| Start of a Biblical omen | 24 |
| Start of a big 1975 sports event? | 33 |
| Start of a big greeting | 23 |
| Start of a big wave? | 20 |
| Start of a Bill Watterson quote | 31 |
| Start of a billboard catchphrase meaning "close to the highway" | 73 |
| Start of a bio | 14 |
| Start of a birth announcement | 29 |
| Start of a birthing coach's quip | 36 |
| Start of a bit of advice | 24 |
| Start of a bit of bad news | 26 |
| Start of a bit of wishful thinking | 34 |
| Start of a blow-off | 19 |
| Start of a boast | 16 |
| Start of a boast from Caesar | 28 |
| Start of a Bob Dole quip on how he fared the night after losing the 1988 New Hampshire primary | 94 |
| Start of a Bob Hope quip | 24 |
| Start of a Bob Hope quote | 25 |
| Start of a Bogart/Bacall movie title | 36 |
| Start of a bon mot | 18 |
| Start of a bonding moment | 25 |
| Start of a book | 15 |
| Start of a book series | 22 |
| Start of a boss's question | 30 |
| Start of a bowl game | 20 |
| Start of a boxing match | 23 |
| Start of a brain health adage | 29 |
| Start of a brainteaser whose answer appears in order, from top to bottom, in this puzzle's circled squares | 110 |
| Start of a bray | 15 |
| Start of a Brazilian dance name | 31 |
| Start of a Brazilian genre | 26 |
| Start of a break-in | 19 |
| Start of a break-in? | 20 |
| Start of a breakfast order | 26 |
| Start of a breaking news story | 30 |
| Start of a breakup | 18 |
| Start of a breed in Eden | 24 |
| Start of a Brewers line score | 29 |
| Start of a bridge declaration | 29 |
| Start of a brilliant scheme | 27 |
| Start of a British poet's card game? | 40 |
| Start of a Browning cre-ation | 29 |
| Start of a Browning creation | 28 |
| Start of a Buddy Hackett quote | 30 |
| Start of a bumper sticker that may end with one's favorite (usually expensive) vehicle | 90 |
| Start of a bumper sticker that may end with one's favorite attraction | 73 |
| Start of a bumper sticker that may end with one's favorite hobby | 68 |
| Start of a bumper sticker that may end with one's favorite vacation spot | 76 |
| Start of a bureaucratic form | 28 |
| Start of a Burt Reynolds quote on retirement | 44 |
| Start of a business observation | 31 |
| Start of a Butler adieu | 23 |
| Start of a Butterfly's name | 31 |
| Start of a buyer's quip | 27 |
| Start of a C. Moore classic | 27 |
| Start of a C. Moore poem | 24 |
| Start of a Caesar claim | 23 |
| Start of a Caesar query | 23 |
| Start of a Caesar quote | 23 |
| Start of a Caesar trio | 22 |
| Start of a Caesarean trio | 25 |
| Start of a Cain question | 24 |
| Start of a Cain quote | 21 |
| Start of a California zip code | 30 |
| Start of a call for help | 24 |
| Start of a Canada Day quotation | 31 |
| Start of a Cancún count | 26 |
| Start of a canine name | 22 |
| Start of a Capote quip | 22 |
| Start of a car accident | 23 |
| Start of a Carlin quote | 23 |
| Start of a carol | 16 |
| Start of a carol's refrain | 30 |
| Start of a Carole King song title | 33 |
| Start of a Carroll work | 23 |
| Start of a cartoon cry | 22 |
| Start of a Caruso hit | 21 |
| Start of a cat haiku | 20 |
| Start of a caution | 18 |
| Start of a cautioning retail sign | 33 |
| Start of a Cádiz calendar | 28 |
| Start of a celebratory song | 27 |
| Start of a certain recipe | 25 |
| Start of a Cervantes quote | 26 |
| Start of a challenge | 20 |
| Start of a challenge from JFK | 29 |
| Start of a chapter, usually | 27 |
| Start of a chase? | 17 |
| Start of a chat room afterthought | 33 |
| Start of a chat room view | 25 |
| Start of a cheer | 16 |
| Start of a chewing out | 22 |
| Start of a child's choosing rhyme | 37 |
| Start of a child's prayer | 29 |
| Start of a child's retort | 29 |
| Start of a child's rhyme | 28 |
| Start of a child's song | 27 |
| Start of a childhood learning song | 34 |
| Start of a childish plaint | 26 |
| Start of a children's counting rhyme | 40 |