Letter B 190000–190250

Building assembled in advance Bated breath Brief undergarment Butterfly or cat Baghdad resident, e.g. Brief sound of disapproval Brunei has one Belligerent type – cry one’s wares Bug – a little child Be careful! – Pay attention! Biblical departure? Bruise cooler? Box of jewels etc Best wishes to the sneezer! Banking system Belief about topic Barracks lav Backside – rain collector Bad way for a ship to be run Bovine brats Bit of a bee? Bream (anag.) Bird emblematic of the RSPB Bowling method Big crested parrot Bobber in a dock Beatles’ background Back, Bank or luggage Beetle revered in ancient Egypt Bees in flight? Bridging framework Box with stiff paper items for reference Bouillon polyhedron? Batman’s adversary – biscuit – waddler Bald I (anag.) Bread brand – agile Branch for resting birds Blurred – inexact Batting spells Brilliant kid Bucking steed? Black coat on ocean Brittle biscuit Bright yellow flowering shrub Bristle cutter? Balletic posture Being broadcasted Bump into (in a crowd) Bric-a-brac? Blackcurrant drink Boat powered by the feet Bit of gravy, say Budapest stew? Beano or Dandy? Bring a boat in Bird that can climb down trees headfirst Breakfast maker Bleeding-edge Brush – extend – Sooty’s pal Beneficial – take a bow! Boss – of the kennel club? Buddhist’s spinner? Breath-freshening flavour? Bald or beauty? Builder’s binder Bun ingredient Bar or line? Booming (of an economy) Big Mama Thornton’s musical genre Board for riding on water Bordering on unseemly Bit of a drama? Buster, Diane or Michael Bitter – Marconi’s IOU (anag) British novelist Ian ___, born 1948 Boil down (a liquid) Beatles’ Revolution number Below this is worse than usual Brits get it in later life Bag for books and pencils Bound together, as of communities Ball bowled so as to pitch just under or beyond the bat Backless chair – member of dynasty Busy POWs (anag) – blouse adornment Brittle plastic in 1950s phones Briton-turned-Monacan, perhaps Book of the bible referenced in the I Have A Dream speech Biergarten garb Birds with collective noun ‘flamboyance’ Ban – one like 7d Bafta-winning Katherine – or napkins (anag) Bandit at the bird-feeder Burst – éclat – publicise Brilliant performer Burden – standardised balancing block Bottle-in-a-basket Italian wine Big cheeses in business Brief (anag) Browned, with a crust of breadcrumbs and cheese Bundesliga giants Broad or mung seed? Balancing, backflipping and other athletic trickery B-bake (anag) – a Turkish dish Bending of fourth dimension Bout of extravagance Barack’s state Babble, as flowing water – laugh, as baby Branch engaged during rutting Bluefin fish Buccaneer’s quest Bricklayer’s receptacle Bacon, duck or seaweed? Badge of dishonour Bridgerton vehicle? Brainbox? Bowler’s target Bread fruit? Bring back – Blairite hate (anag) Bridget Jones, say By no means plentiful Browned snack Benelux monarchy Bank – cant – tip; NE acre (anag) Bumpy – odd? Birds’ counterparts Box or gum? Bob and colleagues Basin, wave or power Blues’ counterpart Beneficial – rig Andrew (anag) Black hornless cattle breed originating in Scotland Blunt or make quiet Beer served cold Bone in your bonce Become red, or become green? Brilliant first steps – plane’s take-off? Boiled food holder Blame bozo (anag) – confound, mystify Baby, bean or fish Baffin or Barry Breakfast dish usually featuring muffins and hollandaise sauce Board funded by central government, which also appoints its members Bellini opera – ___ Jean(e) (Marilyn Monroe) Bolts’ partners Bread, water or baking Bank, drill or potato Board game for two players Bad-tempered grouch – feline? Bad luck – like 10ac? Button or field Break, pull or taxi Body art – military entertainment Body parts bidden Farewell by Hemingway Bribe ire (anag) – (mainly tropical) disease caused by thiamine deficiency Black stuff – sailor Bridged, arched over Black stuff – molasses Bear – one who practices downward dogs etc Bewildered – on the ocean Bird (or butterfly?) Bari bairn? Broad in the beam Band – amalgam Beefy fruit? Box flier – type of bird Bunny box Banjolele-playing star of the 1930s and ‘40s Bovine leather Baby to mum attachment Birdie better than a birdie! Bird – but tile (anag) Burned identification Brilliant – as apian joints? Box in the throat Bubble liquid in the throat Bundle (of notes) Blood sugar-regulating hormone Bathroom splash guard Box (of goods) Benefits of working? Bigger than average Background to the drama Bird and bat droppings used as fertiliser Bones or necessities? Broken stone path or driveway Broadcaster with a mission to inform, educate and entertain Boringly similar Bridget Riley’s work, for instance Become much-discussed on social media British or Ottoman? Be made to wait idly Bible book – Elton John song Boat-building patriarch Butterfly – clause divider Bleak, crime-ridden genre of fiction Bar or nightclub entertainment Bearded and moustachioed? Bart (anag.) – jackanapes Breadlike cake Bedtime reckoning? Boorish (or boarish?) driver Biscuit with yellowish filling Blowing a gale Blurred streak Block on which metal shaped Beet with white leaf stalks Baked item from Greater Manchester Broth (anag) Bounce in irregular manner Bringer of case Buckwheat relative whose acid leaves used in salad Beautifully made Burma (anag) Bather (anag) Bull riding event Balsam or balm Blacksmiths have a bash at it Bend over – and collapse Bash it harder (anag) – (a) tiny amount Brothel keeper Bowl, bath or pan Bitter flavouring Backing, big or boy? Battle marking the end of the Napoleonic Wars Blow-up device? Bullet which expands on impact Brightly-coloured flower, grown from a tuber Brandenburg or Notting Hill? Beautiful ____ title track of a Neil Diamond album Breaktime viewing on TV Belt with a place for valuables Big stick Bluish shade Basil Fawlty, say Bacterium, for example Biblical figure said to have lived to 950 Blizzard, for example Body of water between Jura Mountains and Alps Becomes serious – Sir Garfield who scored over 8,000 runs Bonuses – those in crowd scenes Battle of the Nile Rear-Admiral Bangkok’s country Browning – honouring Breathe with short quick breaths Bare-footed Beninese, e.g. Bring the food to the table Bingo’s ‘Legs’ Breakfast, quilt or shelf Beckett play – ‘50s/’60s-set sitcom