| Mechanics, informally |
21 |
| Most vicious |
12 |
| Monte Corno's milieu |
20 |
| Memphis street with many jazz clubs |
35 |
| Michigan's nickname |
19 |
| Matinee stars |
13 |
| Martin's "Laugh- In" partner |
28 |
| Memphis's ___ St. |
17 |
| Major league, slangily |
22 |
| Mrs. Hoople's offerings |
23 |
| Magic spore, in old lore |
24 |
| Marshal of Waterloo |
19 |
| Muscular guys: Hyph. |
20 |
| Modern Bohemian |
15 |
| Miniature domestic fowl |
23 |
| Missile monitoring agcy. |
24 |
| Military cafeteria |
18 |
| Mop & __: floor cleaner |
23 |
| Major John ___ |
14 |
| Mil. command bases |
18 |
| Moviedom's McGregor |
19 |
| My Kind of Town" lyricist |
25 |
| MLB banned substance |
20 |
| Maker of LeBron 15 basketball shoes |
35 |
| Movie starring Lon Chaney Jr., with "The |
40 |
| Made Jonathan feel hollow? |
26 |
| Many ___ Day" ("Oklahoma!"song) |
31 |
| Middle year of Nero's reign |
27 |
| Market research panel |
21 |
| Miss out on a prize |
19 |
| Movie-making chore |
18 |
| Mount __, highest Adirondack peak |
33 |
| Martini accompanier? |
20 |
| Miss the blue ribbon |
20 |
| Molière rival |
14 |
| Mad Men" ad exec played by Jon Hamm: 2 wds. |
43 |
| Moccasin adornment, sometimes |
29 |
| Met behind closed doors |
23 |
| Man ___ (trusted aide) |
22 |
| Mad magazine's Alfred E. ___ |
28 |
| Mentioned in an academic paper |
30 |
| Mortarless construction |
23 |
| Middle West region |
18 |
| Maneuver a reversal on the wrestling mat? |
41 |
| Muumuus' accessories |
20 |
| Monarch's time in the job |
25 |
| Missing ring |
12 |
| Moscow theater company |
22 |
| Mississippi River bottom feeder |
31 |
| Mason's creation |
16 |
| Mideastern water carrier? |
25 |
| Millay or Best |
14 |
| Mil. post |
9 |
| Map of the Spanish-speaking section of town? |
44 |
| Mountain clusters |
17 |
| Modern civil rights initialism |
30 |
| Making a big hit |
16 |
| Martin's TV sidekick |
20 |
| Meet successfully |
17 |
| Mystery identifier |
18 |
| McKinley's birthplace |
21 |
| Mere nothing: L. |
16 |
| Make deep cuts in |
17 |
| Many an Arctic resident |
23 |
| MapQuest offerings |
18 |
| Music compilation marketer |
26 |
| Major League manager Larry |
26 |
| My darling, inMontreal |
22 |
| Mother ___ (principal site of an ore deposit) |
45 |
| Mechanical beings |
17 |
| More healthy — worker |
23 |
| Makes permanent, as a cel |
25 |
| Metaphysics of Morals |
21 |
| Mars ou avril |
13 |
| Models smaller than minis |
25 |
| Messy dab of mustard? |
21 |
| Modern travel aids |
18 |
| May auto race, familiarly |
25 |
| Mr. Bean" actor Atkinson |
24 |
| Modern war hazard, briefly |
26 |
| Mr. Clean, in his superhero days? |
33 |
| Misery" Oscar winner Bates |
26 |
| Make business contacts socially |
31 |
| Moves in the garden |
19 |
| METEOROLOGY OR GEOPHYSICS |
25 |
| Motion picture academy honor |
28 |
| Marshal of France: 1804-15 |
26 |
| My mind ___ blank |
17 |
| Marsh marigold |
14 |
| Missing Kias? |
13 |
| Musical director of a choir |
27 |
| Michael Crichton book |
21 |
| MDճ aide |
9 |
| Musicians never retire, they just __ |
36 |
| Moved from its proper position |
30 |
| Michigan entertainers? |
22 |
| Mrs. Dick Cheney |
16 |
| Michael who directed "The Deer Hunter |
37 |
| More widespread |
15 |
| Means of directing a course |
27 |