| ___ basque (dance step) | 23 |
| ___ Basin, German coal region | 29 |
| ___ Basin (German coal area) | 28 |
| ___ bases (R. Henderson stat) | 29 |
| ___ Baseball (NES classic) | 26 |
| ___ base (be stranded) | 22 |
| ___ Barrett of Pink Floyd | 25 |
| ___ barrel (the whole works) | 28 |
| ___ barrel (in trouble) | 23 |
| ___ Barrani, W.W. II town | 25 |
| ___ bark, cinnamon source | 25 |
| ___ bark beetle (pest) | 22 |
| ___ bargain (legal stratagem) | 29 |
| ___ bargain (court deal) | 24 |
| ___ Bara, née Goodman | 24 |
| ___ Bara, early movie actress | 29 |
| ___ bar (Hershey product) | 25 |
| ___ bar (acts the mixologist) | 29 |
| ___ Banos, city in Calif. | 25 |
| ___ Band (Boss backers) | 23 |
| ___ banana (burlesque bigwig) | 29 |
| ___ Balls (snack choice) | 24 |
| ___ Balls (snack cakes) | 23 |
| ___ Balls (snack brand) | 23 |
| ___ Balls (Hostess snack) | 25 |
| ___ Balls (Hostess product) | 27 |
| ___ Balls (Hostess brand) | 25 |
| ___ balls (chocolaty snacks) | 28 |
| ___ ball rolling (initiate) | 27 |
| ___ ball rolling (begins) | 25 |
| ___ ball (spongy plaything) | 27 |
| ___ ball (rifle bullet) | 23 |
| ___ ball (popular toy) | 22 |
| ___ ball (hot toy of 1988) | 26 |
| ___ ball (catcher's goof) | 29 |
| ___ ball (arcade game) | 22 |
| ___ Baline (Irving Berlin) | 26 |
| ___ Baleares, off España | 27 |
| ___ Baggins, a Tolkien hobbit | 29 |
| ___ baggage (completely) | 24 |
| ___ bag (prepare for a trip) | 28 |
| ___ bag (pitching aid) | 22 |
| ___ bag (camper's tote) | 27 |
| ___ Bad Wolf of comic books | 27 |
| ___ back to (reminds of) | 24 |
| ___ B. Parker, U.S. jurist | 26 |
| ___ Ã manger (dining room) | 29 |
| ___ Ã clef (type of novel) | 29 |
| ___ away from (was timid) | 25 |
| ___ away from (shunned) | 23 |
| ___ away from (avoids) | 22 |
| ___ away (hide on a ship) | 25 |
| ___ Avon (Anthony Eden) | 23 |
| ___ Aviv-Jaffa, Israel | 22 |
| ___ avis (unusual thing) | 24 |
| ___ avis (unusual species) | 26 |
| ___ avis (unusual one) | 22 |
| ___ avis (unique person) | 24 |
| ___ avis (uncommon thing) | 25 |
| ___ avis (uncommon find) | 24 |
| ___ avis (one of a kind) | 24 |
| ___ avis (one in a million) | 27 |
| ___ avis (exceptional one) | 26 |
| ___ avibus (good auspices) | 26 |
| ___ aves (unique individuals) | 29 |
| ___ Avery of Looney Tunes | 25 |
| ___ Avenue (Monopoly space) | 27 |
| ___ attention (pay heed) | 24 |
| ___ at ease (uncomfortable) | 27 |
| ___ at (treat lightly) | 22 |
| ___ at (eagerly accept) | 23 |
| ___ as two peas in a pod | 24 |
| ___ as the eye can see | 22 |
| ___ as the driven snow | 22 |
| ___ as good a time as any | 25 |
| ___ as big as golf balls | 24 |
| ___ as (to the extent that) | 27 |
| ___ Arundel (Maryland county) | 29 |
| ___ Artois, beer from Belgium | 29 |
| ___ artium (logic): Lat. | 24 |
| ___ artium (art of arts) | 24 |
| ___ artist (film crew member) | 29 |
| ___ artery (forearm part) | 25 |
| ___ art (text graphics) | 23 |
| ___ around: monkeys with | 24 |
| ___ around (wasted time) | 24 |
| ___ around (roughhoused) | 24 |
| ___ around (repetition) | 23 |
| ___ around (football play) | 26 |
| ___ around (fail to queue up) | 29 |
| ___ around (cutting capers) | 27 |
| ___ around (cavorting) | 22 |
| ___ Army (some golf fans) | 25 |
| ___ army (Palmer fans) | 22 |
| ___ Army (links group) | 22 |
| ___ Army (golf fans of old) | 27 |
| ___ armor (unwieldy ironclad) | 29 |
| ___ Armand, French cave | 23 |
| ___ Arledge, TV official | 24 |
| ___ Arledge, TV executive | 25 |