| ___ B. DeMille | 14 |
| ___ B. Driftwood ("A Night at the Opera" role) | 56 |
| ___ B. Parker, Theodore Roosevelt's 1904 opponent for president | 67 |
| ___ B. Parker, U.S. jurist | 26 |
| ___ B. Toklas | 13 |
| ___ B. Wells, early civil rights advocate | 41 |
| ___ Baba | 8 |
| ___ Baba ("Arabian Nights" character) | 47 |
| ___ Babies (stuffed collectibles) | 33 |
| ___ Babilonia, figure-skating star | 34 |
| ___ Baby | 8 |
| ___ Bach ("Fanfare for the Common Cold" composer) | 59 |
| ___ Bach (Peter Schickele character) | 36 |
| ___ back (reinvests) | 20 |
| ___ back (relaxed) | 18 |
| ___ back (retaliates) | 21 |
| ___ back to (reminds of) | 24 |
| ___ backward | 12 |
| ___ backwards | 13 |
| ___ bad | 7 |
| ___ Bad Wolf of comic books | 27 |
| ___ badge | 9 |
| ___ badge (boy scout's award) | 33 |
| ___ badge, boy scout's award | 32 |
| ___ bag | 7 |
| ___ bag (camper's tote) | 27 |
| ___ bag (carryall) | 18 |
| ___ bag (pitching aid) | 22 |
| ___ bag (prepare for a trip) | 28 |
| ___ bagatelle | 13 |
| ___ baggage (completely) | 24 |
| ___ Baggins of "The Hobbit" | 37 |
| ___ Baggins, a Tolkien hobbit | 29 |
| ___ bail | 8 |
| ___ Bailey | 10 |
| ___ Baines Johnson | 18 |
| ___ Baines Johnson (presidential daughter) | 42 |
| ___ Baiul (figure skating gold medalist) | 40 |
| ___ Baiul, 1994 Winter Olympics gold medalist | 45 |
| ___ Baker Priest, ex-Treasurer | 30 |
| ___ balance | 11 |
| ___ Balbo | 9 |
| ___ Baleares, off España | 27 |
| ___ Baline (Irving Berlin) | 26 |
| ___ ball | 8 |
| ___ ball (19th century bullet) | 30 |
| ___ ball (19th-century bullet) | 30 |
| ___ ball (19th-century missile) | 31 |
| ___ ball (alert) | 16 |
| ___ ball (arcade game) | 22 |
| ___ ball (catcher's goof) | 29 |
| ___ Ball (Christmas dance at Hogwarts) | 38 |
| ___ ball (enjoyed) | 18 |
| ___ Ball (guitar string brand) | 30 |
| ___ ball (hot toy of 1988) | 26 |
| ___ ball (popular toy) | 22 |
| ___ ball (rifle bullet) | 23 |
| ___ ball (spongy plaything) | 27 |
| ___ ball (terrible basketball shot) | 35 |
| ___ ball rolling (begins) | 25 |
| ___ ball rolling (initiate) | 27 |
| ___ ball soup | 13 |
| ___ Ball, quinquennial dance in Harry Potter | 44 |
| ___ ballerina | 13 |
| ___ balloon | 11 |
| ___ ballot (vote) | 17 |
| ___ Balls | 9 |
| ___ Balls (bygone snack cakes) | 30 |
| ___ balls (chocolate covered treats) | 36 |
| ___ balls (chocolaty snacks) | 28 |
| ___ Balls (erstwhile Hostess treats) | 36 |
| ___ Balls (Hostess brand) | 25 |
| ___ Balls (Hostess product) | 27 |
| ___ Balls (Hostess snack food) | 30 |
| ___ Balls (Hostess snack) | 25 |
| ___ balls (licorice-flavored candy) | 35 |
| ___ Balls (snack brand) | 23 |
| ___ Balls (snack cakes) | 23 |
| ___ Balls (snack choice) | 24 |
| ___ Balls (snack food with coconut and marshmallow) | 51 |
| ___ balls (walks) | 17 |
| ___ Baltea, Po feeder | 21 |
| ___ banana | 10 |
| ___ banana (burlesque bigwig) | 29 |
| ___ banana peel | 15 |
| ___ band | 8 |
| ___ Band (Boss backers) | 23 |
| ___ band (cattle on parade, proverbially) | 41 |
| ___ bandage | 11 |
| ___ Bandito | 11 |
| ___ Bandito (old advertising mascot) | 36 |
| ___ Bank | 8 |
| ___ Bank (U.S. loan guarantor) | 30 |
| ___ Banks | 9 |
| ___ Banks, "Mr. Cub" | 30 |
| ___ Banks, N.C. | 15 |
| ___ Banos, Calif. | 17 |
| ___ Banos, city in Calif. | 25 |
| ___ Banton | 10 |
| ___ bar | 7 |