| DREI | Three to Martin Luther |
| HATE | "Too great a burden to bear," according to Martin Luther King, Jr. |
| DOB | Jan. 15, 1929, to Martin Luther King |
| ERASMUS | Dutch humanist; a friend of Thomas More opposed to Martin Luther (7) |
| AWAYINAMANGER | Christmas carol whose words were once attributed to Martin Luther (4,2,1,6) |
| BAYARD | Key figure of the American civil rights movement and a close advisor to Martin Luther King Jr (5,6) |
| RUSTIN | Key figure of the American civil rights movement and a close advisor to Martin Luther King Jr (5,6) |
| DWELT | Lay deacon's introduction to Martin Luther's world |
| SON | Emilio, to Martin |
| LONGANDSHORT | Shelley tells it all to Martin |
| SONS | Charlie and Emilio, to Martin Sheen |
| COHOST | Rowan, to Martin |
| ROSSELLINI | Isabella, actress-daughter of Ingrid Bergman who was married to Martin Scorsese from 1979-82 (10) |
| RUBY | Albert Square local and nightclub owner who's married to Martin Fowler (4,5) |
| ALLEN | Albert Square local and nightclub owner who's married to Martin Fowler (4,5) |
| PEEPINGTOM | 1960 thriller that, according to Martin Scorsese, showed how "the act of making movies can be perverse" |
| THERETO | Cause upset to three to boot! (7) |
| ANAGRAMMATISE | How to make three to get there? |
| RATIO | Two to one or three to one |
| THEFOURTHESTATE | Sounds like direction to vineyard after first three to press (3,6,6) |
