| Material for a fedora | 21 |
| Material for a failed balloon (Tribute #1) | 42 |
| Material for a dry cleaner | 26 |
| Material for a doctor's glove | 33 |
| Material for a dobie man | 24 |
| Material for a DIY project, perhaps | 35 |
| Material for a cameo | 20 |
| Material for a bugle | 20 |
| Material for a bucket | 21 |
| Material for a bride | 20 |
| Material for a biographer with a recorder? | 42 |
| Material for a bank? | 20 |
| Material for a baking dish | 26 |
| Material for 36 keys | 20 |
| Material flaw | 13 |
| Material edging | 15 |
| Material covering many behinds | 30 |
| Material colorer | 16 |
| Material capable of being taken up by another substance | 55 |
| Material blocked by parental controls | 37 |
| Material at the basis of "Jurassic Park" | 50 |
| Material at a yard sale? | 24 |
| Material also known as cat-gold or glimmer | 42 |
| Material | 8 |
| Mater's predecessor | 23 |
| Mater's partner | 19 |
| Mater's mate | 16 |
| Mater's intro | 17 |
| Mater's beginner | 20 |
| Mater ___ (the Virgin Mary) | 27 |
| Mater ___ (Mary, in Latin prayers) | 34 |
| Mater starter | 13 |
| Mater preceder | 14 |
| Mater or Zadora | 15 |
| Mater or Gluck | 14 |
| Mater lead-in | 13 |
| Mater antecedent | 16 |
| mater | 5 |
| Mateo or Simeon | 15 |
| Mateo or Miguel, e.g. | 21 |
| Mateo or Diego, e.g. | 20 |
| Matelotes | 9 |
| Matelote, e.g. | 14 |
| Matelot's wheel-rope | 24 |
| Matelot's milieu | 20 |
| Mated for specific traits | 25 |
| Mated | 5 |
| Mate, say | 9 |
| Mate, and a hint to the starts of this puzzle's four longest answers | 72 |
| Mate's shout | 16 |
| Mate's response | 19 |
| Mate's reply | 16 |
| Mate's replies | 18 |
| Mate's mop | 14 |
| Mate's hello | 16 |
| Mate's greeting | 19 |
| Mate's cry | 14 |
| Mate's call, perhaps | 24 |
| Mate's call | 15 |
| Mate's assent | 17 |
| Mate's approval | 19 |
| Mate's answer | 17 |
| Mate's agreement | 20 |
| Mate's affirmatives | 23 |
| Mate's address | 18 |
| Mate's "to the left" | 34 |
| Mate with a mop | 15 |
| Mate via mail | 13 |
| Mate on the Jolly Roger | 23 |
| Mate of Osiris | 14 |
| Mate of Mr | 10 |
| Mate of means | 13 |
| Mate of Isis | 12 |
| Mate of Elmer the Bull | 22 |
| Mate of a sort | 14 |
| Mate of a real swinger | 22 |
| Mate of a rajah | 15 |
| Mate of a maritus | 17 |
| Mate of a famous gardener | 25 |
| Mate of a countess | 18 |
| Mate of a "proud" avian | 33 |
| Mate for Shrek | 14 |
| Mate for Shere Khan | 19 |
| Mate for mulier | 15 |
| Mate for Mr. Ed | 15 |
| Mate for la vaca | 16 |
| Mate for Bambi | 14 |
| Mate for an Andy | 16 |
| Mate for a swan | 15 |
| Mate for "my friend" Flicka | 37 |
| Mate call | 9 |
| Mate bees with fleas? | 21 |
| Mate and buena | 14 |
| Mate | 4 |
| Matchup of beefy grapplers | 26 |
| Matchup | 7 |
| Matchsticks game | 16 |
| Matchstick-removing game | 24 |
| Matchstick game | 15 |
| Matchstick counting game | 24 |