| Beauty is ___ own excuse for being |
34 |
| Bard's work re wasted baking efforts? |
37 |
| Baseball Hall-of-Famer Aparicio |
31 |
| Big name in yellow journalism |
29 |
| Be melodramatic |
15 |
| Back-and-forth direction |
24 |
| Billions of years |
17 |
| Backgammon equipment |
20 |
| Behind schedule |
15 |
| Budgetary shortage |
18 |
| Bagpipe emission |
16 |
| B-F connectors |
14 |
| Bargain for reduced charges |
27 |
| Bug catchers? |
13 |
| Bank adjuncts: abbr. |
20 |
| Booty |
5 |
| Breathing abnormality |
21 |
| Bone connection with convex and concave fittings |
48 |
| Butler on 'The Nanny' |
21 |
| Beginning of adulthood, for many |
32 |
| Blue gemstone, familiarly |
25 |
| Buckwheat porridge |
18 |
| Badly overact |
13 |
| Bunny backer? |
13 |
| Belief statement or doctrine |
28 |
| Beauty is only skin-deep," e.g. |
31 |
| Berry in energy drinks |
22 |
| Beachwear |
9 |
| Bishop's robe |
13 |
| Become more mature |
18 |
| Boater's edge |
13 |
| Barren |
6 |
| Blessed ___ that hunger now..." Luke 6:21 |
41 |
| Be overly persistent |
20 |
| Battery for laser pointers |
26 |
| Be a good environmentalist |
26 |
| Breeds |
6 |
| Bandleader Lester |
17 |
| Band with the 1990 album "Smooth Noodle Maps |
44 |
| Beaver's expletive? |
19 |
| Blockbuster rentals |
19 |
| Bag handles (anag) — Commonwealth country |
43 |
| Brooch |
6 |
| Beverly Hills neighbor |
22 |
| Black jellybean flavoring |
25 |
| Breed of black cattle |
21 |
| Bestow abundantly |
17 |
| Brother's daughter, e.g. |
24 |
| Bygone cinema bonuses |
21 |
| Be in contact (with) |
20 |
| Beatnik of old TV |
17 |
| Ballgame diversion that may result in a smack to the face? |
58 |
| Be melodramatic on stage |
24 |
| Bard's preposition |
18 |
| Be overly fond of (with "on") |
29 |
| Barbecue materials |
18 |
| Bit of intimate apparel |
23 |
| Banded rock |
11 |
| Box-score listings |
18 |
| Bosox legend who won baseball's last triple crown |
49 |
| Ballot marker |
13 |
| Bébé fare |
11 |
| Bluebloods' prides |
18 |
| Barriers between bachelor pads? |
31 |
| Bearded farm critters |
21 |
| Be harshly bright |
17 |
| Blah blah blah": Abbr. |
22 |
| Bards' Muse |
11 |
| Before, old school |
18 |
| Bark vessel |
11 |
| Brushes (off) |
13 |
| Barnyard bird |
13 |
| Bodybuilder's targets |
21 |
| Based on personal accounts, possibly unreliable |
47 |
| Bands' gear |
11 |
| Barnyard calls |
14 |
| Bowman |
6 |
| Bodily sac |
10 |
| Bigfoot's Himalayan cousin |
26 |
| Beetle Bailey" simpleton |
24 |
| Be nobody's boss, for the moment? |
33 |
| Boorish brute |
13 |
| Bushy-tailed scavengers |
23 |
| Bird-watcher's cry |
18 |
| Bluesman Mo' |
12 |
| Behavior code |
13 |
| Beasts that sound like bulletins |
32 |
| Bent, as to show off muscles |
28 |
| Barely managed |
14 |
| Bestows praise |
14 |
| Behavioral guide |
16 |
| Bubble over |
11 |
| Braid |
5 |
| Blind Marvel Comics superhero |
29 |
| Back: Pref. |
11 |
| Bonuses |
7 |
| Baroque music luminary |
22 |
| Barrier preventing access |
25 |
| Bassist Schlesinger of Fountains of Wayne |
41 |
| Big name in metal foil |
22 |