| __ Bingle: Crosby nickname | 26 |
| __ bird | 7 |
| __ Birds: cellphone game | 24 |
| __ birth to | 11 |
| __ bit | 6 |
| __ bit (completely) | 19 |
| __ bit (slightly) | 17 |
| __ bit (totally) | 16 |
| __ bit: slightly | 16 |
| __ Blair: George Orwell's birth name | 40 |
| __ Blanc | 8 |
| __ Blanc, the Alps' highest peak | 36 |
| __ blanche | 10 |
| __ bloc | 7 |
| __ blocker | 10 |
| __ blood | 8 |
| __ bloom: pond buildup | 22 |
| __ blue | 7 |
| __ blue sea | 11 |
| __ blue streak | 14 |
| __ blue: color named for a school | 33 |
| __ blues: Mississippi genre | 27 |
| __ Bo | 5 |
| __ board (manicurist's tool) | 32 |
| __ bomb | 7 |
| __ bonding | 10 |
| __ Bones: "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" character | 59 |
| __ bono: "Who stands to gain?" in law | 47 |
| __ book (enjoy Stephen King) | 28 |
| __ Book Club | 12 |
| __ Book: 11th-century English land survey | 41 |
| __ boom | 7 |
| __ boom (jet sound) | 19 |
| __ boom (SST sound) | 19 |
| __ boom bah | 11 |
| __ boost | 8 |
| __ Bora (Afghan region) | 23 |
| __ Bora: Afghan mountain area | 29 |
| __ Bora: Afghan region | 22 |
| __ Bora: Taliban stronghold | 27 |
| __ borealis | 11 |
| __ borealis (northern lights) | 29 |
| __ Bornes: card game | 20 |
| __ bottoms | 10 |
| __ Bourguiba, Tunisian president from 1957-87 | 45 |
| __ bourguignon | 14 |
| __ Bowl | 7 |
| __ Bowl (annual Texas game) | 27 |
| __ box (TV) | 11 |
| __ boy (sissy) | 14 |
| __ boy (timid guy) | 18 |
| __ boy (timid lad) | 18 |
| __ boy (timid one) | 18 |
| __ Brasi, "The Godfather" hatchet man | 47 |
| __ brûlée | 15 |
| __ brûlée: custard dessert | 32 |
| __ bread | 8 |
| __ breve | 8 |
| __ breve: 2/2 time | 18 |
| __ Bridge, St. Louis | 20 |
| __ Bridge: Bronx/Manhattan/Queens span | 38 |
| __ Britain (London art museum) | 30 |
| __ broche: skewered | 19 |
| __ Brothers, who sang "Black Water" | 45 |
| __ Brown, only coach to win both an NCAA and NBA championship | 61 |
| __ Bruce, '30s-'40s Dr. Watson portrayer | 48 |
| __ Brum (car accessory) | 23 |
| __ Brush Company | 16 |
| __ Bubba: gum brand | 19 |
| __ Bubble: 18th-century British economic disaster | 49 |
| __ bubble: Internet stock phenomenon | 36 |
| __ buco | 7 |
| __ buco: veal dish | 18 |
| __ buddies | 10 |
| __ buddies (close friends) | 26 |
| __ buddies (close pals) | 23 |
| __ buddy | 8 |
| __ Buena, town that became San Francisco | 40 |
| __ bum | 6 |
| __ Bund: Swiss newspaper | 24 |
| __ burger | 9 |
| __ Burger, veggie brand that originated in Florida | 50 |
| __ but wiser | 12 |
| __ butter | 9 |
| __ butter (moisturizer ingredient) | 34 |
| __ butter (moisturizer) | 23 |
| __ Butter cookies | 17 |
| __ butter: cosmetic moisturizer | 31 |
| __ butter: organic moisturizer | 30 |
| __ Butterworth | 14 |
| __ by (agree to) | 16 |
| __ by (conforms to) | 19 |
| __ by (obey) | 12 |
| __ by somehow | 13 |
| __ cabbage | 10 |
| __ Cabos, Mexico | 16 |
| __ Cajun: University of Louisiana at Lafayette athlete | 54 |
| __ Cakesters | 12 |
| __ Caliente: California tribe | 29 |
| __ California | 13 |