Letter B 190250–190357

Bars turning on supports or fulcrums Bullseye locale Beak gear (anag.) Batter in first Because of that (it’s true) Battenberg or angel confection? Bottom line – the ___ of the matter Basin for dessert – Beatle haircut? Brown sweet Bust (anag.) Bed – steal Be perceived as Bother! – what to do with turkey? Belgian (anag.) Baked Greek dish, with minced meat Bottle-shaped target Baby tawny bird Box-fresh Black or white tie, for instance British cafe serving fry-ups Bruce Wayne’s Alfred for instance Body lacking limbs or a head Bit of earth British actor David ____, died 1983 Bird or man? Bee, machine or pattern Ball – control Billy or Melvyn? Boat for pleasure and/or racing Become incorporated into a liquid Bitter, hate-fuelled criticism Blasphemous act Briefing note Bound as e.g. bricks Bound labourer Beatrix or Dennis? Bingo or baggage? Bowl – word-processing choice Bank’s counterpart in the Scottish countryside Bathtime essential for most Bootlace holder Burton or Berners-Lee? Belt, bill or room? Box, back or boiler? Back Rob’s horse (anag) – it’ll give a smoother ride Budgerigar, for example Be suspended, like some participles Bruised – and cross Brow or back? Bright red mineral – ran cabin (anag.) Breeches worn in e.g. Bavaria Bar selling draught beers etc. Bicycle with wheels of different sizes Brownish spot Bite delicately British equivalent of the Ivy League? Bouillabaisse-style dish Breathe in (smoke etc) Bloke’s hairstyle, tied into round shape Boarder’s hamper But seriously though Bird – or, when paired with 4ac, loudspeaker Break away (from a country) Big – or specialist – shop Blood, brown or fruit? Bathroom washer Brazilian slum Butterfly-attracting perennial or annual North American plant Beat (anag.) Bad waiter? Bonfire Night month Bargain – cut Be in precarious situation – as the Sword of Damocles? Bikini, say Bombarded – zonked Barrage of shots Benny Goodman’s jazz style Bringer of springtime treats Beyoncé’s hairstyle in Austin Powers in Goldmember Ballerina’s leap Brief ___, 1945 film directed by David Lean Box of tea? Bunch of criminals Bridal gear Business – often illegal – where money is generated by recruiting new members Broken (informally) British government department which merged with HM Customs and Excise in 2005 Big idea (of a speech, say) Bridge-building beam Bring back that bone, Fido! Bard or author? Big fighter Boston’s state Banner with series of pictures Blazing sphere Bovine animal (for children) Beer plant gatherer Bug – listening bug! Ballet great Black eye – light? Bocelli, for example Blunder (when complacent) Being sold very cheaply Board used in a seance Boot sole protector Birds – Jonathan and Taylor? Britain’s shortest-serving PM