In each of those years, the winner of the American League's Most Valuable Player award was either Mickey Mantle or Roger Maris. Mantle and Maris, who both played for the New York Yankees, were known as the "M & M Boys". So the first "b" is wrong, it should be an "m".
The clue is related to the crossword title
To get crossword puzzle answers you look at the numbered clues and find out what they mean and what matchs the clue then you put your answer to the clue in its numbered space
jib
In most crosswords, a gp in lowercase in a clue means group.
"clue echo" for crossword aficianados, wherein one clue is repeated later in the puzzle.
hug, cuddle
"Pref" in a crossword clue typically suggests an abbreviation. It could indicate that the answer is a prefix or that the solving of the clue requires an abbreviation for a word or concept.
Had a hard time figuring this out. It means spew! It was a crossword puzzle clue.
It usually means an abbreviation and indicates that the answer wants to be abbreviated as well.
That was the author's name: Noel Coward
Assuming this is a crossword puzzle clue, "cup's partner" is "saucer."
ISRAEL middle east(ME) country