| 100% | PROTEUS | 7 | Old man of the sea, to Homer |
| 62% | PROTEUS | 7 | Greek god that Homer called "Old Man of the Sea" |
| 58% | HEMINGWAY | 9 | Author of The Old Man and the Sea |
| 58% | ERNEST | 6 | Hemingway of "The Old Man and the Sea" |
| 58% | ERNEST | 6 | Author of The Old Man and the Sea, __ Hemingway |
| 57% | STORY | 5 | The Epic of Gilgamesh is the oldest known to man |
| 57% | HEMINGWAY | 9 | Author of “The Old Man and the Sea” |
| 55% | IRISH | 5 | ___ Sea, home of the Isle of Man |
| 53% | GERIATRIX | 9 | The old man of the Asterix books |
| 53% | OPERA | 5 | Of all the noises known to man, it is the most expensive, per an old quip |
| 52% | WATERSPRITES | 12 | Daughters of the Greek "Old Man of the Sea" |
| 51% | HEMINGWAY | 9 | Ernest ___, the author of "The Old Man and the Sea" |
| 51% | HEMINGWAY | 9 | "The Old Man and the Sea" writer |
| 51% | MARLIN | 6 | "The Old Man and the Sea" fish |
| 51% | MARLIN | 6 | "The Old Man and the Sea" catch |
| 51% | HEMINGWAY | 9 | "The Old Man and the Sea" author |
| 51% | ESAU | 4 | "A man of the field," according to Genesis |
| 51% | DADAS | 5 | Old men, to the very young |
| 50% | LER | 3 | God who's a personification of the sea to the ancient Irish (var.) |
| 50% | ERNEST | 6 | "The Old Man and the Sea" novelist Hemingway |
| 50% | CATCHACCOUNT | 12 | "The Old Man and the Sea," for example? |
| 49% | ADRIATIC | 8 | Sea to the west of the Balkan Peninsula |
| 48% | ISRAEL | 6 | Home to Sea of Galilee |
| 48% | NED | 3 | First name of the man who lives next to Homer and Marge |
| 48% | MARS | 4 | Location of the tallest peak known to man |
| 48% | ROSA | 4 | Name of the oldest known living sea otter |
| 48% | NEWHAMPSHIRE | 12 | *Old Man of the Mountain rock formation |
| 48% | SAILOR | 6 | Man or woman of the sea |
| 48% | IRISHSEA | 8 | Home of the Isle of Man |
| 48% | EIRE | 4 | Home to the sport of hurling |