| Bad place to have a leak, briefly | 33 |
| Bad place to be, in relation to a sewage plant | 46 |
| Bad place to be near a sewage plant | 35 |
| Bad place for a man to be kicked, slangily | 42 |
| Bad photo of a shoelace problem? | 32 |
| Bad nickname for a hot-air balloonist | 37 |
| Bad news from a credit card company | 35 |
| Bad news from a "Shark Tank" shark | 44 |
| Bad news for twin middies at Annapolis? | 39 |
| Bad news for magazine publishers | 32 |
| Bad news for a men's fashion mag? | 37 |
| Bad news for a job-seeking ski instructor? | 42 |
| Bad musician's "body part" | 40 |
| Bad marks gotten in high school? | 32 |
| Bad marks for a high school student | 35 |
| Bad mark on one's reputation | 32 |
| Bad letters for number-challenged rocker | 40 |
| Bad last name for an ailurophobe | 32 |
| Bad karaoke performer's problem | 35 |
| BAD II '91 album "The ___" | 40 |
| Bad hair in the morning, perhaps | 32 |
| Bad guys on "Law & Order" | 39 |
| Bad guy in the Atari game "Berzerk" | 45 |
| Bad guy hidden in eight puzzle answers | 38 |
| Bad garment choice for a Rockette | 33 |
| Bad financial development for screenwriters? | 44 |
| Bad feeling in the pit of one's stomach? | 44 |
| Bad example of an androgynous person? | 37 |
| Bad etiquette at the dinner table | 33 |
| Bad English "Best of What ___" | 40 |
| Bad day's record for a batter | 33 |
| Bad day on Wall Street (starring Jeremy Irons) | 46 |
| Bad conditions for playing hoops, say | 37 |
| Bad Company "___ the Knot" | 36 |
| Bad citation after leaving the bar | 34 |
| Bad choice for a cynophobic cinephile | 37 |
| Bad choice at the betting window | 32 |
| Bad boy rockers might go to court for this | 42 |
| Bad Boy Records founder, as he's now known | 46 |
| Bad boy of 1970s-'80s tennis | 32 |
| Bad boy in "Toy Story" | 32 |
| Bad answer from an expert witness? | 34 |
| Bad ailment for a sailor to have | 32 |
| Bad actor cuts a scene from a Broadway flop? | 44 |
| Bacterium that doesn't need oxygen | 38 |
| Bacterium requiring oxygen, e.g. | 32 |
| Bacterium plaguing some Florida shooters? | 41 |
| Bacterium found in the lower intestine | 38 |
| Bacteriology pioneer: 1828–98 | 36 |
| Bacteriologist with a dish named after him | 42 |
| Bacteriologist known for his dish | 33 |
| Bacteriologist for whom a dish was named | 40 |
| Bacteria used in genetics research | 34 |
| Bacteria that die without free oxygen | 37 |
| Bacteria rendered harmless by pasteurization | 44 |
| Bacteria related to many food recalls | 37 |
| Bacteria related to a spinach recall | 36 |
| Bacteria discovered by Theodor Escherich | 40 |
| Bacon-and-eggs salad creator Bob | 32 |
| Bacon, lettuce, and tomato, e.g. | 32 |
| Bacon's place in a B.L.T. with vegetable? | 45 |
| Bacon of "Mystic River" | 33 |
| Backyard Babies "___ the Crown" | 41 |
| Backwoods "opposed to" | 32 |
| Backwood's "once more" | 36 |
| Backwards, and key to this puzzle's theme | 45 |
| Backus was his voice in 60's TV | 35 |
| Backus was his voice in '60s TV | 35 |
| Backus was his voice in '60s TV | 36 |
| Backup singers in a 1960's R & B group | 46 |
| Backup singer with Smokey Robinson | 34 |
| Backup singer for Smokey Robinson | 33 |
| Backup means for gaining entrance | 33 |
| Backup band said to be named for a car | 38 |
| Backstreet Boys' favorite farewell? | 39 |
| Backstage visitors without passes? | 34 |
| Backside ... or a hint to the puzzle theme | 42 |
| Backs up another time, as computer data | 39 |
| Backs off, with ''up'' | 38 |
| Backs off (with ''up'') | 39 |
| Backpedaler's words of clarification | 40 |
| Backpackers' stopover, perhaps | 34 |
| Backpacker's way station, perhaps | 37 |
| Backpacker's quarters, perhaps | 34 |
| Backpacker's destination: Abbr. | 35 |
| Backpack carrier on some western trips | 38 |
| Backlash from a Canadian territory? | 35 |
| Backing up with no cars in one's way? | 41 |
| Backing an ancient empire, like King Herod | 42 |
| Background that's filled in later | 37 |
| Background of Vladimir Putin, for short | 39 |
| Background of roses, irises, etc.? | 34 |
| Background noise on many a sitcom | 33 |
| Background must to top it all off | 33 |
| Background information for a meteorologist | 42 |
| Background for "Dragnet" credits | 42 |
| Backgammon players' accessories | 35 |
| Backgammon piece that's alone on its point | 46 |
| Backgammon piece that can be sent to the bar | 44 |
| Backgammon piece exposed to capture | 35 |