Letter B 141500–141750

Break, briefly ... or a hint to this puzzle's theme Became less than a trickle Became nonproductive, as a well Became useless, as a well Became waterless Baseball's "Big Unit" __ Johnson Boxer Turpin and singer Travis "Baptism" singing star Bollywood figure: var. Bollywood princess (var.) Bollywood queen Bombay princess Bombay royal Bollywood princesses Bollywood queens Bombay royalty members Beckoned, in a way Bonged ___ bell (brought something to mind): Slang. ___ bell (seemed familiar) ___ bell (sounded familiar) Blondie "Rifle ___" Breadth of ability Bruce Hornsby's band (with "The") Buffalo home Buffalo's stamping grounds *British luxury S.U.V. Big name in 4x4's British SUV British-made SUV Broadway Blues Burner's place Big beef over big beef? Buzzed, as on a game show BUDDHISM, world center/centre of BURMESE airport BURMESE capital BURMESE temple site, famed Burma's capital Burma's capital, once Burma's capital, then Burmese capital until 1989 Burmese city bombed by B-29s. Burmese hood Beanpole-ish Built like Slim Bollywood actress Mukerji Bollywood star Mukerji Brought downtown Brought to the station Burst onto the scene Busted, as a perp Belonging to the frog family. Best Picture in which cops arrested gang leader Barker? Broadsided, e.g. Blundered badly on the basepath Base level Beyond gross British cinema mogul. British film producer. British movie magnate. British movie mogul. *Bumbling beginner Be irritating. Base levels Body of enlisted men. Back at work Mr. Ridder _____ Babbled ad nauseam Babbled and babbled Babbled incessantly Babbled interminably Blathered away Boarded quickly, say Burst upon, as a stage *Broke up late, as a meeting Blew by Became intimidated Belgian marble: Var. Became deficient Became insufficient Bucks for captives Buy Back Buy out of bondage. Bought a release Bought back, in a way Bought out of bondage. Buys out? Bitcoin-extracting "Oops, your files have been encrypted!" pop-up, e.g. Butter-and-eggs. Babble angrily Babble bellicosely Babble on wildly Be hysterical Belligerent blog post Bill Maher monologue Bit of blogorrhea Bitch session monologue Blather wildly Blog entry, at times Blog harangue Blog, at times Blogger's entry, maybe Blogger's indulgence Blogger's tirade Blow up on a blog Bluster and bellow Bluster or fustian Bombastic blog post Bombastic declamation Bombastic discourse. Bombastic display Bombastic language Bombastic speech Banging noise Beat up on verbally Blustery loudmouth Blustery sort Boisterous talkers. Bombastic ones Bombastic speakers Being bombastic Became dilapidated Became shabby Blusters bombastically Bombastic blogs Bombastic declamations Bombastic jabberings Big name in gourmet pasta sauce Big name in high-end pasta sauce "Battle Cry" director Walsh "Bodak Yellow" genre Back up Snoop Back up Snoop Dogg Bad Bunny's genre Bar-hop, in a way? Bass-heavy music genre Battle plan? Beat the ___ Beat the ___ (get acquitted) Beatmaker's genre Best Melodic ___ Performance (Grammy category) Best ___ Album (Grammy category) Best ___ Solo Performance (Grammy category) Best ___ Song (Grammy since 2004) Big Daddy Kane's style Billboard category Biz for Wiz Khalifa Blame for the crime Blame that may be bum Blame, informally Blame, old-school Blame, slangily Blame, so to speak Blame, to a perp Blame: Slang. Blame: sl. Boombox beat Bow Wow's genre Break dancing accompaniment Brisk knock Bum __: unfounded accusation Bum ___ (unjust accusation) Bust some rhymes Busta Rhymes' rhymes Busta Rhymes's genre Busta Rhymes's music Busta's rhymes Bygone music collection from Nas or Lil' Kim Black Star, for one Boastful Eminem title with the Guinness world record for "most words in a hit single" (1,560) Black Eyed Peas, for one Before fire or transmit Bob Feller's epithet ___ Robert. Battle site: 1862 Blue Ridge Mountains river Beware! (if you're a mediator trying to forestall a war) Bottle rocket that takes off like a flash? BRITISH guided weapon for land defence BRITISH military guided weapon for land defence Broccoli rabe Broccoli-like vegetable Bar server? Beat poet? "Bang-bang boogie" song by the Sugarhill Gang Bond that promotes easy communication Bum things Brainstorm relative Bad record Bad records Bad records to have Brand of chips whose packaging features hip-hop artists Bow Wow or Snoop Dogg Busta Rhymes, for one Beat time in a trance Basketball player in Toronto Bird of prey such as an eagle or hawk Blue of "Jurassic World," for one Blue, Charlie, Delta or Echo in "Jurassic World" Birds with hooked beaks Bus taken by Kendrick Lamar? Blissful feeling Blissful hit 1981 singer Blisses Brazilian rubber products. "Bloody," at a diner Barbecue order Barely broiled Barely cooked Barely cooked, as steak Barely done, as steak Barely grilled Beefsteak order Beefsteak order, sometimes Ben Jonson, for one Between raw and medium Bibliophile's label Bloody at the steakhouse Bloody, as steak Bloody, at a steakhouse Bloody, meat-wise Bloody, so to speak Book classification Book collector's category Briefly broiled Briefly cooked. Bright pink inside, perhaps Bright pink, as meat Broiled just a bit Burger order specification ___ breed (something unusual) British dish with an American version called a Hot Brown Buffet dishes Bibliophile's pursuit Business that might carry yellow pages? Band with the 1970 hit "Get Ready" Basic oxide. Becomes thin Become less dense Become thinned Become thinner, as air Beauty that's seldom seen Blue garnets and red diamonds __ back (rises) __ back (rises, so to speak) ___ back (rises up) British Guiana 1-Cent Magenta, e.g. Bursting with anticipation Bay arm of Lower New York Bay. Bay south of Staten Island ___ Bay, N. J.