| ___ mell | 8 |
| ___ Melodies | 12 |
| ___ melt | 8 |
| ___ melt (sandwich) | 19 |
| ___ Men ("Move It Like This" group) | 45 |
| ___ Men ("Who Let the Dogs Out" band) | 47 |
| ___ Men ("Who Let the Dogs Out" group) | 48 |
| ___ Men ("Who Let the Dogs Out?" band) | 48 |
| ___ Men ("Who Let the Dogs Out?" group) | 49 |
| ___ Men with the 2000 hit "Who Let the Dogs Out" | 58 |
| ___ Men's Health Crisis | 27 |
| ___ Men, ''Who Let the Dogs Out'' group | 55 |
| ___ mentality | 13 |
| ___ mention (besides) | 21 |
| ___ menu | 8 |
| ___ Meow (Internet meme cat with extremely long fur) | 52 |
| ___ mer | 7 |
| ___ mercy (plead) | 17 |
| ___ meridiem | 12 |
| ___ meridiem (morning: Lat.) | 28 |
| ___ Mesa | 8 |
| ___ Mesa (San Diego border crossing) | 36 |
| ___ Mesa, Calif. | 16 |
| ___ Mesa, Calif. city | 21 |
| ___ Mesa, California | 20 |
| ___ Mesa, L.A. suburb | 21 |
| ___ meson (particle that is its own antiparticle) | 49 |
| ___ mess | 8 |
| ___ mess (strawberries and cream dish) | 38 |
| ___ message | 11 |
| ___ message (made one's point) | 34 |
| ___ message (signal one's intentions) | 41 |
| ___ messaging (modern communication) | 36 |
| ___ Messenger (instant messaging software) | 42 |
| ___ metabolism | 14 |
| ___ metabolism rate | 19 |
| ___ metal | 9 |
| ___ metal (nickel alloy) | 24 |
| ___ metal (plating alloy) | 25 |
| ___ metal (tin-lead alloy) | 26 |
| ___ Meteor Shower | 17 |
| ___ method | 10 |
| ___ Methuselah | 14 |
| ___ Metro (bygone car) | 22 |
| ___ Meyers, first woman to sign with an NBA team (the Pacers) | 61 |
| ___ mgr. | 8 |
| ___ mi (Vietnamese sandwich) | 28 |
| ___ Mich', in Paree | 23 |
| ___ Michaels of "S.N.L." | 34 |
| ___ Michele of "Glee" | 31 |
| ___ Michigan | 12 |
| ___ Middlecoff, 1949 and 1956 U.S. Open champ | 45 |
| ___ middling | 12 |
| ___ Midgen, fellow student of Harry Potter | 42 |
| ___ midi | 8 |
| ___ mieux (so much the better): Fr. | 35 |
| ___ mieux: so much: Fr. | 23 |
| ___ Mifflin (company in "The Office") | 47 |
| ___ Might Be Giants | 19 |
| ___ Might Be Giants (rock group) | 32 |
| ___ mignon | 10 |
| ___ Miguel | 10 |
| ___ Miguel (Azores island) | 26 |
| ___ Miguel (Largest of the Azores) | 34 |
| ___ Miguel (one of the Azores) | 30 |
| ___ Miguel Island | 17 |
| ___ Miguel, Azores | 18 |
| ___ Miguel, Azores island | 25 |
| ___ Miguel, largest island of the Azores | 40 |
| ___ mike (automatic pilot) | 26 |
| ___ mike (coffeehouse event) | 28 |
| ___ Mile Island | 15 |
| ___ Mile Island, Pa. | 20 |
| ___ Miles, girl in old tire ad | 30 |
| ___ milk | 8 |
| ___ milk (bland) | 16 |
| ___ milk (Var.) | 15 |
| ___ Mill, 1848 gold site | 24 |
| ___ Mill, near Sacramento | 25 |
| ___ Millan a k a the Dog Whisperer | 34 |
| ___ Millan, TV's "dog whisperer" | 46 |
| ___ million | 11 |
| ___ million (a rarity) | 22 |
| ___ millionaire (rich Vallettan?) | 33 |
| ___ Millions (lottery) | 22 |
| ___ Millions (multistate lottery) | 33 |
| ___ Millions lottery | 20 |
| ___ Mills (photography chain) | 29 |
| ___ Mills (portrait photography company) | 40 |
| ___ Milwaukee beer | 18 |
| ___ minérale | 15 |
| ___ minérales | 16 |
| ___ mind | 8 |
| ___ mind (considered) | 21 |
| ___ mind (in agreement) | 23 |
| ___ mind (remember) | 19 |
| ___ Minderbender, villain in "Catch-22" | 49 |
| ___ Minderbinder of "Catch-22" | 40 |
| ___ Minh | 8 |
| ___ Minh (1940s independence movement) | 38 |