| 100% | DELLA | 5 | Reese of "Chico and the Man" |
| 74% | EASTLA | 6 | SoCal locale of "Chico and the Man" |
| 64% | USC | 3 | The Men and Women of Troy |
| 59% | ELIS | 4 | Manning of the NFL and inventor Whitney |
| 57% | ABOUTTOWN | 9 | Man __, men's style magazine of the 50s and 60s |
| 57% | BILLHALEY | 9 | Rock and Roller front man of the Comets |
| 57% | ALAN | 4 | One of the "Two and a Half Men" |
| 56% | MYRRH | 5 | Gold, frankincense, and ___ (gifts of the Three Wise Men) |
| 55% | DENG | 4 | Time's Man of the Year for 1978 and 1985 |
| 55% | LEATHER | 7 | Stephen —, author of the novels Dead Men and Hot Blood |
| 55% | HARPER | 6 | Surname of the brothers in Two and a Half Men |
| 55% | MARS | 4 | "___ and the Mind of Man," book that features a panel discussion with Carl Sagan and others |
| 53% | PEEL | 4 | Resort and fishing port on the west of the Isle of Man |
| 53% | CARLREINER | 10 | Director of film comedies The Man with Two Brains and The Jerk |
| 53% | ONMARS | 6 | End of the sci-fi film titles "First Man ..." and "Last Days ..." |
| 53% | BRO | 3 | Popular term of address among men in the US and New Zealand |
| 53% | KENYA | 5 | Home of the 2016 men's and women's Olympic marathon winners |
| 53% | TONYPARSONS | 11 | Author of novels Men from the Boys and One for My Baby |
| 53% | AENEID | 6 | Work that starts "I sing of arms and the man" |
| 53% | ALAN | 4 | One of the men on "Two and a Half Men" |
| 53% | HGWELLS | 7 | "War of the Worlds" and "The Invisible Man" novelist |
| 53% | CHICO | 5 | Classic TV's "___ and the Man" |
| 53% | SING | 4 | 2016 animated film starring the voice talent of Matthew McConaughey and Reese Witherspoon |
| 53% | EDGARWRIGHT | 11 | Director of the "Cornetto Trilogy" and 2025's "The Running Man" (2 wds.) |
| 53% | ANAMERICANGYRATED | 17 | Story of a young man who gets carried away and does the Twist? |
| 52% | UNESCO | 6 | Agcy. with the slogan “Building peace in the minds of men and women” |
| 52% | RENDELL | 7 | Ruth —, author of the novels The Veiled One and Talking to Strange Men |
| 52% | AENEID | 6 | Epic that opens "Of arms and the man I sing ..." |
| 52% | JACKALBERTSON | 13 | "Chico and the Man" star who played Grandpa Joe in "Willie Wonka & the Chocolate Factory" (2 wds.) |
| 52% | HARPO | 5 | Brother of Chico and Groucho |