| 100% | TRISTATE | 8 | ___ area (where New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut meet, e.g.) |
| 64% | TRISTATE | 8 | ___ Area (New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut): Hyph. |
| 49% | AVENUES | 7 | New York's Lexington and Madison, e.g. |
| 46% | MUSEUM | 6 | New York's Met, e.g. |
| 46% | STATE | 5 | New York or New Jersey, e.g. |
| 46% | HARBORS | 7 | New York and San Diego, e.g. |
| 46% | PORTS | 5 | New York and Los Angeles, e.g. |
| 45% | CITIES | 6 | London and New York, for e.g. |
| 44% | FOURCORNERS | 11 | Where Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico and Utah meet |
| 44% | STATEMOTTO | 10 | "Liberty and Prosperity," for New Jersey, e.g. |
| 42% | ESSEX | 5 | County name in New York, New Jersey, and Massachusetts |
| 42% | SOHOS | 5 | New York and London areas |
| 41% | RAMAPO | 6 | New York and New Jersey river |
| 41% | SHORELINE | 9 | Area where land and water meet |
| 40% | USA | 3 | Where New Mexico and New Jersey are: Abbr. |
| 40% | USA | 3 | Where New Jersey and New Mexico are: Abbr. |
| 40% | FTLEE | 5 | One side of New York/ New Jersey's G.W. Bridge |
| 40% | GRAMERCY | 8 | __ Park, New York area and private park |
| 39% | ELMIRA | 6 | New York city where Mark Twain was married and buried |
| 39% | HUDSON | 6 | River located between New York and New Jersey |
| 39% | HACKENSACK | 10 | River in New Jersey and New York, US, that flows into Newark Bay |
| 39% | SHEA | 4 | New York stadium where the Jets and Mets used to play |
| 39% | LONGISLANDSOUND | 15 | Body of water between Connecticut and southeastern New York |
| 39% | THECATSKILLS | 12 | Upstate New York area where 63-Across was held |
| 38% | PHASES | 6 | New moon and waning crescent, e.g. |
| 38% | YALE | 4 | Connecticut university where Bill and Hillary Clinton met |
| 38% | SEAPORT | 7 | New York, e.g. |
| 38% | ELLIS | 5 | ___ Island, designated historic site for both New York and New Jersey |
| 37% | TEAM | 4 | New York Yankees or New York Mets, e.g. |
| 37% | SPTS | 4 | New Orleans and Boston, e.g.: Abbr. |