| "The March" writer | 28 |
| "The Mark of Zorro" star (1940) | 41 |
| "The Marriage of Figaro" highlight | 44 |
| "The Marriage of Figaro," for one | 43 |
| "The Marriage of ___" | 31 |
| "The Marriage of ___" (opera by today's birthday composer) | 72 |
| "The Marriage ___" (NBC show) | 39 |
| "The Marry Month of ___" (O. Henry story) | 51 |
| "The Marshal of Cripple Creek" and others | 51 |
| "The Marshall Mathers LP" co-producer | 47 |
| "The Marshes of Glynn" writer Sidney | 46 |
| "The Martha ___ Show" of 1950s TV | 43 |
| "The Martian Chronicles" author Bradbury | 50 |
| "The Martian Chronicles" writer Bradbury | 50 |
| "The Martyrdom of ___" (classic Muslim work) | 54 |
| "The Martyrdom of ___" (Muslim classic) | 49 |
| "The Marvelous City" | 30 |
| "The Mary --- Moore Show" | 35 |
| "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" actress | 45 |
| "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" actress Georgia | 53 |
| "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" character | 47 |
| "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" co-star | 45 |
| "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" Emmy winner | 49 |
| "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" setting | 45 |
| "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" spin-off | 46 |
| "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" spinoff | 45 |
| "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" weatherman | 48 |
| "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" workplace | 47 |
| "The Mask of Dimitrios" author | 40 |
| "The Mask of Dimitrios" novelist | 42 |
| "The Mask of Dimitrios" star, 1944 | 44 |
| "The Mask of Dimitrios" writer Eric | 45 |
| "The Mask of Fu Manchu" star | 38 |
| "The Mask of Zorro" heroine | 37 |
| "The Mask ___ Manchu," Karloff film | 45 |
| "The Masque of Alfred" composer | 41 |
| "The Masque of the Red Death" author | 46 |
| "The Master Builder" playwright | 41 |
| "The Master Mystery" star, 1919 | 41 |
| "The master of us all," according to Haydn | 52 |
| "The Master" director, casually | 41 |
| "The Master" director, familiarly | 43 |
| "The Masterplan" band | 31 |
| "The Match Game" host Rayburn | 39 |
| "The Matrix Reloaded" actress Pinkett Smith | 53 |
| "The Matrix Reloaded" character | 41 |
| "The Matrix" character | 32 |
| "The Matrix" guy | 26 |
| "The Matrix" hero | 27 |
| "The Matrix" lead role | 32 |
| "The Matrix" man | 26 |
| "The Matrix" moniker | 30 |
| "The Matrix" name | 27 |
| "The Matrix" protagonist | 34 |
| "The Matrix" role for Keanu | 37 |
| "The Matrix" star | 27 |
| "The Matrix" star Reeves | 34 |
| "The Mauve Decade" author | 35 |
| "The Mauve ___" | 25 |
| "The Maximus Poems" writer Charles ___ | 48 |
| "The MAYor of Casterbridge" author | 44 |
| "The Mayor of Simpleton" band | 39 |
| "The Mayor of Simpleton" band whose name sounds like a state of bliss | 79 |
| "The Mayor of Simpleton" band, 1989 | 45 |
| "The Meadowlands" band, with "The" | 54 |
| "The Meaning of Life" comedy group | 44 |
| "The meaning of your statement is clear," more hiply | 62 |
| "The Medallion" star | 30 |
| "The medium is the message" coiner McLuhan | 52 |
| "The medium is the message" man | 41 |
| "The medium __ message" | 33 |
| "The meek shall inherit the Earth, but not its mineral rights" speaker | 80 |
| "The melted cheddar ... the kitschy pots ... ah, youth"? | 66 |
| "The Memory of Trees" album maker | 43 |
| "The Memory of Trees" Grammy winner | 45 |
| "The Memory of Trees" singer | 38 |
| "The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail" director, 1945 | 68 |
| "The Mentalist" airer | 31 |
| "The Mentalist" broadcaster | 37 |
| "The Mentalist" channel | 33 |
| "The Mentalist" co-star | 33 |
| "The Mentalist" network | 33 |
| "The Mephisto Club" novelist Gerritsen | 48 |
| "The Mephisto Waltz" star | 35 |
| "The Merchant of Venice" heroine | 42 |
| "The Merchant of Venice" lady | 39 |
| "The Merchant of Venice" maid | 39 |
| "The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood" author Howard | 60 |
| "The Merry Adventures ___" | 36 |
| "The Merry Drinker" painter | 37 |
| "The Merry Men and Other Tales and Fables" author's initials | 74 |
| "The Merry Month ___" (James Jones novel) | 51 |
| "The Merry Old Land of Oz" opening words | 50 |
| "The Merry Toper" artist | 34 |
| "The Merry Widow" composer | 36 |
| "The Merry Widow" composer Franz | 42 |
| "The Merry Widow" hero | 32 |
| "The Merry Widow" operettist | 38 |
| "The Merry Widow" star, 1952 | 38 |
| "The Merry Widow," e.g. | 33 |