Letter B 52000–52250

Batcave facility Boy Scout merit badge Battery and burglary, for two Burglary and battery Bit from a documentary about the Mob? Backdrop for a gangster film? Barricade put up by police Burglar or bootlegger Bad raps Baby Face Nelson and Machine Gun Kelly Bend into shape Bend or curl Becoming flushed BEHAVE obsequiously Beyond awkward Blood enemy Blood feud participant Blood rival Blood's counterpart Blood's foe Blood's rival Blow a hole in the hull? Britain's "Apostle of Austerity." Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer and Economic Affairs head. British Cabinet member. Bloods' rivals Bassist Kirkwood of Meat Puppets Baking aid introduced in 1911 Big name in cooking oil Big name in cooking oils Big name in shortening Brand for bakers Brand for pie bakers Brand name derived from the phrase "crystallized cottonseed oil" Brand of oil Brand of shortening Brand trusted by "cooks who know" Butter substitute, in some recipes BRIEF period of danger Big pickle? BRITTLE CONFECTIONERY BRITTLE ENDER Bacon order Baseball player Coco who is not a cereal Beer ad adjective Bracing, as cool air. Bracing, as fall air Brief and to the point Briskly cold Brit's chip Brit's potato chip British potato chip Brittle, as chips Burned to a ___ Bottom drawer, maybe Browning Brittle wood? Becomes brittle Bite-size snacks Brit's chips British potato chips Brits' potato chips Boston Massacre name Boston Massacre casualty Boston Massacre martyr Bacon request Brittle shale, say? Bartolomeo Book commentary: Abbr. Brief review BENCHMARKS Bases of comparison. Basis for judgment Backseat driver, e.g. Blogger, at times Book or movie reviewer basher Being constructive, in a way Backwoods beast Bossy or hoss Beasties Beasts, so to speak Beasts, to the Clampetts Balkan IOC designation Balkan land, in the Olympics Balkan land, on Olympic scoreboards Blood money, in early Scots law. Blood-money, in Early Scots Law. Barely speak Bullfrog sound Bullfrog's bellow Bullfrog's sound break faith Betrays a scratchy throat BALKAN SKIRT Balkan with a coat of arms on her flag Balkanite. Balkans dweller Bosnian's neighbor Balkanites. Brand of colorful foam clogs BEAKER COUSIN BISTRE KIN BPOE COUSIN BREEN KIN Barrie beast Beady-eyed armored menace Big reptile, cut Big reptile, for short Big reptile, informally Big snapper, informally Big-jawed Barrie beast Big-jawed menace Big-jawed reptile, for short Big-mouthed critter Bigmouthed critter, briefly Biter in a swamp Branded shoe with holes Breathable clog Breathable shoe "Bad, Bad Leroy Brown" singer "Bad, Bad Leroy Brown" singer Jim "Bad, Bad, Leroy Brown" composer Benedetto of Italy BEARDED PERENNIALS BIT OF BALONEY Bit of earthenware Bit of stoneware Bunch of baloney Bunch of nonsense Butter holder Betty the baker British colony reptile? Big reptiles, informally Big-mouthed reptiles Brand of colorful footwear Branded footwear Branded footwear with open backs Brightly colored foam shoes Bulbs that bloom in the spring BOYLE, LARA FLYNN BRITISH farm, small BRITISH field British farm British tenant farm British farms Believe: Fr. Buttery bakery buy Breads in some breakfast sandwiches Breakfast treats Baba Yaga, e.g. Beldam Beldame Brewer of lore Beldama. Beldames Beldams Broom Hilda types Back-room cigar smokers, say Boon companions. Baseball Hall-of-Famer Joe Breakfast pastry that's a portmanteau Back-room fellow Baddie's buddy BRITISH mountain peak Bad business partner Bend, turn, or curve Bo-peep's rod Bo-peep's staff Bopeep's accessory. Bopeep's symbol. Burglar, for one Burglar, say Bad business partners Baby pacifier Be a balladeer Bing Crosby or Harry Connick, Jr., e.g. Bing Crosby or Rudy Vallee Bing Crosby or Rudy Vallee, e.g. Bing Crosby, e.g. Bing Crosby, famously Bing Crosby, for one Bublé or Sinatra Bing Crosby and Perry Como, e.g. BRAKE EQUESTRIAN Batch of students Beans or wheat Beans, e.g. Beets or rice, e.g. Bird's craw Bit of riding gear Belly-baring shirt Bandmate of Stills, Nash, and Young Bing who crooned Bing who teamed with Hope in "Road to ..." films Bing joins Bill Bing and Bob Bob and Bing [Bing, Quiets, Ogden] Bishop's staff Boxing punch beam starter Bolt shooter Bolt-firing weapon Bunch of angry grouse? breed animals or plants using parents of different races and varieties Betray a basketball player? Back-and-forth switching between scenes, in film Baggataway stick Bit of field sport equipment BETRAYED Betrays Boxing referee? BRISK exchange of words Brisk exchange of opinions Brisk exchange of words or opinions Brisk repartee "Bad music," said Milton ___ Bless butter with a gesture? Bar connecting two bitts. Beef roast cut from the shoulder area Byway intersecting a highway Bit of embroidery Ben's sabre-rattling? Break political ranks ... and a hint to solving this puzzle's five starred clues Burn one's bridges. Beam for rails Betray: Slang. Bad street features for a vampire? Black and white #5 Black-and-white puzzle Bleep button operator? Breakfast companion, for some Black-and-white squares are the classic backdrop for this vocabulary test "Bah humbug!"? Black-and-white puzzles BRITISH hedgerow plant bifurcation BEND servilely BEND timidly BUNCH up for leap Bend low Bête noire of the nursery. BREAD for soup BREAD soup garnish Bit of fried bread Bit of garnish Bit of toast for garnish. Bread cube Bread with salad?