| 100% | AVENGER | 7 | The Hulk or Iron Man, for example, in a Marvel Studios series |
| 39% | BOUNDARY | 8 | Line in the sand or line on a map, for example |
| 37% | LOOPHOLE | 8 | A gap or ambiguity in the law, for example |
| 37% | ETHANHUNT | 9 | A spy and point man for "IMF" in the "Mission: Impossible" series, portrayed by Tom Cruise: 2 wds. |
| 37% | HERO | 4 | Iron Man or Captain America, for example |
| 37% | NEONDEION | 9 | Nickname for the only man to play in a Super Bowl and a World Series |
| 36% | ORE | 3 | Iron or gold, for example, in Minecraft |
| 35% | INFIRMARY | 9 | Area in a school or prison for caring for the sick |
| 35% | SWIMSUIT | 8 | Outfit for going in a pool or the ocean |
| 35% | PRITHVI | 7 | The earth, in Sanskrit, or a name for Bhumi |
| 35% | CARD | 4 | The Fool or The Hanged Man, in a tarot deck |
| 35% | PORE | 4 | A little hole or opening in the skin for sweating |
| 35% | AMMO | 4 | The snowballs in a snowball fight, for example |
| 35% | HERO | 4 | Superman or the Hulk, for example |
| 35% | AVENGER | 7 | Ant-Man, Iron Man, Wasp or Thor, in Marvel Comics |
| 35% | CAPTAIN | 7 | The man or woman in command of a ship or vessel |
| 35% | ARAMIS | 6 | "The Man in the Iron Mask" role for Jeremy Irons |
| 34% | BONE | 4 | Ulna or scapula, for example, in the human body |
| 34% | CORRIDOR | 8 | Passageway in a school or hospital, for example |
| 34% | HURT | 4 | John —, late Best Actor in a Leading Role Oscar nominee for The Elephant Man |
| 34% | PRO | 3 | Athlete in the NFL or NBA, for example |
| 34% | ACHE | 4 | Pain in the stomach or ear, for example |
| 34% | SWIM | 4 | Compete in the backstroke or freestyle, for example |
| 34% | TEAM | 4 | Group in the NFL or NHL, for example |
| 34% | CRAWFORD | 8 | Broderick —, Best Actor in a Leading Role Oscar winner for All the King’s Men |
| 33% | STRAIGHTLINE | 12 | Fastest route, in theory, or a punny clue for the starred answers |
| 33% | NOAH | 4 | The most popular male baby name of 2014, or a man in the Book of Genesis |
| 32% | DISCONTENT | 10 | "The first step in the progress of a man or a nation," per Oscar Wilde |
| 32% | SIR | 3 | Title for a man granted in the U.K. but not in the U.S. |