| 100% | NOAH | 4 | Man who's saved from a flood in Genesis |
| 41% | FOYT | 4 | Former racing driver from America, A.J. ___ who won the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1967 |
| 41% | GELERT | 6 | Dog who saved a baby from a wolf in Welsh legend |
| 41% | RAPTURE | 7 | 1981 song by Blondie with lyrics about a man from Mars, who also features in the music video |
| 41% | RICO | 4 | Man who "wore a diamond," in "Copacabana" |
| 41% | CAD | 3 | Man who behaves in a dishonorable way |
| 40% | ANDROCLES | 9 | Man who befriends a lion, in a folktale |
| 40% | NOAH | 4 | Biblical man who survived a flood |
| 40% | MRSMITH | 7 | Man who goes to Washington in a 1939 film |
| 39% | RESCUE | 6 | Save, as from a flood or fire |
| 39% | IRISHMAN | 8 | A man who is from Ireland |
| 39% | RUE | 3 | Girl who's a tribute from the same district as Thresh, in "The Hunger Games" |
| 39% | MICHELLEWIE | 11 | Female golfer who played in a pro men's tournament at age 14 |
| 38% | KNIGHT | 6 | A man who competed in jousting matches |
| 38% | MACDONALD | 9 | Old man who had a farm in a nursery rhyme |
| 38% | GLADIATOR | 9 | A man who fought animals in the Colosseum |
| 38% | FRA | 3 | Man who's taken a vow |
| 38% | JAMESFRANCO | 11 | "127 Hours" actor who earned a master's in writing from Columbia University: 2 wds. |
| 37% | IOU | 3 | Letters in a note from someone who's borrowing money |
| 37% | MRBIRTHDAYS | 11 | Man who's annually in the doghouse? |
| 37% | SAMROCKWELL | 11 | "Iron Man 2" actor who played a kidnapped tech genius in "Charlie's Angels": 2 wds. |
| 37% | MULAN | 5 | Fa ___, character from the Disney Princess franchise who joins an army under the guise of a man in the film based on a Chinese Legend |
| 37% | JOLENE | 6 | Woman of whom it's begged "Please don't take my man," in a 1973 hit |
| 37% | WILLSMITH | 9 | Fresh Prince who became a Man in Black |
| 37% | JACKIECHAN | 10 | Actor from Hong Kong who worked in Bruce Lee's movies before becoming a star: 2 wds. |
| 36% | TIN | 3 | Like the man in Oz who wanted a heart |
| 36% | GLORYDAYS | 9 | The fifth single from Springsteen's album mentioned in 17a, about a man recollecting good times: 2 wds. |
| 36% | ELI | 3 | ___ Manning who's a New York Giants legend |
| 36% | MICHAELSTIPE | 12 | R.E.M. front man who was raised in a military family: 2 wds. |
| 36% | MICE | 4 | Three Blind ___, characters from a nursery rhyme who are seen in the "Shrek" franchise |