| Clue | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Macho type | Wall Street Journal | 11 Aug 2025 |
| Macho guy | Wall Street Journal | 24 Apr 2021 |
| Macho dude | Universal | 25 Oct 2020 |
| Macho guy | LA Times Daily | 22 Sep 2019 |
| Macho guy | The Washington Post | 22 Sep 2019 |
| Macho guy | ||
| James Bond type | Newsday | 09 Jun 2018 |
| Masculine icon | Thomas Joseph | 06 Oct 2017 |
| One admired for his masculinity | New York Times | 14 Mar 2017 |
| One admired for his masculinity | ||
| Guy that guys admire | Newsday | 01 Dec 2016 |
| Exemplar of masculinity | New York Times | 29 Aug 2016 |
| Masculine icon | New York Times | 31 Jan 2016 |
| Masculine icon | ||
| Exemplar of masculinity | ||
| Macho guy | ||
| Clint Eastwood, for one | ||
| Macho type | ||
| Rugged sort | ||
| Virile type | ||
| Macho type | ||
| Virile sort | ||
| Valet | ||
| Male respected by his fellows: 2 wds. |