| 100% | ZORRO | 5 | Masked man who carves a "Z" with his sword |
| 55% | ZORRO | 5 | Hero who carves Z's with his sword |
| 43% | GOALIE | 6 | Masked man with a stick |
| 41% | NICHOLASBROWN | 13 | Man for whom a Rhode Island Ivy League school is named, who shares his first name with "Nosferatu" actor Hoult: 2 wds. |
| 41% | NOEL | 4 | Oasis member who once described his brother (and bandmate) as "a man with a fork in a world of soup" |
| 41% | BAHA | 4 | Men who had a hit with Who Let the Dogs Out? |
| 41% | JOHNHARVARD | 11 | Man for whom a Massachusetts Ivy League school is named, who shares his first name with "A Quiet Place" actor Krasinski: 2 wds. |
| 41% | EZRACORNELL | 11 | Man for whom a New York Ivy League school is named, who shares his first name with "The Flash" actor Miller: 2 wds. |
| 41% | ELI | 3 | Manning who played his entire NFL career with the Giants |
| 40% | WIDOWER | 7 | A man who has lost his wife |
| 39% | HER | 3 | 2013 movie about a man who falls in love with the voice on his smartphone |
| 39% | HAT | 3 | "The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a ___" (Oliver Sacks book) |
| 39% | SACKS | 5 | "The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat" writer Oliver |
| 39% | OLIVER | 6 | "The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat" writer Sacks |
| 38% | BILLYJOEL | 9 | Piano Man who had a hit with Just the Way You Are |
| 38% | ZORRO | 5 | Hero who leaves a Z-shaped mark on his enemies |
| 38% | BACON | 5 | Actor Kevin who has a band with his brother, Michael |
| 38% | URIEL | 5 | Archangel who guarded Eden with a fiery sword |
| 38% | GARFIELD | 8 | Andrew ___, "The Amazing Spider-Man" actor who shares his last name with a lasagna-loving comic feline |
| 38% | NAS | 3 | Rapper who had a feud with Jay Z |
| 38% | ELI | 3 | Quarterback Manning who was Super Bowl MVP a year after his brother Peyton |
| 37% | SPARROW | 7 | Fictional pirate who shares his name with a bird |
| 37% | HESSE | 5 | Author who shares his name with a German state |
| 37% | TOM | 3 | ___ Holland, "Spider-Man: Far From Home" actor who honored his iconic superhero role with a tiny spider tattoo |
| 37% | RAZOR | 5 | With 3-Down, what might stop a man from seeing his shadow? |
| 37% | MILLER | 6 | Lee __, who worked with Man Ray and was his muse |
| 37% | COURTTOTRYBEATINGVICTIM | 23 | Ambiguous headline about a man charged with killing his attacker? |
| 37% | ERNIE | 5 | Golfer Els who shares his first name with a Muppet |
| 37% | PENCE | 5 | National politician who shares his name with a British coin |
| 37% | MAUI | 4 | Disney demigod who shares his name with a Hawaiian island |