| 100% | DOETH | 5 | "The merciful man ___ good to his own soul" (Proverbs 11:17) |
| 40% | FREEWILL | 8 | The capacity of man to choose his own path |
| 38% | POOLCUE | 7 | A pro brings his own to the table |
| 38% | BRIDEGROOM | 10 | Man next to the best man |
| 36% | EYES | 4 | The windows to the soul, according to a proverb |
| 36% | DANIEL | 6 | Puppet big cat who moved to his own Neighborhood after leaving the Neighborhood of Make-Believe |
| 35% | STOMACH | 7 | The best way to a man's heart goes through it |
| 35% | FAUST | 5 | In legend he sold his soul to the devil |
| 35% | ERRED | 5 | The man asked his wife which tie she pref___ him to wear |
| 34% | ISAACHAYES | 10 | "Soul Man" singer who won an Academy Award for Best Original Song for his work on the film "Shaft": 2 wds. |
| 34% | ANGER | 5 | "He that is slow to ___ is better than the mighty": Proverbs |
| 34% | GILLETTE | 8 | Shaving brand said to be the best a man can get |
| 33% | SOA | 3 | "... ___ fool returneth to his folly": Proverbs 26:11 |
| 33% | OWNS | 4 | What Tennessee does to his soul, according to the B side of Orbison's "Penny Arcade" (1969) |
| 33% | SIDE | 4 | The man decided to stay home because it was snowing out___ his house |
| 32% | JUNO | 4 | Comedy/drama that lost the Best Picture Oscar to "No Country for Old Men" |
| 32% | CASEY | 5 | Man trying to clarify the spelling of his name in 21-, 25-, 38-, 52- and 57-Across |
| 32% | GOLDSMITH | 9 | Oliver —, author of stage plays She Stoops to Conquer and The Good-Natur'd Man |
| 32% | ASON | 4 | Chacun ___ goût (each to his own taste) |
| 32% | ROBERT | 6 | ___ Downey Jr., "Iron Man" actor who learned to play the violin for his role in "Chaplin" |
| 31% | FLAG | 4 | Word with "ship" to refer to the best or most important thing owned by a company |
| 31% | EACH | 4 | To __ his own |
| 31% | FREESPIRIT | 10 | Marcher to the beat of his own drum |
| 31% | NIXON | 5 | Two-time Time Man of the Year (and a hint to 17-, 27-, 41- and 54-Across) |
| 31% | ILOSTIT | 7 | Horrifying reply from the best man on one's wedding day when asked to present a ring |
| 31% | CHILDSPLAY | 10 | "Piece of cake!" (and a hint to the starts of 17-Across and 11- and 27-Down) |
| 31% | ONEA | 4 | Good to go, in the military |
| 31% | EACH | 4 | To ___ his own |
| 30% | RESERVE | 7 | What one can do to the last parts of 17- and 58-Across and 11- and 28-Down |
| 30% | SAY | 3 | What you can do to the first parts of 17- and 53-Across and 11- and 25-Down |