tom as studio exec Les Grossman dances to "Low" by Flo Rida & T-Pain & says, "This is... when the job gets fun"
Tropic Thunder
A bid taker:
ROUTINE ACE
Auctioneer
It preceded "The Sarah Connor Chronicles" in the title of a sci-fi series
The Terminator
As Harold & Kumar in a 2004 film can attest, this fast food chain hits different after riding a cheetah & hang gliding
White Castle
You hit this annoying thing when a website demands a fee to read content kept "behind" it
Paywall
Tom Cruise tells Max von Sydow in this flick, "If you don't kill me, precogs were wrong & pre-crime is over"
Minority Report
A capital expert:
STOIC OMEN
Economist
Its 8th & last season finale ended with its characters ringing in January 1, 1980
That '70s Show
At the start of this 1973 sci-fi film, Edward G. Robinson wants more of the title food; by the end, he becomes the title food
Soylent Green
From the French, it's the sport of running, jumping & climbing around & over urban obstacles
Parkour
"I am the world's last barman poet", Tom declaims in this film, "America's getting stinking on something I stir or shake"
Cocktail
A postnatal practitioner:
INDICATE PAIR
Pediatrician