| 100% | EVEREST | 7 | The Man Who Skied Down __, documentary |
| 52% | SANTA | 5 | Bearded man who comes down the chimney during Xmas |
| 49% | FELLTO | 6 | The Man Who ___ Earth |
| 49% | FELT | 4 | "Mark ___: The Man Who Brought Down the White House" (2017 thriller starring Liam Neeson) |
| 47% | JIMHENSON | 9 | The man who created the Muppets characters |
| 46% | EINSTEIN | 8 | The man who discovered the theory of relativity |
| 46% | WONDER | 6 | Stevie, the man who sings Superstition |
| 46% | ICARUS | 6 | The man who flew too close to the sun |
| 45% | HERSCHEL | 8 | Surname of the man who discovered Uranus |
| 45% | LAD | 3 | Young man who follows the advice in 43-Down throughout this puzzle |
| 45% | ALDRIN | 6 | NASA astronaut known as "Buzz" who was the 2nd man on the moon, moments after 59 down |
| 45% | BELL | 4 | Surname of the man who invented the telephone |
| 44% | MAGELLAN | 8 | Man who named the Pacific Ocean |
| 44% | ALANSHEPARD | 11 | Man who walked on the moon |
| 44% | TREBEK | 6 | Man who had all the answers? |
| 44% | NOAH | 4 | Man who built the 23 Across |
| 44% | SEAMEN | 6 | Men who work on the ocean |
| 44% | GUTENBERG | 9 | Surname of the man who invented the printing press |
| 44% | TOEARTH | 7 | David Bowie sci-fi film, The Man Who Fell __ |
| 44% | MRBIRTHDAYS | 11 | Man who's annually in the doghouse? |
| 44% | SCROOGE | 7 | Man who saw the ghosts of Christmas |
| 43% | LEONARDO | 8 | First name of the man who painted the Mona Lisa |
| 43% | AMERIKA | 7 | Unfinished Kafka novel also known as The Man Who Disappeared |
| 43% | SOLD | 4 | "The Man Who ___ the World" (1970 David Bowie album) |
| 43% | SOLD | 4 | David Bowie's "The Man Who ___ the World" |
| 43% | HENRYFORD | 9 | Man who pepped up the US car industry |
| 43% | ELI | 3 | Manning who played for the New York Giants |
| 43% | ELI | 3 | Manning who played 16 seasons with the Giants |
| 43% | SHANTY | 6 | "blow the man down," for one |
| 42% | ROGETS | 6 | Its origin story is told in The Man Who Made Lists |