| ___ mater (brain cover) | 23 |
| ___ mater (brain covering) | 26 |
| ___ mater (brain enveloper) | 27 |
| ___ mater (brain membrane) | 26 |
| ___ mater (brain part) | 22 |
| ___ mater (cranial membrane) | 28 |
| ___ Mater (Latin hymn) | 22 |
| ___ mater (where one went) | 26 |
| ___ material (sturdy fabric) | 28 |
| ___ Maul (sci-fi villain) | 25 |
| ___ Mauro (lunar plain) | 23 |
| ___ Maverick, Jack Kelly role | 29 |
| ___ maw (roseate tern) | 22 |
| ___ Mawddwy, peak in Wales | 26 |
| ___ Mawr (Philly suburb) | 24 |
| ___ Max, Mel Gibson role | 24 |
| ___ May (mortgage group) | 24 |
| ___ May Clampett of 1960s TV | 28 |
| ___ Mayer (wiener maker) | 24 |
| ___ mays (Indian corn) | 22 |
| ___ Méditerranée | 22 |
| ___ McAn (shoe-store chain) | 27 |
| ___ McNally (atlas publisher) | 29 |
| ___ me impune lacessit | 22 |
| ___ me tangere (hands off!) | 27 |
| ___ me tangere (touch-me-not) | 29 |
| ___ meal (forego lunch) | 23 |
| ___ means (certainly not) | 25 |
| ___ means (not at all) | 22 |
| ___ means: certainly not | 24 |
| ___ media (middle course) | 25 |
| ___ media (middle way) | 22 |
| ___ mediocritas (golden mean) | 29 |
| ___ Men's Health Crisis | 27 |
| ___ meridiem (morning: Lat.) | 28 |
| ___ metal (nickel alloy) | 24 |
| ___ metal (plating alloy) | 25 |
| ___ metal (tin-lead alloy) | 26 |
| ___ Metro (bygone car) | 22 |
| ___ mi (Vietnamese sandwich) | 28 |
| ___ Mich', in Paree | 23 |
| ___ mieux: so much: Fr. | 23 |
| ___ Miguel (Azores island) | 26 |
| ___ Miguel, Azores island | 25 |
| ___ mike (automatic pilot) | 26 |
| ___ mike (coffeehouse event) | 28 |
| ___ Mill, 1848 gold site | 24 |
| ___ Mill, near Sacramento | 25 |
| ___ million (a rarity) | 22 |
| ___ Millions (lottery) | 22 |
| ___ Mills (photography chain) | 29 |
| ___ mind (in agreement) | 23 |
| ___ Minor (constellation) | 25 |
| ___ mirablis (crucial year) | 27 |
| ___ miss (haphazardly) | 22 |
| ___ Miss (Oxford school) | 24 |
| ___ Miss Rebels (SEC team) | 26 |
| ___ Miss, home of the Rebels | 28 |
| ___ Miss, rival of 'Bama | 28 |
| ___ missabib (Jer. 20:3) | 24 |
| ___ mission (dispatch) | 22 |
| ___ mission (single-minded) | 27 |
| ___ Mist (7 Up competitor) | 26 |
| ___ Mix (party staple) | 22 |
| ___ Mix (pet store brand) | 25 |
| ___ Mobley, Miss America 1959 | 29 |
| ___ Mode (Prius button) | 23 |
| ___ Modelo (Mexican beer) | 25 |
| ___ Modern (British museum) | 27 |
| ___ Modern (London gallery) | 27 |
| ___ moment's notice | 23 |
| ___ monde (fashionable folks) | 29 |
| ___ monde (high society) | 24 |
| ___ monster (large lizard) | 26 |
| ___ monster (venomous lizard) | 29 |
| ___ monster, SW lizard | 22 |
| ___ Monte (canned brand) | 24 |
| ___ Monte (canned food brand) | 29 |
| ___ Monte (food giant) | 22 |
| ___ Monte (fruit juice brand) | 29 |
| ___ Moon (a Hudson ship) | 24 |
| ___ Moon (anime series) | 23 |
| ___ Moore (Hormel brand) | 24 |
| ___ morgana (illusion) | 22 |
| ___ Moro, former Italian P.M. | 29 |
| ___ Moro, late Italian leader | 29 |
| ___ Morrison (Doors singer) | 27 |
| ___ Morrison (Them singer) | 26 |
| ___ mortis, Latvian style | 25 |
| ___ Moses (Pentateuch) | 22 |
| ___ Moss (fashion label) | 24 |
| ___ moss (gardening purchase) | 29 |
| ___ moss (mulch material) | 25 |
| ___ Mostel, memorable actor | 27 |
| ___ motel (tryst site) | 22 |
| ___ moth (pale-green insect) | 28 |
| ___ mother (Cub Scout leader) | 29 |
| ___ motion (set aside) | 22 |
| ___ mots (witty remarks) | 24 |
| ___ Moulins, Québec | 22 |