| 100% | AMES | 4 | Harry of the novel "The Man Who Cried I Am" |
| 57% | CIA | 3 | Spy org. in "The Man Who Cried I Am" |
| 49% | RIDINGFREEDOM | 13 | Pam Muñoz Ryan young adult novel based on the childhood of Charley Parkhurst, who is considered one of the first transgender men (2 wds.) |
| 49% | AHAB | 4 | Literary character who cries "Talk not to me of blasphemy, man; I’d strike the sun if it insulted me" |
| 48% | ERDOS | 5 | Mathematician who was the subject of the book "The Man Who Loved Only Numbers" |
| 46% | SOSAD | 5 | "The ending of the movie was __, I cried": 2 wds. |
| 46% | SIAM | 4 | "Anna and the King of ___" (title of the novel "The King and I" is based on) |
| 46% | ERASMUS | 7 | Who wrote "In the country of the blind the one-eyed man is king" |
| 46% | IRENE | 5 | Adler who is the protagonist of the novel “Good Night, Mr. Holmes” |
| 46% | REASONER | 8 | Harry who was one of the original "60 Minutes" hosts |
| 46% | KNIGHT | 6 | Man who is given the title of Sir in England |
| 45% | ERASMUS | 7 | Who wrote "In the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king" |
| 45% | AYNRAND | 7 | Who wrote "Wealth is the product of man's capacity to think" |
| 45% | LAIC | 4 | A common man who is not part of the clergy |
| 45% | LAHR | 4 | Bert who sang "If I Were King of the Forest" |
| 44% | THEMONROEDOCTRINE | 17 | John Quincy Adams, as U.S. secretary of state, was the man who actually drafted … |
| 44% | SIRICA | 6 | Judge John who was Time's 1973 Man of the Year |
| 44% | JAMAL | 5 | Crawford who was NBA Sixth Man of the Year three times |
| 44% | DAVIDHO | 7 | AIDS researcher who was Time's 1996 Man of the Year |
| 44% | LAHR | 4 | First actor who sang "If I Were King of the Forest" |
| 44% | ATTIC | 5 | I am a hidden room of mysteries nestled under the roof. Who am I? |
| 44% | FIRE | 4 | I'm one of the classical elements who is associated with heat and dryness |
| 44% | NECK | 4 | "I connect the head to the rest of the body. Who am I?" |
| 44% | ERDOS | 5 | Mathematician who was the subject of "The Man Who Loved Only Numbers" |
| 44% | EVERS | 5 | Mississippian who was the NAACP's Man of the Year in '69 |
| 44% | SADAT | 5 | World leader who was Time magazine's 1977 Man of the Year |
| 43% | BOLEYN | 6 | Anne who was the mother of Elizabeth I |
| 43% | DOCSAVAGE | 9 | Fictional character created by Lester Dent who first appeared in 1933 pulp novel The Man of Bronze |
| 43% | CARLHIAASEN | 11 | "Squeeze Me" author who wrote the novel that 49-Across is based on (2 wds.) |
| 43% | YERTLE | 6 | Kid-lit title character who says "I am the ruler of all that I see!" |