| 100% | IJBOL | 5 | "___ Is In. LOL Is Out." (2023 New York Times headline) |
| 58% | TRUMP | 5 | Name in many New York Times headlines these days |
| 51% | SALK | 4 | Scientist who was called the "Father of Biophilosophy" in the New York Times in 1966 |
| 50% | DIAGNOSIS | 9 | Documentary web TV series based on The New York Times Magazine column that was released in 2019 |
| 49% | MENWALKONMOON | 13 | New York Times headline of 7/21/69 |
| 49% | TENAM | 5 | When it's midnight in Sydney, Australia, what time is it in New York City? |
| 49% | EST | 3 | Clock setting in New York that is key to the Times Square Ball Drop: Abbr. |
| 48% | AARON | 5 | With 30-Across, New York Yankees slugger who was Time's Athlete of the Year in 2022 |
| 47% | TRUSS | 5 | "The Lettuce Outlasts Liz ___" (2022 New York Times headline) |
| 46% | OCHS | 4 | Adolph in New York Times history |
| 46% | AOSCOTT | 7 | New York Times film critic from 2000 to 2023 |
| 46% | TRICKY | 6 | With 21-, 30-, 49-, 61- and 74-Across, end of a Carrie Bradshaw quote that starts "Men in their 40s are like the New York Times Sunday crossword puzzle ..." |
| 46% | WENG | 4 | 1970s New York Times crossword editor Will |
| 46% | EASTERNSTANDARD | 15 | Time passed in New York? |
| 45% | BEE | 3 | Spelling ___ (word game in the New York Times) |
| 45% | OREO | 4 | Most common cookie in New York Times crosswords |
| 45% | ATTICA | 6 | New York prison in 1971 headlines |
| 45% | SQUARE | 6 | Times in New York, e.g. |
| 45% | AMERICA | 7 | New York is located in North __ |
| 45% | APPEALTOAUTHORITY | 17 | Besides, The New York Times said it was good! |
| 45% | OREO | 4 | Most common commercial name in New York Times crosswords |
| 45% | OCHS | 4 | Adolph who purchased The New York Times in 1896 |
| 45% | OREO | 4 | Most common cookie in the New York Times crossword |
| 44% | COMICS | 6 | Common newspaper feature not seen in The New York Times |
| 44% | OPEDS | 5 | The New York Times is now calling them "guest essays" |
| 44% | MANHATTAN | 9 | New York borough where Times Square is located |
| 44% | AVENUES | 7 | In New York, Lexington and Park are these |
| 44% | ERIE | 4 | New York canal that was completed in 1825 |
| 44% | BROADWAYCLOSING | 15 | *Lights out in New York City |
| 44% | TOMB | 4 | Grant's is in New York |