| 100% | SANHEDRIN | 9 | Supreme judicial, ecclesiastical and administrative council of men in ancient Jerusalem |
| 31% | SENATE | 6 | Supreme council of the ancient Roman empire |
| 30% | LEEK | 4 | Town and administrative headquarters of Staffordshire Moorlands District Council |
| 29% | LON | 3 | He played Lennie in Of Mice and Men |
| 29% | LENNIE | 6 | George's companion in Of Mice and Men |
| 28% | HARPER | 6 | Surname of the brothers in Two and a Half Men |
| 28% | BAAL | 4 | Supreme god worshiped in ancient Canaan and Phoenicia |
| 28% | JAFFA | 5 | Ancient port in Israel associated with the mythological story of Andromeda and Perseus |
| 28% | INCA | 4 | Ancient builder of the lost city in "Dora and the Lost City of Gold" |
| 28% | ARAMAIC | 7 | Ancient language of the Middle East still spoken in Syria and parts of Lebanon |
| 28% | THIGH | 5 | Part of the leg between the hip and the knee in man |
| 27% | IDES | 4 | 15th day of March, May, July and October in the ancient Roman calendar |
| 27% | LON | 3 | & 22A Actor who played Lennie in 1939 film drama Of Mice and Men |
| 27% | THIGH | 5 | That part of the leg between the hip and the knee in man |
| 27% | AFEW | 4 | Quantity of “Good Men” in an Aaron Sorkin play and film |
| 27% | LATIN | 5 | "Dead language" spoken in ancient Rome, and the linguistic origin of languages at 29a, 44a, 7d and 38d |
| 27% | ELENAKAGAN | 10 | Supreme Court justice since 2010 and winner of a National Merit Scholarship in 1977: 2 wds. |
| 27% | NINE | 4 | Amount of men in England |
| 27% | HAMM | 4 | Jon ___, actor of "Mad Men" who made a special appearance in "Parks and Recreation" |
| 27% | ELLERYHANLEY | 12 | Dual-code rugby player; Man of Steel award winner in 1985, 1987 and 1989 |
| 26% | CASEY | 5 | Man trying to clarify the spelling of his name in 21-, 25-, 38-, 52- and 57-Across |
| 26% | MUSIAL | 6 | One of three men to play in 24 All-Star Games, with Aaron and Mays |
| 26% | HANLEY | 6 | Ellery —, dual-code rugby player; Man of Steel award winner in 1985, 1987 and 1989 |
| 26% | AMENRA | 6 | Supreme god of the universe, in ancient Egypt |
| 26% | ZOSTER | 6 | Girdle worn by men in Ancient Greece |
| 26% | MAE | 3 | Flirty wife in "Of Mice and Men" |
| 26% | MAE | 3 | Flirtatious wife in "Of Mice and Men" |
| 26% | ROGET | 5 | Man in search of meaning? |
| 26% | NOVELLAS | 8 | "Death in Venice" and "Of Mice and Men" |
| 26% | LENNIE | 6 | George's friend in "Of Mice and Men" |