Baton-passing race Brother of Cain and Abel Back from boating Brief statement of belief 1990-2006 Brazil, 1997-2003 Roma and 2003-08 Milan defender/midfielder born Marcos Evangelista de Morais; 1994 and 2002 FIFA World Cup Final winner (4) Basile .... , 1986-93 France, 1990-94 Marseille and 1994-95 Rangers defender; 1993 Champions League Final winner (4) Blow hard Bend out of shape Boo-boo Bread with tzatziki Brie of "Community" “Breaking Away” director Peter Basil, British architect who designed Coventry Cathedral (6) Bernard Slade comedy drama that was nominated for the 1975 Tony Award for Best Play (4) Bernard Slade comedy drama that was nominated for the 1975 Tony Award for Best Play (4,4) Best Supporting Actress Oscar nominee for Fatal Attraction (4.6) 1976 boxing film Bluish violet quartz Book in French containing mixture of proteins (7) Boring places to work? Brand of labels Brought up properly Become frosty Bull's sound Boxing stats Blissful feeling Baltimore MLB player *Bureaucratic obstacle to environmental projects Backyard storage for hoes and hoses "Barbie" actor Liu Beat, cadence Begley & O'Neill Being something Beyonce's "Best ___ I Never Had" Bloodline actor Chandler Bloomer occurs all over the place (6) Blueberrylike berry ___ button Beatles'"--Be" Blunder, flounder (6) Brilliant idea Book raises the roof when abridged (6) Because of one's beliefs Behold! Here's me burrowing! Being a model of perfection or a pagan? Bicycle road race first won in 1903 by Maurice Garin Binds round the neck Bash a group of politicians (5) Black Adam star, to fans Blue shirt initially observed on commercial (3) Bosom buddy, in textspeak Boss leaving out a trough (6) Book size (9) Burning and oddly cut as integrated circuit concludes (7) Bit of parsley used for garnish British French fry sandwich that goes viral on American Twitter at least once a year “Blame It on the ___ Nova” Big bang letters ___ buco Be of service to Bass parts Baloney Being miserly makes me a bit angry (4) Bringing before a court (11) Back, at sea Bikini top Brown flightless Aussie bird "Beauty and the Beast" actress Watson Birdlings' hatching spot Brilliance (5) 1983 Barbra Streisand classic (5) "Berry Song" author and illustrator British comedian and TV personality, - Fielding (4) Brooke Shields played a magazine columnist in Suddenly - (5) Bill of fare has some nutritious items (4) Bodily structure (6) Blueprint Bistros Buddy Bridget Fonda, to Jane Buckeyes’ sch. Backless seat Building block Baldness, surprisingly, has point – but it’s dull Boy Beer ingredient Back muscles Bent over Bard’s work Boldness Bar with case of alcohol in stock Blast setter possibly showing contrition British naval hero ? Bear BBC I rage about playing the card game Bank of sand (4) Be a goggler Be in great need of Conservative party? Be transparent about way to prepare shop for business? Bedeck with bunting Best __ (the finest, 2 wds.) Bingo call; abode Bishop hosting a series of bike races has a quiet pedal Bitter, extremely credible, informant Bleak, devoid of life Bloody sort of road? (8) Bobby & Jack ___, team members * Bobby ___, team member * Boiled over, say Bond eating his superior porridge Bond star turns up, engaging lover once (5) Bored of extremely forgettable party (3,2) Borer to bode on radio (5) Brand promoting 'bare skin' Brute's returning all glam in acrylic trousers (6) Biblical term for wickedness or the Devil (6) Bridesmaid likes to eat south Indian food (4) "Bring down the curtain, ___" - supposed last words of Francois Rabelais (d1553) (3,5,2,6,3) Burning Bundled hay Black-and-white animal Business transaction Beverage Black ___ seeds are a highenergy winter food for birds (9) Blow ones top Brown in strips "Bet you can't do better!" Bird that flies with its neck outstretched Bit of skiwear *Blank, e.g., in Scrabble Bank offerings, in brief Booty Butter + flour sauce Beast in a pack Big families Bjorn Borg contemporary Bond star turns up, engaging lover once Brush-off Bogs Be part of, as a film *Bellini with ___ Spumante 2023 British Superbike Championship winner riding for Paul Bird Motorsport (5,9) Baldness, surprisingly, has point - but it's dull (9) Baptism or shiva, e.g. Best Actor Oscar winner for My Left Foot (6.3-5) Bird, in Latin Brian ...., 1998-99 Blackburn Rovers boss (4) British prince who is the current Duke of Edinburgh (6) Bulbous plant used in cooking (6) Bye, in Palermo Bird gives over a pound to stray wolf (6,4) Blizzard of ___ (punnily-titled heavy metal album) Britney ___, singer (6) Boring routine Bowler or sombrero Big piece of sheet cake Bags for purchases Blake who was a longtime coach on "The Voice" Blownup (8) Boundary building of some quads But cars are unlikely to be sold in it by one's house (6,4) Before in Excelsis in the carol (6) Body cooling by the evaporation of water from the skin (12) Beetles and Jettas, for short Black-andwhite cookies Breaking up of company held back Tuareg remedy (8) Banes of tree huggers Bird called a "diver" in Britain Blue and white Dutch pottery Booted Ford Escort from 1983-1993 (5) British brand that built the Cobra sports car (1,1) British racing team that entered its last Fl race in 1997 (4) Brit. lawyer Brian who sings "There Were Bells" Broadcaster who headed the United States Information Agency from 1961-64 and was awarded an honorary KBE in 1964 (2,6) Betray one not committed to helping (3,2) Birds that sound as if they belong to Francis (6) Bloke is murdered with needle (7) Big Apple sch. where Hakeem Jeffries earned his JD Bit of Kate Spade merch ___ Bator (previous Anglicization of Mongolia's capital) Barbarian is decent, amateur struggling to last till end of boxing bout (2,3,8) Birds confined by setting up wires in aviary (4) Bird that's a symbol on the presidential seal Birthday cake candle count, say Broke into a sprint Big ___, rhyming phrase that refers to an important person, like a CEO at a Fortune 500 company Bank account earning, for short Beaver's work Baseball game stat Biblical paradise Bacardi product Beatty of "Deliverance" Broadcast on TV, say Back of the neck (4) Bath fixture Bluish-white metallic element used in alloys British volunteer cavalry force Beach crawler Breakfast food Biggest Binds BBC TV arts programme that ran from 1967-2002 Bury Bull teaser Bar bills Brass, for one Band blaster Bulletin board items Barrier Brains Better holiday Bored of extremely forgettable party Brute's returning all glam in acrylic trousers Bishop hosting a series of bike races has a quiet pedal Baked pasty covers another, creating the utmost hot air? (8) Bar of gold, e.g. Barack Barmy Army entering place with pride, some chaps conveying beer (7) Be a success Best Song ___, One Direction hit (4) Billy, the 11 Across 66 Across of the 5 Across (6) Bird in Belgium, pale-coloured, needs feeding (5,4) Blaze around which Scouts gather (8) Bloodline traced either to Cumbria or Taunton (5) Book in advance (6) Bottle used as weapon by Clint Eastwood (6) Boy goes back outside hotel and sees writer Bring over sharp tool and cut frame to be precise Buy shares again Big buyer of Wilson footballs Block challenge to Spooner's seat (4,5) Bunk off school (4,6) Brillo competitor Bedspring __ branch; peace offering Broadcast Bookie's numbers Belgrade native "Better late than never," e.g. Ball game Bronze Brittle Bosom Boring over-used ___ Blackmore, Deep Purple guitarist (7) ___ Bottomed Girls, Queen song (3) ___ Brydon, Gavin & Stacey actor (3) basketball player, at times Bed cover