| 100% | ANDROCLES | 9 | Man who befriends a lion, in a folktale |
| 55% | MACDONALD | 9 | Old man who had a farm in a nursery rhyme |
| 54% | MRSMITH | 7 | Man who goes to Washington in a 1939 film |
| 54% | RICO | 4 | Man who "wore a diamond," in "Copacabana" |
| 52% | BONO | 4 | Irish rock star who voiced a lion in "Sing 2" |
| 50% | WILLSMITH | 9 | Fresh Prince who became a Man in Black |
| 50% | KNIGHT | 6 | A man who competed in jousting matches |
| 50% | CAD | 3 | Man who behaves in a dishonorable way |
| 49% | GLADIATOR | 9 | A man who fought animals in the Colosseum |
| 48% | NOAH | 4 | Man who's saved from a flood in Genesis |
| 48% | ISLA | 4 | Actress Fisher who voices a reporter in the animated movie "Dog Man" |
| 47% | ROBERTDOWNEYJR | 14 | "Iron Man" actor who played Doctor Dolittle in a 2020 film: 3 wds. |
| 47% | TIN | 3 | Like the man in Oz who wanted a heart |
| 47% | ATALANTA | 8 | Maiden in Greek mythology who agreed to marry any man who could defeat her in a running race |
| 47% | ANDREWJACKSON | 13 | US president who killed a man in a duel more than 20 years before taking office: 2 wds. |
| 46% | SCAR | 4 | "The Lion King" character who dies in a hyena attack |
| 46% | ROBERTDOWNEYJR | 14 | "Iron Man" actor who plays 53-Across in a 2020 film (3 wds.) |
| 46% | WINNDIXIE | 9 | Scruffy Berger Picard who befriends a girl outside a supermarket in a film based on a Kate DiCamillo novel (Hyph.) |
| 45% | HAMM | 4 | Jon ___, actor of "Mad Men" who made a special appearance in "Parks and Recreation" |
| 44% | ALOE | 4 | Singer ___ Blacc who had a top-10 hit in 2014 with "The Man" |
| 44% | MICHELLEWIE | 11 | Female golfer who played in a pro men's tournament at age 14 |
| 44% | SLEDGE | 6 | Percy who sang "When a Man Loves a Woman" in 1966 |
| 44% | LUCKYPRESCOTT | 13 | Horse-riding stunt performer played by 34-Across who befriends a wild mustang in 51-Across (2 wds.) |
| 44% | NED | 3 | Leeds who's a character in "Spider-Man" movies |
| 44% | KYLIE | 5 | ___ Jenner, celebrity who made a fashion statement with her lion-head dress in 2023 |
| 44% | MICHAELSTIPE | 12 | R.E.M. front man who was raised in a military family: 2 wds. |
| 44% | FREDASTAIRE | 11 | "Top Hat" actor who played a con man in "The Towering Inferno": 2 wds. |
| 44% | CAGNEY | 6 | James —, actor who portrayed Lon Chaney in 1957 biopic Man of a Thousand Faces |
| 43% | TOMMYLEEJONES | 13 | Actor who played Samuel Gerard, the man who leads a team of U.S. Marshals in 18a: 3 wds. |
| 43% | ROBERTDUVALL | 12 | Oscar-winning actor who played a man in love with a tiny doll on "The Twilight Zone": 2 wds. |