| British singer of "Skyfall" | 27 |
| Bid first | 9 |
| Bard of .. [Shakespeare] | 24 |
| Bowler's target | 15 |
| Beagle's floppy features | 24 |
| Basketball or hockey | 20 |
| Basic Instinct and Casino actress, Sharon | 41 |
| Ballad of Reading this by Oscar Wilde | 37 |
| Boys' name or the number 8 in Italian | 37 |
| Begin, as work | 14 |
| beatles drummer ringo | 21 |
| baba, who faced up to forty thieves | 35 |
| beethoven symphony no. 3 | 24 |
| Bunk light didn't end uproar | 28 |
| Be in accord against dog | 24 |
| Being bequeathed | 16 |
| Band of flowers placed on a grave | 33 |
| Billboard visuals, for short | 28 |
| Batman or Spider-Man's face cover | 33 |
| Bring a case to court | 21 |
| Break in a relationship [rhymes with "gift"] | 44 |
| Be behind on bills | 18 |
| Black cat, for some | 19 |
| Burglar's haul | 14 |
| Bath for one boy not in total agreement | 39 |
| Blunder that hurts knight meeting end | 37 |
| Big cheese to consume gradually on way to work? | 47 |
| Briefly promote theory that's upset old magistrates | 51 |
| Bag from overturned kayak finally about to hit the bottom | 57 |
| Being out of line, am listing men for transfer | 46 |
| Beer with no head: that is weird | 32 |
| Brazilian diplomacy is a check on disorder | 42 |
| badger | 6 |
| Beef, eg [2 wds] | 16 |
| Band name with a lightning bolt slash | 37 |
| Bounce off the wall, as sound | 29 |
| Board game that uses a Pop-O-Matic device to roll a die | 55 |
| Bank clerks | 11 |
| Ballpark snack | 14 |
| Between jobs | 12 |
| Baseball's Hodges | 17 |
| Baseball game souvenirs | 23 |
| Blissful state | 14 |
| Bit of housework | 16 |
| Bite-sized | 10 |
| Brightens | 9 |
| Broiled strip of meat | 21 |
| Bust setting | 12 |
| Bowls | 5 |
| boxing | 6 |
| bobby of hockey fame | 20 |
| Bout of overindulgence | 22 |
| Be like the rest and study past results | 39 |
| Brief burst of energy | 21 |
| Blueprint item [abbr.] | 22 |
| Beatific | 8 |
| Butcher shop purchase | 21 |
| Brady boy | 9 |
| Beautify | 8 |
| Befitted | 8 |
| Brighton bathroom | 17 |
| Blue Ribbon brewer | 18 |
| Bank offerings [abbr.] | 22 |
| Bridge supports | 15 |
| Brings to ruin | 14 |
| Big name in dental care [hyph.] | 31 |
| Bullfight bellow | 16 |
| Breath freshener | 16 |
| bet he's in command | 19 |
| bit of writing from overseas | 28 |
| Breadmaker? Not half | 20 |
| Big beast runs wild - no heroics! | 33 |
| Bags of coarse material | 23 |
| beam at spy | 11 |
| bibliography notation [abbr] | 28 |
| buddy to lap up | 15 |
| betrayed something of the old agreement | 39 |
| be aware of the filler phrase! | 30 |
| brilliant display | 17 |
| beth, political journalist who hosted sky tv's election debate in 2024 | 70 |
| by the sound of it, studies components in organs | 48 |
| britpop group getting embarrassed? that's unclear | 49 |
| bar; at promo anag. | 19 |
| body or matter prefix | 21 |
| became submerged | 16 |
| bones in the arm | 16 |
| blood disorders; sea mania anag. | 32 |
| Biscuit used to prime firework | 30 |
| Brand-name butter substitute | 28 |
| By twisting stem, we ate confection | 35 |
| Bit of fire has hampered further change | 39 |
| Bachelor with high spirits after the expected time | 50 |
| Baltic capital | 14 |
| British actress Ms Blackman | 27 |
| Bandage | 7 |
| Bedfordshire town and airport | 29 |
| Bluish-white metallic element | 29 |
| Be completely consumed by fire | 30 |
| Bashfulness | 11 |
| Bundle of corn | 14 |
| blood alcohol level of woman before meal and hot drink | 54 |
| Blush cosmetic | 14 |
| Broccoli rabe | 13 |
| Blunt, as a sword | 17 |
| Big bankroll | 12 |
| Babes in the woods | 18 |
| British bishop's hat | 20 |
| Battery for remotes | 19 |
| Bad check letters | 17 |
| Black magic effigy | 18 |
| Big Apple fashion brand | 23 |
| Basketball interior | 19 |
| Book after Ecclesiastes | 23 |
| Bunched up | 10 |
| Barricade | 9 |
| Barely multiple | 15 |
| Become dim | 10 |
| Back-to-health program, for short | 33 |
| Box with bandages and gauze | 27 |
| Baseball great Yogi | 19 |
| Barge .. [disturb] | 18 |
| Baseball batters' ploys | 23 |
| Beginning meaning "eight" | 25 |
| banger with rust corrosion | 26 |
| big name in ice cream | 21 |
| basra's country | 15 |
| berry in a bowl | 15 |
| baikal or titicaca | 18 |
| biblical man who was dedicated to his craft? | 44 |
| bodysuits typically sold in small sizes | 39 |
| bus. drivers? | 13 |
| beer with a 2004 ad in which a donkey is invited to join a team of clydesdales | 78 |
| big stink | 9 |
| burgle | 6 |
| Bring to the big screen, perhaps | 32 |
| Burning man? | 12 |
| bookstore section with lots of steps? | 37 |
| bright | 6 |
| below, to a poet | 16 |
| buck's love | 11 |
| big bird | 8 |
| buy bonds, e.g. | 15 |
| basic nature | 12 |
| botch | 5 |
| Behave coquettishly | 19 |
| Black Watch topper | 18 |
| Be optimistic and wildly delight bookish tenor | 46 |
| Bronze medallist's placing | 26 |
| Bathers | 7 |
| British actress who married John Thaw in 1973 | 45 |
| Berry that may be made into a "jelly" served with lamb | 54 |
| British artist who designed the cover of the Beatles' eighth studio album | 73 |
| Bog standard wine about to overcome character opening inn | 57 |
| bereavement | 11 |
| big scary fish | 14 |
| Begin to relax | 14 |
| Baled | 5 |
| Blanch | 6 |
| Bending | 7 |
| bird similar to coot | 20 |
| bovine young | 12 |
| belonging to peerage | 20 |
| battle in italy that led to foundation of red cross | 51 |
| Boy singer holding music's beginning to shake | 45 |
| Bob Cratchit's son | 18 |
| Blockheads frontman | 19 |
| Bad-tempered, offensive | 23 |
| Boy has good tune | 17 |
| Beam in villa, Serbian | 22 |
| Back-room scientists | 20 |
| Bring a charge against | 22 |
| Building and land producing food | 32 |
| Ballet interlude | 16 |
| Buttock of cattle | 17 |
| Bridge session | 14 |
| Become tedious | 14 |
| Bait | 4 |
| Bedtime tales | 13 |
| Bush that produces purple flowers | 33 |
| Big name in New Age music | 25 |
| Beyond bad | 10 |
| Bills quarterback ... Allen | 27 |
| Belgrade resident | 17 |
| Backyard attractions | 20 |
| Building deet | 13 |
| BLT ingredient | 14 |
| Bunch of bison | 14 |
| Barber of opera | 15 |
| Brass band members | 18 |
| Beame and Burrows | 17 |
| brought out | 11 |
| Brunch, for one | 15 |
| Burn-healing plant | 18 |
| Billy's mate | 12 |
| Bunny maneuver | 14 |
| brand known as dreyer's in the western us | 41 |
| blessing | 8 |
| brand of sheepskin boots | 24 |
| bit of a nasty leer, in a fashion | 33 |
| being rash, he has a bad day | 28 |