| 100% | ENDAS | 5 | "___ a Man" (Calder Willingham novel and play) |
| 52% | ALAN | 4 | Jon played him on "Two and a Half Men" |
| 51% | LIFEOFPI | 8 | Yann Martel novel about a young man and a big cat |
| 51% | JON | 3 | Cryer who plays Alan Harper on "Two and a Half Men" |
| 51% | ALAN | 4 | Brother played by Jon Cryer on "Two and a Half Men" |
| 50% | HERB | 4 | Doctor Melnick played by Ryan Stiles on "Two and a Half Men" |
| 50% | ALAN | 4 | ___ Harper, character played by Jon Cryer on "Two and a Half Men" |
| 49% | GALE | 4 | Patrick —, author of novels A Perfectly Good Man and Notes from an Exhibition |
| 49% | ALAN | 4 | Charlie's brother in "Two and a Half Men," played by Jon Cryer |
| 48% | TED | 3 | Danson who played one of the three men in "Three Men and a Baby" |
| 48% | DRWHO | 5 | Sci-fi classic with a main character played by 14 men and one woman |
| 48% | AIMEE | 5 | She played the woman in "A Man and a Woman" |
| 48% | NEONDEION | 9 | Nickname for the only man to play in a Super Bowl and a World Series |
| 47% | CHAR | 4 | Actor who played a character with the same first name on "Two and a Half Men" |
| 47% | ASHTONKUTCHER | 13 | "Two and a Half Men" actor who played Michael Kelso on "That '70s Show": 2 wds. |
| 46% | ALANSILLITOE | 12 | Author of novels A Man of His Time and Birthday |
| 46% | LAURENCEOLIVIER | 15 | He played a Nazi in "Marathon Man" and a Nazi hunter in "The Boys From Brazil" [Connecticut] |
| 46% | DELLA | 5 | With 37-Across, "Touched by an Angel" actress who played a landlady on "Chico and the Man" |
| 45% | THELONGESTRIDE | 14 | Nicholas Sparks novel about unexpected connections between an elderly man, a college student, and a cowboy (3 wds.) |
| 45% | FINDSABOTTLEONABEACH | 20 | A man goes for a walk and ... |
| 44% | CABARET | 7 | Broadway musical about a Berlin nightclub based on a play by John Van Druten and a novel by Christopher Isherwood |
| 44% | THEFALLEN | 9 | Thriller novel by David Baldacci which was part of "Memory Man" series and became a NYT 2018 Bestseller: 2 wds. |
| 44% | STANMUSIAL | 10 | MLB player nicknamed "The Man" who played for St. Louis Cardinals and has a statue outside Busch Stadium: 2 wds. |
| 44% | ROOTS | 5 | Novel and TV miniseries of a family's history |
| 43% | LAI | 3 | "A Man and a Woman" composer |
| 43% | AIMEE | 5 | "A Man and a Woman" actress |
| 43% | BRUISER | 7 | A strong and tough man |
| 43% | TWO | 3 | "___ and a Half Men" |
| 43% | ANOUK | 5 | "A Man and a Woman" actress ___ Aimee |
| 42% | IRON | 4 | Metal describing a Man, a Maiden, and a Curtain |