| 100% | TONI | 4 | Singer Braxton (rhymes with Iron Man's real name) |
| 55% | TONY | 4 | Iron Man's real name, ___ Stark |
| 53% | STARK | 5 | Iron Man's real last name |
| 46% | NATE | 4 | Man's name that rhymes with a number |
| 45% | OINGOBOINGO | 11 | "Dead Man's Party" band with a rhyming name ("Parasite") |
| 44% | STARK | 5 | Tony ___ (Iron Man's real name) |
| 36% | VIC | 3 | Man's nickname that rhymes with "Rick" |
| 36% | JAMES | 5 | With 20-Across, "It's a Man's Man's Man's World" soul singer with a colorful name (2 wds.) |
| 35% | STU | 3 | Man's name spelled with three consecutive letters of the alphabet |
| 35% | AWESOMEBLOSSOM | 14 | Now-discontinued Chili's appetizer with a rhyming name |
| 35% | PONCHO | 6 | The Man With No Name's garment |
| 35% | BILLYJOEL | 9 | "Piano Man" and "Uptown Girl" singer whose first name rhymes with "chili": 2 wds. |
| 35% | VICKS | 5 | VapoRub brand, whose name rhymes with a famous singer |
| 35% | PER | 3 | Su___man's real name is Clark Kent |
| 34% | SOREN | 5 | Danish man's name with a line through the second letter |
| 34% | NYRO | 4 | Singer-songwriter whose last name rhymes with a number |
| 34% | LADYGAGA | 8 | This singer's real name is Stefani Germanotta |
| 34% | ORR | 3 | Hockey great whose jersey number rhymed with his name |
| 34% | MELISSA | 7 | Real name of rapper and singer Lizzo |
| 33% | GREEN | 5 | Al ___, "Let's Stay Together" singer with a colorful name |
| 33% | YETI | 4 | ___ in My Spaghetti (children’s game with a rhyming name) |
| 33% | TONY | 4 | First name of Iron Man's millionaire identity |
| 33% | HEWSON | 6 | Real name of U2 lead singer Bono, Paul __ |
| 33% | HERMAN | 6 | Sourdough cake starter with man's name |
| 33% | PETER | 5 | Spider-Man's real first name |
| 33% | MADONNA | 7 | Singer with one name |
| 33% | ABEL | 4 | ___ Tesfaye, real name of singer The Weeknd |
| 32% | ONO | 3 | Singer with a palindromic name |
| 32% | ADELE | 5 | Singer with numerically named albums |
| 32% | SAMSMITH | 8 | "Dancing With a Stranger" singer with an "S.S." name: 2 wds. |