| 100% | AHAT | 4 | "The Man Who Mistook His Wife for ___" (1985 best seller) |
| 78% | AHAT | 4 | "The Man Who Mistook His Wife for ____" (1985 book) |
| 78% | AHAT | 4 | "The Man Who Mistook His Wife for ___" (1985 book) |
| 73% | NYMAN | 5 | Michael —, composer whose works include 1986 opera The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat |
| 71% | AHAT | 4 | "The Man Who Mistook His Wife for ___" (Oliver Sacks book) |
| 71% | HAT | 3 | "The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a ___" (Oliver Sacks book) |
| 71% | SACKS | 5 | "The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat" writer Oliver |
| 71% | OLIVER | 6 | "The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat" writer Sacks |
| 66% | SACKS | 5 | Oliver —, late British neurologist whose books include 1985's The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat and Other Clinical Tales |
| 48% | ISAACHAYES | 10 | "Soul Man" singer who won an Academy Award for Best Original Song for his work on the film "Shaft": 2 wds. |
| 43% | HAT | 3 | Oliver Sacks wrote (in 1985) about Dr. P who apparently mistook his wife for one of these |
| 41% | HEMINGWAY | 9 | Ernest ___, American novelist who is famous for his novel "The Old Man and the Sea" |
| 40% | IVES | 4 | Burl who won the Best Supporting Actor Oscar for his role as Rufus in "The Big Country" |
| 40% | HOFFMAN | 7 | Dustin ___, actor who won the Academy Award for Best Actor for the movie "Rain Man" in 1988 |
| 40% | DEVONTASMITH | 12 | Heisman Trophy recipient who won the 2021 ESPY Award for Best College Athlete, Men's Sports (2 wds.) |
| 39% | CUBAGOODINGJR | 13 | Actor who won a Best Supporting Actor Oscar for his role in the 1996 film "Jerry Maguire" (3 wds.) |
| 39% | LOT | 3 | His wife took a turn for the worse |
| 39% | RARE | 4 | The man asked for his steak cooked medium-___ |
| 39% | ELI | 3 | Manning who played for the New York Giants |
| 39% | HURT | 4 | William ___, actor who won the Academy Award for Best Actor for the movie "Kiss of the Spider Woman" in 1985 |
| 39% | WIDOWER | 7 | A man who has lost his wife |
| 39% | ELI | 3 | Quarterback Manning who played for the Giants |
| 37% | NIA | 3 | Long who won an N.A.A.C.P. Image Award in 2023, for her role in “The Best Man: The Final Chapters” |
| 37% | ERRED | 5 | The man asked his wife which tie she pref___ him to wear |
| 37% | ELI | 3 | ___ Manning who started 210 consecutive games for the New York Giants |
| 37% | BENKINGSLEY | 11 | Actor born in England who won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his portrayal of Mahatma Gandhi in the movie "Gandhi": 2 wds. |
| 37% | TAYLORSWIFT | 11 | "Better Man" songwriter who won the 2017 CMA Award for Song of the Year (2 wds.) |
| 37% | MIKENICHOLS | 11 | New Hollywood director of "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" who won the Best Director Oscar for his second film, "The Graduate": 2 wds. |
| 37% | COUNTRYFOROLD | 13 | "No ___ Men," a movie in which Javier Bardem starred in and won the Best Actor Award at the Oscars for his performance: 3 wds. |
| 36% | ELI | 3 | One of the Manning brothers who plays for New York Giants |