| 100% | THEACCOUNTANT | 13 | 2016 thriller about a man hunted by the Treasury Department for sanitizing the financial records of criminal organizations |
| 28% | TRAIL | 5 | "On the ___ of the Buffalo," western folk song about a buffalo hunt fitting for a "National Day of the Cowboy" playlist |
| 28% | THEBLACKLIST | 12 | NBC crime thriller about a career criminal using the FBI for personal gain starring 17-Across and 35-Across (2 wds.) |
| 28% | LBS | 3 | About 1,400 of them is the record for a human: Abbr. |
| 27% | BIG | 3 | "___ Iron," western ballad by Marty Robbins about a defiant outlaw fitting for a "National Day of the Cowboy" playlist |
| 27% | GOD | 3 | "To a ___ Unknown," novel by American author John Steinbeck about the relationship of a man to his land |
| 27% | DAILYMAIL | 9 | Newspaper behind the hoax about a man who thought he had to run for 26 days instead of 26 miles for the London Marathon: 2 wds. |
| 27% | FIREWORK | 8 | Hit song by Katy Perry that was nominated for a Grammy for Record of the Year in 2012 |
| 27% | ACCOUNTS | 8 | Financial records of revenue for a business |
| 26% | GREY | 4 | "Fifty Shades of ___," book by E. L. James that holds the world record for fastest adult paperback to sell a million copies |
| 26% | DAY | 3 | "One Sweet ___," song by Mariah Carey with Boyz II Men that was nominated for the Grammy for Record of the Year |
| 26% | TIGHTENUP | 9 | The Black Keys song about a man looking for love |
| 26% | CHELIOS | 7 | ★Hockey Hall of Famer Chris who holds the record for most NHL games played by a defenseman |
| 25% | FISHERMAN | 9 | "The ___ and the Little Fish," a popular fable by 38-Down about a small fish that begs for its life on account of its size |
| 25% | SIDNEYPOITIER | 13 | "Lilies of the Field" actor who won a Grammy for the spoken word recording of his book "The Measure of a Man": 2 wds. |
| 25% | CASTLESMADEOF | 13 | "___ Sand," a song by Jimi Hendrix that is about the temporary nature of existence and how nothing can be taken for granted: 3 wds. |
| 25% | JUDE | 4 | "___ the Obscure," novel by Thomas Hardy about, published in 1895 a working-class young man who dreams of becoming a scholar |
| 25% | ROBE | 4 | Cloth for a man of the cloth? |
| 25% | HAILSATAN | 9 | 2019 documentary about a nontheistic religious organization that's "putting up a hell of a fight" for justice and equality, per the film's tagline |
| 25% | MACBETH | 7 | "The Tragedy of ___" tragedy by Shakespeare about a Scottish general seeking the throne |
| 25% | OZZIESMITH | 10 | Baseball Hall of Famer born in Mobile, Alabama, who holds the all-time record for assists by a shortstop (2 wds.) |
| 24% | PEOPLE | 6 | Novel by Chinua Achebe: A Man of the __ |
| 24% | STILLFALLING | 12 | "___ for You," 2016 song by Ellie Goulding which is a part of the soundtrack to the film "Bridget Jones's Baby": 2 wds. |
| 24% | SOLDIERBOY | 10 | *No. 1 hit for the Shirelles about a man sent off to war |
| 24% | MIAHAMM | 7 | American former soccer player who held the record for most international goals scored by a woman or man until 2013: 2 wds. |
| 24% | GOOD | 4 | "The ___ Fight," 2017 American legal TV series featuring Matthew Perry which is about a financial scam that wipes out the fortunes of a lawyer played by Christine Baranski |
| 24% | WAR | 3 | "___ of the Worlds," 2005 movie about a dockworker surviving aliens who abduct humans for resources |
| 24% | SICARIO | 7 | 2015 thriller about a task force taking down the leader of a drug cartel |
| 24% | DECEPTION | 9 | Former ABC series, produced by Greg Berlanti, about a magician working for the FBI |
| 24% | BILLWALTON | 10 | Basketball Hall of Famer who scored a record 44 points for 46-Across in the 1973 NCAA Men's Basketball Final (2 wds.) |