Cultivating A Cup

Your daily dose of coffee, culture, and clever clues.
Explore coffee culture, brewing methods, and cafe terms in this robust crossword for java lovers.
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Across

  • 1A
    Agricultural yield, like coffee beans
  • 5A
    Green fruit often served with tequila or sometimes tasted in coffee
  • 6A
    Product identifier, like on a bag of single-origin coffee
  • 8A
    Sturdy tree often associated with aging barrels, or a woody coffee note
  • 9A
    Fashion trend or a coffee brewing method
  • 10A
    Fragrant bloom, or a floral note in Ethiopian coffee
  • 11A
    Proverbial wisdom, such as 'The early bird gets the worm' or 'But first, coffee'

Down

  • 1D
    Shared beliefs and customs, as in 'coffee ___'
  • 2D
    Having narrow folds, like some V60 coffee filters
  • 3D
    Smooth and soft to the touch, like a coffee with good mouthfeel
  • 4D
    Perfect aim, as a barista might have for a precise pour
  • 7D
    ___ nova, a genre sometimes heard in a relaxed cafe setting