The term TAW is composed of two crossword solutions, MARBLE and MIB. MARBLE is a 6-letter word meaning a hard, crystalline or granular mineral composed of calcium carbonate, usually white or gray in color. MIB is a 3-letter acronym for Men in Black, a 1997 American science fiction action comedy film directed by Barry Sonnenfeld. The film stars Tommy Lee Jones and Will Smith as two agents of a secret organization called the Men in Black, who supervise extraterrestrial lifeforms who live on Earth and hide their existence from ordinary humans.