| 100% | MERRICK | 7 | The Elephant Man's name, Joseph __ |
| 57% | DAN | 3 | Man's name derived from the Bible |
| 57% | ELI | 3 | Man's name derived from the Bible |
| 56% | ELI | 3 | Man’s name from the Hebrew for “ascent” |
| 56% | SHLOMO | 6 | Man's name from the Hebrew for "peace" |
| 54% | ARI | 3 | Man's name that's the reverse of 66-Down |
| 54% | IRA | 3 | Man's name that's the reverse of 117-Down |
| 54% | IRA | 3 | Man's name that's the reverse of 63-Across |
| 54% | ARI | 3 | Man's name that's the reverse of 60-Down |
| 54% | OTTO | 4 | Man's name that reads the same forward and backward |
| 54% | STU | 3 | Man's name lying between the letters "R" and "V" |
| 54% | FELIX | 5 | Man's name that comes from the Latin for "lucky" |
| 54% | ISAAC | 5 | Man's name that comes from the Hebrew for "laughter" |
| 53% | AHMED | 5 | Man's name related to the name of Islam's founder |
| 53% | STU | 3 | Man's name that's three consecutive letters of the alphabet |
| 53% | ARI | 3 | Man's name that sounds like two letters of the alphabet |
| 53% | ARTE | 4 | Man's name that sounds like two letters of the alphabet |
| 53% | STU | 3 | Man's name spelled with three consecutive letters of the alphabet |
| 53% | STU | 3 | Man's name made from three consecutive letters of the alphabet |
| 53% | ARTIE | 5 | Man's name that sounds like two letters of the alphabet |
| 53% | PONCHO | 6 | The Man With No Name's garment |
| 52% | SYD | 3 | Man's name that's the code for Australia's busiest airport |
| 52% | OPIE | 4 | Man's name that sounds like two consecutive letters of the alphabet |
| 52% | IRA | 3 | Man's name that can also be the initials of a financial plan |
| 51% | BIBENDUM | 8 | The corpulent Michelin Man's name |
| 51% | NIGEL | 5 | Man's name that's an African country if you change the last letter |
| 50% | SOREN | 5 | Danish man's name with a line through the second letter |
| 50% | IRA | 3 | Man's name that becomes a country if you stick a Q on the end |
| 49% | HURT | 4 | John —, Best Actor Oscar nominee for The Elephant Man |
| 49% | ELROY | 5 | Man's name that means "the king" |