| Text | Length |
| Blair's predecessor | 23 |
| Bush-leaguers' goal | 23 |
| Bear with cold porridge | 23 |
| Bear seen by Goldilocks | 23 |
| Black ___ (Kobe Bryant) | 23 |
| Between Bess and Jackie | 23 |
| Battle of ___ Bay, 1898 | 23 |
| Big Red of horse racing | 23 |
| Blanket used as a shawl | 23 |
| Basic-training activity | 23 |
| Blue-haired cartoon mom | 23 |
| Black ___ (paddy wagon) | 23 |
| Beth Hurt and Kay Place | 23 |
| Barker and Kettle, e.g. | 23 |
| Boston U.'s terrier | 23 |
| Bit of poolroom finesse | 23 |
| Beechnuts used for feed | 23 |
| Buccaneer's buddies | 23 |
| Birds' morning song | 23 |
| Bread spread, for short | 23 |
| Brit. honorary initials | 23 |
| Babysitting alternative | 23 |
| Butcher's inventory | 23 |
| Butcher's appliance | 23 |
| Butchers' offerings | 23 |
| Big Pharma's output | 23 |
| Bergman's last role | 23 |
| Blanc of cartoon voices | 23 |
| Become tender or gentle | 23 |
| Become softened by love | 23 |
| Bulletin-board postings | 23 |
| Bulletin board postings | 23 |
| Boyz II ___ (pop group) | 23 |
| Biblical word on a wall | 23 |
| Bit of biblical writing | 23 |
| Boulogne-sur-__, France | 23 |
| Being nothing more than | 23 |
| Business news highlight | 23 |
| Basis for a Scout badge | 23 |
| Butte's big brother | 23 |
| Big city newspaper desk | 23 |
| Big Apple baseball team | 23 |
| Baseball champs in 1969 | 23 |
| Business runners: Abbr. | 23 |
| Ball club V.I.P.: Abbr. | 23 |
| Booker T. & the ___ | 23 |
| Booker T.'s backers | 23 |
| Bad place to be hanging | 23 |
| Battle of Britain arena | 23 |
| Between mini- and maxi- | 23 |
| Brian Martin's Mrs. | 23 |
| Bannister and Coe, e.g. | 23 |
| Bloody Mary alternative | 23 |
| Barely worth mentioning | 23 |
| Brooklyn Cyclones, e.g. | 23 |
| Breath freshener, maybe | 23 |
| Beethoven's is in G | 23 |
| Barcelona-born muralist | 23 |
| Bee winner's title? | 23 |
| Ben Bernanke alma mater | 23 |
| Bishop's head-dress | 23 |
| Barack's 2012 rival | 23 |
| Blends sound recordings | 23 |
| Boeotian Muse of memory | 23 |
| Bygone New Zealand bird | 23 |
| Barrier in a modern zoo | 23 |
| Big name in showerheads | 23 |
| Bubbly brand, for short | 23 |
| Bicuspid's neighbor | 23 |
| Belgium or Norway, e.g. | 23 |
| Bread, clams or cabbage | 23 |
| Backwoods' beverage | 23 |
| Brontë-esque setting | 23 |
| Bovine headache remedy? | 23 |
| Bermuda tourist rentals | 23 |
| Barbers' challenges | 23 |
| Baldies' fantasies? | 23 |
| Before noon, poetically | 23 |
| Bon ___ (clever remark) | 23 |
| Beethoven subject e.g. | 23 |
| Berry Gordy's label | 23 |
| Big name in fruit juice | 23 |
| Bxe5 or 0-0-0, in chess | 23 |
| Base enforcers, briefly | 23 |
| Battlefield fare: Abbr. | 23 |
| Butterworth's title | 23 |
| Bks. before publication | 23 |
| Bank's lien (Abbr.) | 23 |
| Blue Ridge, etc.: Abbr. | 23 |
| Base for some wrestlers | 23 |
| Bat back and forth, say | 23 |
| Britain's Queen ___ | 23 |
| Bird skilled in mimicry | 23 |
| Breckinridge of fiction | 23 |
| Bygone Lanvin fragrance | 23 |
| Bread brushed with ghee | 23 |
| Big cheese, so to speak | 23 |
| Big name in perfect 10s | 23 |
| Bagpipers' refusals | 23 |
| Back seat drivers, e.g. | 23 |
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