| 100% | ILOVE | 5 | "___ New York" (state song): 2 wds. |
| 76% | LONGISLAND | 10 | Island in New York State (2 wds) |
| 76% | ERIECANAL | 9 | Waterway in New York State (2 wds.) |
| 66% | ERIECANAL | 9 | Waterway on New York's state quarter (2 wds.) |
| 66% | AUDRELORDE | 10 | Former New York State Poet Laureate who wrote 5-Across, 16-Across, 48-Across, and 56-Across (2 wds.) |
| 65% | RUDYGIULIANI | 12 | New York City mayor, 1994-2001: 2 wds. |
| 65% | MIKEBLOOMBERG | 13 | New York City mayor, 2002-2013: 2 wds. |
| 64% | ILOVE | 5 | "___ New York" (state song) |
| 63% | ERIECANAL | 9 | Artificial waterway in upstate New York: 2 wds. |
| 63% | BIGAPPLE | 8 | The ___ (fruity nickname for New York City): 2 wds. |
| 63% | EASTSIDE | 8 | "Upper" or "Lower" section of New York: 2 wds. |
| 63% | BRONXZOO | 8 | Place to see animals in New York: 2 wds. |
| 62% | THETIMES | 8 | New York newspaper, familiarly (2 wds.) |
| 62% | MATTHARVEY | 10 | New York Mets pitcher who is nicknamed "The Dark Knight": 2 wds. |
| 62% | AARONJUDGE | 10 | New York Yankees outfielder who also hears cases in court?: 2 wds. |
| 62% | BILLYSMITH | 10 | New York Islanders goalie who scored a goal in 1979: 2 wds. |
| 62% | JOEDIMAGGIO | 11 | The New York Yankees retired his number 5: 2 wds. |
| 61% | THEBRONX | 8 | Northernmost borough of New York City: 2 wds. |
| 61% | RODGILBERT | 10 | New York Rangers Hall of Famer in Warhol's "Athletes" series: 2 wds. |
| 61% | ANTHONYWEINER | 13 | Former New York representative involved in a sexting scandal: 2 wds. |
| 61% | THEMET | 6 | Major art museum in New York City, for short: 2 wds. |
| 61% | STATUEOF | 8 | The ___ Liberty (famous New York City landmark): 2 wds. |
| 60% | DOROTHYPARKER | 13 | New York wit who wrote "I hate writing; I love having written": 2 wds. |
| 60% | JALENBRUNSON | 12 | New York Knicks guard named 2025 NBA Clutch Player of the Year: 2 wds. |
| 59% | MAURICEDUBOIS | 13 | New York news anchor who became coanchor of "CBS Evening News" last month: 2 wds. |
| 59% | LONGISLAND | 10 | Part of New York (2 wds.) |
| 59% | EARLMONROE | 10 | Hall of Fame New York Knicks shooting guard nicknamed "The Pearl": 2 wds. |
| 59% | SUSANNAKAYSEN | 13 | Author of the 1993 New York Times best seller "Girl, Interrupted": 2 wds. |
| 59% | GILLIANFLYNN | 12 | Author of the 2012 New York Times best seller "Gone Girl": 2 wds. |
| 59% | ANDREWCUOMO | 11 | Governor of New York, whose father was also the governor once: 2 wds. |