| 100% | WEPT | 4 | "The young man who has not ___ is a savage": George Santayana |
| 50% | BILLYJOEL | 9 | Piano Man who had a hit with Just the Way You Are |
| 47% | LAIC | 4 | A common man who is not part of the clergy |
| 45% | BENEDICT | 8 | Married man who had long been a bachelor |
| 45% | ENO | 3 | Musician Brian who produced the album "Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo!" |
| 44% | BUSBOY | 6 | Young man who clears off the table at a restaurant |
| 44% | ELI | 3 | Manning who has been quarterback for the Giants since 2004 |
| 43% | BAHA | 4 | Men who had a hit with Who Let the Dogs Out? |
| 43% | DYLANDREILING | 13 | 19-Across outfielder who had a .341 season batting average and was named MVP of the 2024 Men's College World Series (2 wds.) |
| 41% | DARESTO | 7 | "A man who ___ waste one hour of time has not discovered the value of life." - Charles Darwin |
| 40% | BACHELOR | 8 | A man who is not married; an academic degree |
| 40% | ZANDERSECHRIST | 14 | 19-Across pitcher who had a 3.12 season ERA and was the winning pitcher of the final game of the 2024 Men's College World Series (2 wds.) |
| 40% | MRAZ | 4 | Jason who had the 2012 album "Love Is a Four Letter Word" |
| 40% | ADLAIESTEVENSON | 15 | Who said "A hungry man is not a free man" |
| 39% | LORI | 4 | Actress Petty who had a recurring role on "Orange Is the New Black" |
| 39% | BAHA | 4 | The __ Men had a hit with Who Let the Dogs Out? |
| 39% | LAIC | 4 | Person who is not a member of the clergy |
| 39% | FOLLOWERS | 9 | Those in a crowd who are not the leaders |
| 39% | TINATURNER | 10 | "Private Dancer" singer who has a solo in "We Are the World": 2 wds. |
| 39% | GLASSJAW | 8 | A boxer who is not good at taking it on the chin |
| 39% | ERIC | 4 | Actor Braeden who has been on "The Young and the Restless" for over 40 years |
| 38% | DIONNEWARWICK | 13 | "Walk On By" singer who has a solo in "We Are the World": 2 wds. |
| 38% | LOUISEGLUCK | 11 | Literature Nobelist who wrote “The great thing / is not having / a mind. Feelings: / oh, I have those; they / govern me” |
| 38% | CLUTCHES | 8 | Bags that are held in the hand, not having a strap |
| 38% | JAMESMARSDEN | 12 | "27 Dresses" actor who has acted as Marvel superhero in "X-Men" and was also a part of the DC movie "Superman Returns": 2 wds. |
| 38% | MRDARCY | 7 | To whom it is said, “I had not known you a month before I felt that you were the last man in the world whom I could ever be prevailed on to marry” |
| 38% | MEANY | 5 | George who was the first president of the A.F.L.-C.I.O. |
| 38% | DOMBEYANDSON | 12 | Novel by Charles Dickens that deals with the story of a shipping firm owner who is frustrated at not having a son to take care of the business: 3 wds. |
| 38% | BARACKOBAMA | 11 | U.S. president who has been listed on the TIME 100 a record 11 times (2 wds.) |
| 37% | TREBEK | 6 | Man who had all the answers? |