| ___ Maiden | 10 |
| ___ maid | 8 |
| ___ Mai, Thai city | 18 |
| ___ mai (dim sum dish) | 22 |
| ___ mai (Asian dumplings) | 25 |
| ___ Mahal (Indian beer brand) | 29 |
| ___ Mahal (beer brand) | 22 |
| ___ Mahal | 9 |
| ___ Magwitch (Pip's benefactor in "Great Expectations") | 69 |
| ___ Magnon man | 14 |
| ___ Magnon | 10 |
| ___ magnetism | 13 |
| ___ magna, prelate's vestment | 33 |
| ___ Magna (annual early-music festival) | 39 |
| ___ magna | 9 |
| ___ Magli shoes | 15 |
| ___ Magli (designer shoe brand) | 31 |
| ___ magica (alchemist's work) | 33 |
| ___ Magica | 10 |
| ___ Magic (stain remover) | 25 |
| ___ Maggiore | 12 |
| ___ Mae, "Ghost" role for which Whoopi won an Oscar | 61 |
| ___ Mae Martinez (early female pro wrestler) | 44 |
| ___ Mae Brown (Whoopi's Oscar-winning role) | 47 |
| ___ Mae Brown (Whoopi's Oscar-winning role in "Ghost") | 68 |
| ___ Mae Brown (Whoopi Goldberg's role in "Ghost") | 63 |
| ___ Mae Brown (Whoopi Goldberg's "Ghost" role) | 60 |
| ___ Mae Brown (Whoopi Goldberg in "Ghost") | 52 |
| ___ Mae Brown ("Ghost" role) | 38 |
| ___ Mae (Whoopi's "Ghost" role) | 45 |
| ___ Mae (Whoopi's ''Ghost'' role) | 53 |
| ___ Mae (government lender) | 27 |
| ___ Mae (college money provider) | 32 |
| ___ Mae ("Ghost" role) | 32 |
| ___ Mae | 7 |
| ___ Madrid (soccer team) | 24 |
| ___ Madrid (soccer powerhouse) | 30 |
| ___ Madres | 10 |
| ___ Madre (mountain range) | 26 |
| ___ Madre | 9 |
| ___ Madonna, Red Square icon | 28 |
| ___ Madness (Snapple flavor) | 28 |
| ___ made (succeeds) | 19 |
| ___ Macmillan, classmate of Harry Potter | 40 |
| ___ mackerel | 12 |
| ___ MacKenzie | 13 |
| ___ machine (restaurant fixture) | 32 |
| ___ machine (phonograph) | 24 |
| ___ machine (one-armed bandit) | 30 |
| ___ Machine (Late 80s David Bowie band) | 39 |
| ___ machine | 11 |
| ___ Machin, peak in China | 25 |
| ___ MacGraw "Love Story" co-star | 42 |
| ___ macchiato | 13 |
| ___ macabre | 11 |
| ___ Mac (eschews a PC) | 22 |
| ___ mañana | 13 |
| ___ Maass, nurse on a 13¢ stamp | 34 |
| ___ Maarten (Caribbean island) | 30 |
| ___ Maar, Picasso subject | 25 |
| ___ Maar (Picasso's muse) | 29 |
| ___ Maar (Picasso subject) | 26 |
| ___ Maar (Picasso mistress and subject) | 39 |
| ___ Ma, noted cellist | 21 |
| ___ Ma Kettle | 13 |
| ___ Lysacek, 2010 Olympic figure skating gold medalist | 54 |
| ___ Lynne | 9 |
| ___ Lyman & His California Orchestra, popular 1920s-'40s band | 69 |
| ___ luxury | 10 |
| ___ Luthor, of "Superman" | 35 |
| ___ Luthor of "Superman" | 34 |
| ___ Lupin, the Prince of Thieves | 32 |
| ___ Lupin, Leblanc sleuth | 25 |
| ___ Lupin, Leblanc character | 28 |
| ___ Lupin | 9 |
| ___ Lunn (tea cake) | 19 |
| ___ Lunn | 8 |
| ___ Lung, Chinese emperor: 18th century | 39 |
| ___ Lung (villainous snow leopard in "Kung Fu Panda") | 63 |
| ___ Lund of "Casablanca" | 34 |
| ___ Lund | 8 |
| ___ LUNCH (store sign) | 22 |
| ___ lunch (quits working to eat) | 32 |
| ___ lunch (note on an office door) | 34 |
| ___ lunch | 9 |
| ___ Lunas, New Mexico | 21 |
| ___ Lunas, N.M. | 15 |
| ___ Lumumba, Congo's first P.M. | 35 |
| ___ Lumpur, Malaysia | 20 |
| ___ Lumpur | 10 |
| ___ Luis Obispo | 15 |
| ___ Luirc, County Cork town | 27 |
| ___ luego (good-by) | 19 |
| ___ luego | 9 |
| ___ luck (took chances) | 23 |
| ___ Luck | 8 |
| ___ Lucia Cortez, "Lost" castaway | 43 |
| ___ Lucano, Italian town | 24 |
| ___ LuÃs, Brazil | 19 |
| ___ LuÃs | 11 |