| Brief weather phenomenon? | 25 |
| Brief word | 10 |
| Brief word of caution | 21 |
| Brief word with time or unemployment | 36 |
| Brief words from Greeley | 24 |
| Brief words? | 12 |
| Brief work of fiction | 21 |
| Brief worker | 12 |
| Brief writer | 12 |
| Brief writer, briefly | 21 |
| Brief writer, in brief | 22 |
| Brief writer: Abbr. | 19 |
| Brief writers | 13 |
| Brief writings | 14 |
| Brief written reminder | 22 |
| Brief, as a description | 23 |
| Brief, brief time? | 18 |
| Brief, catchy phrase | 20 |
| Brief, dramatic role | 20 |
| Brief, e.g. | 11 |
| Brief, for short (abbr.) | 24 |
| Brief, for short: Abbr. | 23 |
| Brief, heated arguments | 23 |
| Brief, in a way | 15 |
| Brief, interesting tale | 23 |
| Brief, often amusing narrative | 30 |
| Brief; unreliable | 17 |
| Briefcase | 9 |
| Briefcase alternative | 21 |
| Briefcase closer | 16 |
| Briefcase fastener | 18 |
| Briefcase item | 14 |
| Briefcase or recycling bin, e.g. | 32 |
| Briefcase relatives | 19 |
| Briefcases full of lobbying money, e.g.? | 40 |
| Briefed | 7 |
| Briefer | 7 |
| Briefest acceptance speech? | 27 |
| Briefest of kisses | 18 |
| Briefest of moments | 19 |
| Briefing follow-up, briefly | 27 |
| Briefing site | 13 |
| Briefing spot | 13 |
| Briefly | 7 |
| Briefly brilliant stars | 23 |
| Briefly broiled | 15 |
| Briefly hot item | 16 |
| Briefly hot stuff | 17 |
| Briefly hot things | 18 |
| Briefly scribbles (down) | 24 |
| Briefly showed oneself in public | 32 |
| Briefly stated | 14 |
| Briefly treat with high heat | 28 |
| Briefly unknown? | 16 |
| Briefly visit | 13 |
| Briefly visits dreamland | 24 |
| Briefly, a feature of each starred clue, and a chunk of its answer | 66 |
| Briefly, after "in" | 29 |
| Briefly, Bay Area forcE [avxwords.com has the edgiest weekly indie puzzles!] | 76 |
| Briefly, briefly | 16 |
| Briefly, one is aptly placed in the grid in the answer to each starred clue | 75 |
| Briefly, show whose name appears under "123" in its logo | 66 |
| Briefs | 6 |
| Briefs alternative | 18 |
| Briefs brand | 12 |
| Briefs et al. | 13 |
| Briefs letters | 14 |
| Briefs not seen in court | 24 |
| Briefs not seen in court, hopefully | 35 |
| Briefs of a sort | 16 |
| Briefs, briefly | 15 |
| Briefs, e.g. | 12 |
| Briefs, perhaps | 15 |
| Brier | 5 |
| Brier feature | 13 |
| Brier part | 10 |
| Brier point | 11 |
| Brier's cousin | 18 |
| Brig | 4 |
| Brig guards (abbr.) | 19 |
| Brig pair | 9 |
| Brig prisoner, perhaps | 22 |
| Brig's pair | 15 |
| Brig, for one | 13 |
| Brig. Gen. aspirant | 19 |
| Brig. gen.'s inferior | 25 |
| Brig. Gen.'s subordinate | 28 |
| Brig. Gen.'s underlings | 27 |
| Brig. or Lt. | 12 |
| Brig. or Lt. follower | 21 |
| Brig. or Maj. follower | 22 |
| Brig. ___ | 9 |
| Brig.'s subordinate | 23 |
| Brigade | 7 |
| Brigade cmdr. | 13 |
| Brigade's break | 19 |
| Brigade, e.g. | 13 |
| Brigades, e.g. | 14 |
| Brigadier general decoration | 28 |
| Brigadier general's insignia | 32 |