| SUPERGIRL | Melissa Benoist's superhero (9) |
| KARA | Melissa Benoist's role on "Supergirl" |
| BREATHING | Netflix survival drama with Melissa Barrera, Keep _ (9) |
| ANDREATTA | Melissa ----, Scotland women's football manager (9) |
| HAPPYTIME | Black comedy puppet film with Melissa Mccarthy and Maya Rudolph, The ___ Murders (9) |
| AIMLESSLY | Melissa struggled before second half of July in a futile way (9) |
| ETHERIDGE | Singer Melissa |
| MIKEMOLLY | Sitcom starring Melissa McCarthy: ___ & ___ |
| HENDRICKS | *Minnesota town, Indiana county ... or Melissa |
| STAGENAME | Lizzo, to Melissa Viviane Jefferson |
| LEMONBALM | Melissa officinalis, or ... (5,4) |
| HARTRAITT | "May I introduce the lovely couple: actress Melissa Joan and singer Bonnie!" |
| NEWJERSEY | Reality series with Teresa, Siggy, Melissa, Jacqueline and Dolores, The Real Housewives of ___ (3,6) |
| FORGIVEME | Melissa McCarthy plays a forger in Can You Ever...? (7,2) |
| CHRISBATH | Sunday Night host replaced by Melissa Doyle (5,4) |
| STVINCENT | 2014 comedy-drama film starring Bill Murray and Melissa McCarthy (2,7) |
| YESI | "___ Am" (Melissa Etheridge title track) |
| MYW | Melissa Etheridge hit, "Come to ___" |
| IMTHE | Melissa Etheridge hit, "___ Only One" |
| SAG | Melissa Gilbert is its pres. |