| ONAWIRE | Bird ___, Mel Gibson film or Leonard Cohen track (2,1,4) |
| BIRDONAWIRE | Goldie Hawn comedy or Leonard Cohen documentary |
| WANT | What Women ___, Mel Gibson film (4) |
| MAX | "Mad ___" (Mel Gibson film) |
| WEAPON | Lethal ___, Mel Gibson film |
| TICKETS | "If God wanted us to fly, He would have given us ___": Mel Brooks |
| ANXIETY | High ___ (Mel Brooks movie) |
| SADDLES | Blazing ___, Mel Brooks movie (7) |
| AWIRE | "Bird on ___" (Mel Gibson/Goldie Hawn film) |
| BRAVEHEART | 1995 Mel Gibson film which won a Best Film Oscar (10) |
| ROADWARRIOR | 1981 Mel Gibson film, with 'The' |
| WHATWOMENWANT | Mel Gibson film set in Chicago |
| BRAVE | With 16, Mel Gibson film and book getting positive review (5) |
| THEGRINGO | Mel Gibson film, Get ... (3,6) |
| SEAMONKEYMADMAX | Grandma's fake creature and favorite Mel Gibson film |
| LETHAL | Series based on famous Mel Gibson film (___ Weapon) |
| YEAR | 1983 Mel Gibson film, The ___ of Living Dangerously (4) |
| WERE | "We __ Soldiers": 2002 Mel Gibson film |
| HATCHLINGONAWIRE | 1990 Mel Gibson film, to a baby? |
| MAD | ___ Max, 1979 Mel Gibson film (3) |