| __ Aviv | 7 |
| __ away (draws back) | 20 |
| __ away (saves for later) | 25 |
| __ away: hide on a ship | 23 |
| __ Ã feu: French gun | 23 |
| __ Ã trois | 13 |
| __ B'rith | 13 |
| __ B'rith: Jewish org. | 26 |
| __ B. Driftwood, Groucho's "A Night at the Opera" role | 68 |
| __ Baba | 7 |
| __ Baba ("Arabian Nights" hero) | 41 |
| __ Bacon: "East of Eden" character | 44 |
| __ Bader Ginsburg | 17 |
| __ badge | 8 |
| __ bag | 6 |
| __ Baines Johnson | 17 |
| __ ball | 7 |
| __ ball (enjoyed oneself) | 25 |
| __ ball: bad miss in hoops | 26 |
| __ ball: rubber toy fad of the '80s | 39 |
| __ ballerina | 12 |
| __ Balls (Hostess snacks) | 25 |
| __ Balls: chocolate cake snacks | 31 |
| __ Balls: Hostess snack food | 28 |
| __ Balls: Hostess snacks | 24 |
| __ Balls: Hostess treats | 24 |
| __ band | 7 |
| __ band: school rally performers | 32 |
| __ bar | 6 |
| __ bargain | 10 |
| __ bargain: court deal | 22 |
| __ bargaining | 13 |
| __ Barnacle, wife of James Joyce | 32 |
| __ barrel: in hot water | 23 |
| __ Barrett's Hollywood: old gossip magazine | 47 |
| __ Bartlet, "The West Wing" president | 47 |
| __ Base (pop group) | 19 |
| __ basin | 8 |
| __ basket | 9 |
| __ Bass Fishing: video game | 27 |
| __ bath | 7 |
| __ Bator | 8 |
| __ Bator, Mongolia | 18 |
| __ Bay (Caribbean city) | 23 |
| __ Bay Rays | 11 |
| __ Bay, largest Oregon Coast city | 33 |
| __ Bay: inlet bordering Portland, Maine | 39 |
| __ Bay: Jamaican resort | 23 |
| __ Bay: Oregon coastal city | 27 |
| __ BÂ’rith | 13 |
| __ be (don't bother) | 24 |
| __ Beach | 8 |
| __ Beach, CA | 12 |
| __ Beach, FL | 12 |
| __ Beach, Fla. | 14 |
| __ Beach, Florida | 17 |
| __ Beach, SC | 12 |
| __ Beach: resort near Santa Ana | 31 |
| __ Beach: South Carolina resort | 31 |
| __ Beach: Southern California resort | 36 |
| __ bean | 7 |
| __ bean: sprouts source | 23 |
| __ Beanies ('90s fad toys) | 30 |
| __ beans | 8 |
| __ beans (Mexican side dish) | 28 |
| __ bear | 7 |
| __ bear (Arctic beast) | 22 |
| __ bear (white beast) | 21 |
| __ Bear, original name of Winnie-the-Pooh | 41 |
| __ Bear: Ursa Minor | 19 |
| __ bears (candy variety) | 24 |
| __ Beaumont, hero of King's "The Dark Half" | 57 |
| __ bed | 6 |
| __ bee | 6 |
| __ beef | 7 |
| __ beef (sandwich meat) | 23 |
| __ beer: low-alcohol beverage | 29 |
| __ before | 9 |
| __ behind the ears | 18 |
| __ Bell | 7 |
| __ Bell (Kremlin attraction) | 28 |
| __ Bell: Emily Brontë pen name | 33 |
| __ belli (act of war) | 21 |
| __ belt | 7 |
| __ bene | 7 |
| __ Benedict | 11 |
| __ Benedict XVI | 15 |
| __ Bernardi, who played Tevye on Broadway | 41 |
| __ Bernardino | 13 |
| __ Bernardo, Chile | 18 |
| __ best friend | 14 |
| __ best friend (a dog) | 22 |
| __ Beta Kappa | 13 |
| __ Bete | 7 |
| __ big way | 10 |
| __ Bill: legendary cowboy | 25 |
| __ biloba | 9 |
| __ biloba: claimed memory-enhancing extract | 43 |
| __ bind | 7 |
| __ Bing!: "The Sopranos" nightclub | 44 |