| Be lachrymose | 13 |
| Be knocked for a loop | 21 |
| Be kinglike | 11 |
| Be king over | 12 |
| Be king | 7 |
| Be Kind to Editors and Writers Month: Abbr. | 43 |
| Be Kind to Editors and Writers Mo. | 34 |
| Be kept waiting | 15 |
| Be juxtaposed with | 18 |
| Be just what's needed | 25 |
| Be just what the doctor ordered | 31 |
| Be just too sweet | 17 |
| Be just right, as for an event | 30 |
| Be just right for | 17 |
| Be just right | 13 |
| Be judgmental | 13 |
| Be jubilant | 11 |
| Be jonesing for | 15 |
| Be jocular | 10 |
| Be Jim Carrey when you should be George Clooney | 47 |
| Be jealous of | 13 |
| Be jarring | 10 |
| Be itinerant | 12 |
| Be it - humble link | 19 |
| Be irresolute | 13 |
| Be irate | 8 |
| Be involved with, as a cause | 28 |
| Be involved with risky business | 31 |
| Be involved in, as treatment | 28 |
| Be involved | 11 |
| Be inventive with language | 26 |
| Be introspective | 16 |
| Be introduced to | 16 |
| Be intrinsic | 12 |
| Be intrepid | 11 |
| Be intolerant of | 16 |
| Be into | 7 |
| Be intimidated by good judgment? | 32 |
| Be intimidated | 14 |
| Be intimate with | 16 |
| Be interested in, in a way | 26 |
| Be intentionally hard to find | 29 |
| Be intemperate | 14 |
| Be insolent | 11 |
| Be insistent | 12 |
| Be insincere, in Fat City? | 26 |
| Be insincere, in a way | 22 |
| Be inquisitive | 14 |
| Be innovative | 13 |
| Be innate | 9 |
| Be infuriated | 13 |
| Be informed of | 14 |
| Be informed | 11 |
| Be infamously unusual | 21 |
| Be ineffectual | 14 |
| Be indulgent | 12 |
| Be indolent | 11 |
| Be indisposed | 13 |
| Be indiscreet, in a way | 23 |
| Be indignant at | 15 |
| Be indignant about | 18 |
| Be indignant | 12 |
| Be indifferent to | 17 |
| Be indifferent about | 20 |
| Be indifferent | 14 |
| Be independent | 14 |
| Be indecisive | 13 |
| Be indebted to the I.R.S. | 25 |
| Be indebted to promoter | 23 |
| Be indebted to | 14 |
| Be indebted | 11 |
| Be incorrect | 12 |
| Be inconsistent | 15 |
| Be incompatible, as colors | 26 |
| Be incompatible | 15 |
| Be incoherent | 13 |
| Be inclined (to) | 16 |
| Be inclined | 11 |
| Be incensed | 11 |
| Be incautious | 13 |
| Be inattentive | 14 |
| Be inactive, like a volcano | 27 |
| Be inaccurate | 13 |
| Be in ___ of (respect and fear) | 31 |
| Be in want of a massage, maybe | 30 |
| Be in want of | 13 |
| Be in tune | 10 |
| Be in trouble | 13 |
| Be in time for | 14 |
| Be in the wrong | 15 |
| Be in the sun too long | 22 |
| Be in the running | 17 |
| Be in the red for black and tans? | 33 |
| Be in the red | 13 |
| Be in the offing, as a crisis | 29 |
| Be in the offing | 16 |
| Be in the loop | 14 |
| Be in the lineup | 16 |
| Be in the land of Nod | 21 |
| Be in the hole for | 18 |