| March 17 honoree, for short | 27 |
| Man with no fastening band? | 27 |
| Many a retired thoroughbred | 27 |
| Mud wrestler's location | 27 |
| Moderately dry, climatewise | 27 |
| Men, vis-a-vis human beings | 27 |
| Metropolitan area component | 27 |
| Makes more pleasant to hear | 27 |
| Middle Eastern denomination | 27 |
| Magazine for empty nesters? | 27 |
| Much-sought-after celebrity | 27 |
| Modern site of ancient Tyre | 27 |
| Medium for a medical sample | 27 |
| Most imposingly fashionable | 27 |
| Make-or-break election bloc | 27 |
| Match sound to action, e.g. | 27 |
| Matches audio to video, say | 27 |
| Meeting of the rite people? | 27 |
| Modern home of ancient Ebla | 27 |
| Middle of a three-word game | 27 |
| Mexican restaurant offering | 27 |
| Mai ___ (tropical beverage) | 27 |
| Meditative exercise regimen | 27 |
| Most exaggerated, as a tale | 27 |
| Many a sunbather's goal | 27 |
| Many a beachgoer's hope | 27 |
| Mandarin orange derivatives | 27 |
| Material for a road or roof | 27 |
| Margaret Mitchell invention | 27 |
| Medieval invaders of Europe | 27 |
| Mr. Hulot portrayer Jacques | 27 |
| Massachusetts city or river | 27 |
| Mother's Day baby, e.g. | 27 |
| More like a lion's pelt | 27 |
| Misfiler's comeuppance? | 27 |
| Mild exclamation of censure | 27 |
| Mint and chamomile, for two | 27 |
| Many a bar mitzvah attendee | 27 |
| Mae Preston's boyfriend | 27 |
| Many Justin Timberlake fans | 27 |
| Magen David Square location | 27 |
| Modern conference beginning | 27 |
| Marksman who foiled Gessler | 27 |
| Metronome's measurement | 27 |
| Many a monthly check writer | 27 |
| Memphis's state (abbr.) | 27 |
| Many a backpacker, at night | 27 |
| Maryland athlete, for short | 27 |
| Maryland player, informally | 27 |
| Maryland collegian, briefly | 27 |
| Marathon of Hope runner Fox | 27 |
| More blunt and to the point | 27 |
| Magnetic flux density units | 27 |
| Multiday annual celebration | 27 |
| Marie Antoinette's loss | 27 |
| Many a cowpoke's handle | 27 |
| Maker of Havoline motor oil | 27 |
| Mississippi senator Cochran | 27 |
| Macbeth, Macduff, or Banquo | 27 |
| Most common word in English | 27 |
| Murderers' Row nickname | 27 |
| Michael Redgrave film: 1946 | 27 |
| Most popular race in India? | 27 |
| Most-translated French book | 27 |
| Manhattan cultural landmark | 27 |
| More of the advice (Part 4) | 27 |
| Member of a historical trio | 27 |
| Maria ___ (Hungarian queen) | 27 |
| Morcheeba song about water? | 27 |
| MIT's student newspaper | 27 |
| Mel Tormé's nickname | 27 |
| Motion of fans in a stadium | 27 |
| Message on a shipping crate | 27 |
| Mythological hammer thrower | 27 |
| Mexico, our # _____ trader | 27 |
| Movie critics' approval | 27 |
| Miss America's headgear | 27 |
| Miss America's headwear | 27 |
| Myerson's crown in 1945 | 27 |
| Marine angler's concern | 27 |
| Men's fashion accessory | 27 |
| Man's fashion accessory | 27 |
| Make colorful, as a T-shirt | 27 |
| Many opera houses have them | 27 |
| Mine-field inspector, maybe | 27 |
| Minnesota governor Pawlenty | 27 |
| Malcolm McDowell film: 1979 | 27 |
| Mrs. Addams, affectionately | 27 |
| Milosevic's predecessor | 27 |
| Moody in Allen's Alley | 27 |
| Modern subscription service | 27 |
| Material for having a blast | 27 |
| Means–end connection | 27 |
| Mug shaped like a stout man | 27 |
| Mike who married Liz Taylor | 27 |
| Mike, who married Elizabeth | 27 |
| Meatless hot dog ingredient | 27 |
| Mummies' resting places | 27 |
| Marisa of "Alfie" | 27 |
| Mute, with "down" | 27 |