| __ Beach, CA | 12 |
| __ Beach | 8 |
| __ be (don't bother) | 24 |
| __ BÂ’rith | 13 |
| __ Bay: Oregon coastal city | 27 |
| __ Bay: Jamaican resort | 23 |
| __ Bay: inlet bordering Portland, Maine | 39 |
| __ Bay, largest Oregon Coast city | 33 |
| __ Bay Rays | 11 |
| __ Bay (Caribbean city) | 23 |
| __ Bator, Mongolia | 18 |
| __ Bator | 8 |
| __ bath | 7 |
| __ Bass Fishing: video game | 27 |
| __ basket | 9 |
| __ basin | 8 |
| __ Base (pop group) | 19 |
| __ Bartlet, "The West Wing" president | 47 |
| __ Barrett's Hollywood: old gossip magazine | 47 |
| __ barrel: in hot water | 23 |
| __ Barnacle, wife of James Joyce | 32 |
| __ bargaining | 13 |
| __ bargain: court deal | 22 |
| __ bargain | 10 |
| __ bar | 6 |
| __ band: school rally performers | 32 |
| __ band | 7 |
| __ Balls: Hostess treats | 24 |
| __ Balls: Hostess snacks | 24 |
| __ Balls: Hostess snack food | 28 |
| __ Balls: chocolate cake snacks | 31 |
| __ Balls (Hostess snacks) | 25 |
| __ ballerina | 12 |
| __ ball: rubber toy fad of the '80s | 39 |
| __ ball: bad miss in hoops | 26 |
| __ ball (enjoyed oneself) | 25 |
| __ ball | 7 |
| __ Baines Johnson | 17 |
| __ bag | 6 |
| __ badge | 8 |
| __ Bader Ginsburg | 17 |
| __ Bacon: "East of Eden" character | 44 |
| __ Baba ("Arabian Nights" hero) | 41 |
| __ Baba | 7 |
| __ B. Driftwood, Groucho's "A Night at the Opera" role | 68 |
| __ B'rith: Jewish org. | 26 |
| __ B'rith | 13 |
| __ Ã trois | 13 |
| __ Ã feu: French gun | 23 |
| __ away: hide on a ship | 23 |
| __ away (saves for later) | 25 |
| __ away (draws back) | 20 |
| __ Aviv | 7 |
| __ avis | 7 |
| __ aves (uncommon ones) | 23 |
| __ avail (useless) | 18 |
| __ avail | 8 |
| __ au vin | 9 |
| __ au poivre | 12 |
| __ asst. | 8 |
| __ aside (abandon) | 18 |
| __ asada (Mexican meat dish) | 28 |
| __ asada | 8 |
| __ as pie | 9 |
| __ as an owl | 12 |
| __ as a tack | 12 |
| __ as a peacock | 15 |
| __ as a pancake | 15 |
| __ as a fox | 11 |
| __ as a cucumber | 16 |
| __ as (for example) | 19 |
| __ arts | 7 |
| __ artery: forearm blood vessel | 31 |
| __ artery, which supplies the kidneys | 37 |
| __ artery | 9 |
| __ around: wasted time | 22 |
| __ arms (outraged) | 18 |
| __ arms (angry) | 15 |
| __ arms | 7 |
| __ arm (Victorian sofa feature) | 31 |
| __ arm (electric guitar add-on) | 31 |
| __ Ark | 6 |
| __ Arizona | 10 |
| __ Arena: Kentucky Wildcats home | 32 |
| __ Arena: former Sacramento sports venue | 40 |
| __ Arena (Sacramento Kings' home) | 37 |
| __ Arc, Arkansas | 16 |
| __ Arbor, Michigan | 18 |
| __ Arbor, MI | 12 |
| __ Arbor | 8 |
| __ Arann: Irish carrier | 23 |
| __ Arann: Dublin-based carrier | 30 |
| __ Arann (Irish carrier) | 24 |
| __ Arabic (Algerian dialect) | 28 |
| __ Arabia (Mideast nation) | 26 |
| __ Arabia | 9 |
| __ Aquariids (annual meteor shower) | 35 |
| __ Aquarids (spring meteor shower) | 34 |
| __ Aquarids (annual meteor shower) | 34 |
| __ apso: dog | 12 |