Break down (in the stomach) Bunraku and basketry, e.g. Burning love for bird (8) Bushed, burnt out, like Weary Willie: sine vigore _ Bailey, Weatherfield builder who's struggling with his gambling addiction (6) ___ Birch, Emmerdale pensioner who never took her hat off (4) Button next to Forward, perhaps Busy airport Become visible __ Baldwin, US actor (4) Barack : 44th US President (5) Beauty Become very upset (2,2,6) Bed: Got into bed with sweetheart, such a dish! (7) Blithe Burrowing animals of the otter or weasel family (7) 3 Brownies (4) Back at late morning with transport (4) Bird of prey reintroduced to the Black Isle (3,4) Black bird in a Poe poem Blues singer, Taj ___ Book keepers? Broomed the floor Bandit crew hiding oil installation (7) Brand-name muesli (5) Brass instrument akin to a euphonium Bring bad luck to (3,3,7,2) Broth from the French for "complete" Business of producing goods (8) ___ Bea, Irish comedian (7) Beatles "To Know Her ___ Love Her" Bank offerings to pay back Baseball hitter's dry spells Basketball legend, '___ the Great' Thurmond (b.1941 d.2016) Being able ___ ___ (Puppy training skill) Best part: 2 wds. Billy goat, e.g. British synth-pop duo with the 1988 hit "A Little Respect" "Brooklyn Nine-nine," e.g. (paloma + cider) Begrudge keeping water feature someone questioned (10) Block of chocolate Baseball box-score letters Became accepted as reality Body part that "fires" Brings about, as a state of shock Backing good signs (8) Band whose song "Accidentally in Love" was written for "Shrek 2" Beanbag game Beyonce ___-Carter Bio moneymakers Bulls' target Bengal ___ (large cat) Be shown a way which is wide But a change is needed before you play it Banger used by wise man going round America Barbara -, 1979 Australian Open singles tennis championship winner Benjamin -, Dorset farmer and vaccination pioneer who died in 1816 Basically it's a fashionable food additive (2,7) Bill the Judge! (4) Bracing breeze gives sailor a tune (4,3) Burrowing nocturnal animals (7) Birdbath not bad for a start (5) Broad blunt blade (7) Become too big for (7) Butter bean's alternative name Bandit ban (6) Billionaires and such Badly injured Badger Behold: Detective Inspector's flipping hero (4) Booboo Becoming more successful Baked loaf Beneath French and German articles Bat Below Buzz —, US astronaut; second person to walk on the moon Best Picture of 2012 Boise loc. Big shindig Bit of salt — Baba Brand of coolers Best Picture of 1997 "Blame It on __"; Michael Caine film __ beeline for; ran toward Battery size Burial spot Blanchett's namesakes Bears (anag.) Booboo Bird whose name refers to its large bill Bad in Nice? (3) Battleship ____, 1920s silent Soviet film about a mutiny by sailors (8) Be a lousy sniper, say Be an effective sponge Before you run tip, all on a network, perhaps? (5,2,4) Berliner, maybe, ignoring a note in beginning (4) Biased in favour of a particular cause (8) Bleat about a bit of furniture (5) Blessed Fr. woman Blush, or French for 47-Across Bonding with adhesive (6) Brand of boots and shoes with thick resilient soles (3,7) Break in/half tame a piebald nag Built before beginning of century, and oddly trendy (7) ____ Belt, doughnut-shaped region of icy objects past the orbit of Neptune (6) ____ Berkovic, Israeli ex-footballer who played for West Ham United from 1997-99 (4) “Batter” in fish — don’t buy it --- Bear, cartoon ursine (4) Bajan’s small heap (not a Tesla) inclined to shake in the Highlands Be fitting (4) Be in a majority (9) Benjamin _, British-american artist; second president of the Royal Academy (4) Berry growing on palm trees in the Brazilian rainforests (4) Black and white animal that is a big crowd-puller in zoos (5) Bluestocking’s smuggled weapon Book with e.g. poetry kid associated with Homer (4) Brief review course (9) Butter and jam. etc (7) Buy 7 ACROSS and follow them on 8 ACROSS (6) Buzz -, US astronaut; second person to walk on the moon (6) Bird with an enormous man Bird plunged into water gets back Behind schedule Bits of things _ Bassett, actress whose films include Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (6) _ Bremner, Scottish actor whose films include Trainspotting and Black Hawk Down (4) Boxers' winnings Bahraini bigwig Blundered Battleground of 1945 Book of fiction Big windfall Beat at chess Bard's players? Beatles' record label Biblical exile (7) Brief sight Biometric recognition method Battle of the brands Beagle, for one Bark Bowl over Blunt, as truth Blown away 2023 Ballon d'Or winner Lionel Be troubled Bedard who voiced Pocahontas in Pocahontas Big moneymakers Book to lay aside Branch is rarity, but in another way (9) Branch of medicine concerned with the study and treatment of disorders of the nervous system (9) Branch of river (9) Burly and beefy Bit of cottage cheese Better ___ (superior to) Befuddled Bits Boxing ref's ruling Bachelor, aged, unexpectedly showing emblem (5) Ball caps or bottle caps Beginning of a path? Best Director Oscar winner between Clint and Martin Big name in financial services Bird that thinks it's a restaurant critic? Bird that thinks it's a television show host? ___ beeline for; ran toward Ballet place in Germany (7) Barricade with filled sacks (7) Be higher in status (5) Be suitably sizeable and shapely? (3,2) Being sold, even when breaking (5) Bob Marley's backing group (7) Brand name mineral water (7) Brazilian speedster goes to American League in rotational selection (7) By the riverside even queens are office-goers (7) Bee home Brazen boldness Big scheme involved planet Mars (6,4) B&O or Reading, in Monopoly, e.g. Baseballer's plate appearance: 2 wds. Bassett, actress whose films include Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (6) Billion year periods British author of the novel upon which 17-Across is based: 2 wds. Business figure who oversees VPs: Abbr. B'nai B'nai Be polite. grudgingly: 2 wds. Be polite. grudgingly: 2 wds. Bean and Penn Belonging to Sandy Cheeks Bullwink1e J. -- Baltimore Ravens quarterback ___ Jackson Bambi decapitated - that is spooky (5) Beer includes old plant Being confused with a tiny alien? Berry used in gin-making Bert and I are accepted by the family Billy Joel song, ... Man Bird beginning to sing along with a musician Black rice dish, squid ... risotto Blame It On ___ (Michael Caine film) Bug in an outbuilding avoided Bullets and grenades, etc (abbrev) Between large and small, ... sized Became ready to fire at a target (4,3) Before a long time, yet again England, join in once more (2-6) Build again; reproduce (2-6) Brass band instrument (7) Be told it's custom made (7) Beer drinking-job for a champion (7) Blue-green gem (5) Branch of mathematics which can be differential or integral (8) ___ Buck, US author of The Good Earth (5) ___ Bridges, actor brother of Jeff Boast about clothes (4) Bit of hardware that fits in a nut Bug on a pug Babes in the woods? Blew off steam Bygone, in Chaucer's tales Bullets and such Board game pieces Born Basin Be indebted to British nobleman ranking below a marquess and above a viscount Battle of - - -, 1066 conflict Before Bangladesh language Brewski Bookish sort British rule in India Belittle group of thieves — one wonderful to hear of Beneath border one has salad plant Beginning of month — occasion for seafaring? 2021 Booker prizewinner for The Promise Balm, such as chapstick; or, blandishment and flattery (8) Bans them at this joint - 3 down was also subjected to it Bar allowed female to take up new position Bayern kit? (10) Beetle turned out as crab Beginning to like receiving tuition (8) Best ___ and tucker (3) Bet it's time to wear coat for winter Big Bolivian's plaza layout (2,3) Bird is soaring above hide (6) Birds known for their V formation (5) Bit of money delivered, by the sound of it?