"Before," poetically "___ bitten, twice shy" Blog feed format: Abbr. Bill ___, co-founder of Microsoft Corporation Born and ___ (raised) Board game roller Breeze through a test Be down with the flu Beam of light Billboard displays, for short Big ___ (London landmark) Biggest teachers' group in America: Abbr. ___ Bunny from "Space Jam" Big name in semiconductor chips Bunny's jump Baby's neckwear "Better safe ___ sorry" Be part of a codependent relationship, perhaps Before I forget to carry 16-down as painter's concerns? (8) "Black Tie White ___" (David Bowie song) Base two Bearded Toyland character (3,4) Belittles one as one writes shorthand notes, turning a page (5,4,1,3) Bit of detritus in an unboxing video, maybe Brown-red unglazed earthenware whose name means 'baked earth' (10) Barrel-aged beverage Book after Joel Big Mac topper Birthplace of NATO secretary general Jens Stoltenberg Big event Beanfeast, jollification (5) Betting every poker chip Big ___ (Golden Arches burgers) Bull's sounds ___ Burger (soup-flavored McDonald's offering in Vietnam) Brit's bathroom Business agreement, say Biblical shipbuilder Billy Joel's "Tell ___ About It" Big trade fair, for short Bird's-___ view Blue ___, marked point in ice hockey beyond which players cannot enter without the puck Building construction spot Bathroom water source Big fuss about nothing Big striped cat with a "Bengal" variety Buck's mate Betty ___, "The Golden Girls" actress with a colorful name "Black Beatles" duo ___ Sremmurd Big beer holder Bequeathed Box, fight Big-head, self-obsessed type Bathing beach or open-air swimming pool Broker is a well-mannered chap (5) Basic idea of snow? (5) Backing art that includes first-class head-dress (5) Be the first to speak to company in castchange (6) “Blue Bloods” extra Bagel variety Biblical boat Bode Buccaneer Ballet garment Book worker Burglar alarm part Buck’s mate Booming stuff Boat part Battled Body of soldiers Boring Breed of dairy cattle Back a certain amount of power with zero capital ---- Brockovich, Julia Roberts film from 2000 (4) BBC daytime show, ----- to the Country (6) Badger sett, say, in anagram form (3) Bake in shallow dishes, as eggs Bald or bad? (5) Basic purpose in West, for example (8,5) Battery power (6) Beach any toad could make it to (7) Beach gravel? (7) Bible book placed after Amos and before Jonah Billy Bob, actor who played the title role in 2004 Christmas film Bad Santa (8) Bird found in narrow lane (3) Bit of fireplace ash Blueberry or Beacon Bob, Ebenezer Scrooge's clerk in Charles Dickens's A Christmas Carol (8) Book lover's major, for short Bread maker, e.g. (5) Bringing out cine, dug out of place (7) Brusque (not at all chatty) (4) By the sound of it, top player gets to give up (4) Bad one-liner found in a cracker (4) Banner - I boo Stalin rebelliously holding it (12) Batman's protege Be vague about the boundary (5) Beat, not beet? (4) Black prisoner's exhaustion after flight Boat many a one has swam from (5) Boaters are on, some oddly off (7) Boot with a blade used to glide across a rink (3, 5) Boss after Penny, reptile (10) Bridget Riley's Shadow Play, e.g. (2,3) BBQ favorites Before long Buddy Begin one's day Barnyard birds Buckler, e.g. Be economical with water again (5) Be embarrassed, but not financially (5) Be having cravings for possessions (10) Being a magistrate is stressful (6) Breathe out when no longer well? Bully boy! (6) Baseball's Alonso or Rose Bring in Bassoon kin Butterfly catchers Biblical boat builder Bald or bad? Battery power Better to put this on a damaged net (4) Bladed implement used for dressing timber (4) Burger and chips, eg boats and bottles Boat blade Binary digit Beneficiary Binary digit Beloved Biblical betrayer 1993-96 Birmingham, 1996-98 Man City, 1998-99 Southampton and 1999-2002 Portsmouth defender between spells at Exeter City (5) Becoming known that one's extracting from (7,3) Beholder Ben Stiller's eponymous movie male model (9) Bet we'd pack the gear in (7) Beyonce album with an accompanying documentary film (11) British-Iranian comedian Omid _ (7) _ Bening, actress who plays swimmer Diana Nyad in new film Nyad(7) _ Brazier, EastEnders actor and Strictly participant (5) ___ Bowie, singer Bail out east of Java Brazilian martial art with Japanese origins Bridge master gets a beating Butch ___, Paul Newman role (7) Bear whose porridge was too cold Border on Bracelet fastener Bright-eyed and bushy-tailed Become deficient and keep out of the way (4,7,6) Before one I had to return to the fool (5) Blissful idly wandering with novice in charge (7) Blue salad plant to rise suddenly (9) Bob ___ apples Bygone coin-op eatery Bangladeshi city (10) Brand of chocolate-coated mints (5,5) ___ board (nail file material) Baby bird's chirp Bird that's similar to a crow Bank robbery Book of maps Broadcasted on a TV or radio channel, say "Brevity is the soul of ___" (talent for humor) Buy online, as from Amazon Bank on or have faith Big name in printers and copy machines Batman's sidekick Boxer Ali, whose father was a boxing legend Bank's claim on a property Beans for tofu Building add-on Body part with a lid? ___ Blunt, who starred in "A Quiet Place" and "Sicario" Black cats and comets, stereotypically Blow out a candle, say ___ brulee (dessert also known as burnt cream) ___ Burch of fashion Bronte who authored "Wuthering Heights" Beer ___ (kind of stomach) "Bjorn Borg is a ___ like Roger Federer is Swiss." Burn due to a hot liquid Bread for a Reuben sandwich Brother in French Be knowledgeable about "Buy one, get one ___" (two at the cost of one) Big bone china manufacturer from Pennsylvania Bit of gossip Bighorn sheep Basketball or swimming, e.g. Brother of Maurice and Robin (members of Bee Gees) Bread for a reuben Big name in copiers, printers Broken glass or pottery piece Big name in digital watches and calculators ___-back (mellow) Blood-pumping organ Blockheads Black gunk used for making roads Bend the knee? Buck's mate Be gaga over Big pictures: Abbr. Big pictures: Abbr. Bend ___ (bow down to a King, say): 2 wds. Balanced astrological sign? "___ begin to tell you how....": 2 wds. Bob Marley, or another one of his kind, for short Beginning stage, as of seasons Bride's runway? Bedtime stories Bitter ___ (brew) Buttery sugar candy Boarding school that has educated 19 British prime ministers Beer holder Beauty in "Beauty and the Beast" Bad ___ (smoking and such, maybe) Boys, in Scotland Beverage that may be black, white or Earl Grey Buddy, in Australia Brazilian racing legend Ayrton ___, who has an eponymous documentary Battery electrode that's the opposite of a cathode Barack Obama's younger daughter "Break ___!" (encouragement to an actor): 2 wds. Beverage that's 'weaker' than a cappuccino Bills in Germany and France Bottom wear for a female tennis player or hula dancer? Beat ___ to someone's door (make quick contact with someone inspiring): 2 wds. "___ be doomed, if it weren't for us." ("We helped those people") Bird that supposedly delivers babies Brooding, as some punk music Bearing a heavy load Being summoned out of inanimate matter Bodies of organisms: Technical Black cats and comets, stereotypically Beat ___ to one's door: 2 wds. Bob Marley's "No ___, No Cry" Burst of wind "Brave" singer ___ Bareilles Be extremely fond of Bass member of the violin family By ___ and bounds (growing rapidly) Boats, like the ones made by Noah Banish a tenant, say Best of the best Beauty's partner in a fairy tale "___ but a goodie."