| 100% | LONG | 4 | ___ Island Iced Tea, popular cocktail which is also named after the island in Southeast New York |
| 59% | MANHATTAN | 9 | Popular cocktail which is named after one of the boroughs of New York city |
| 45% | OLD | 3 | ___ Fashioned, popular cocktail which is also the signature drink of Don Draper in "Mad Men" |
| 44% | MARGARITA | 9 | Popular cocktail which was also the signature drink in Pierce Brosnan's 2005 comedy crime film, "The Matador" |
| 41% | MARY | 4 | Bloody ___, popular cocktail which is allegedly named after Hollywood actress Pickford |
| 41% | CATSKILLS | 9 | New York's popular fall foliage destination which was also the setting for "Dirty Dancing" |
| 41% | LONG | 4 | ___ Island, island in New York State that lends its name to a popular cocktail |
| 40% | ASHE | 4 | Arthur, the king of tennis after whom the stadium in New York has been named |
| 39% | ADAMS | 5 | John ___, second President of the United States after whom a town in Jefferson County, New York is named |
| 39% | COSMOPOLITAN | 12 | Popular cocktail which was also the signature drink of Carrie Bradshaw from "Sex and the City" |
| 38% | ELLIS | 5 | Island over which New York and New Jersey had a long-standing territorial dispute that was settled by the Supreme Court in 1998 |
| 37% | AMERIGO | 7 | Name after which the New World is named |
| 37% | DOGFISH | 7 | Name by which the small-spotted cat shark is also known in the UK |
| 36% | AVON | 4 | Big name in cosmetics which is also the name of a river in England |
| 36% | NAN | 3 | River in Thailand which is also the name of a "Game of Thrones" character |
| 36% | LAWLORDS | 8 | Name by which the Lords of Appeal in Ordinary were also known |
| 35% | MAUI | 4 | 17th largest island in the US which was originally named "Ihikapalaumaewa" |
| 35% | CHICAGO | 7 | 2002 film starring Renee Zellweger which is named after the "Windy City" in Illinois |
| 35% | IRENE | 5 | Name of five hurricanes, the last of which was in 2011, after which the name was retired |
| 34% | ISLAND | 6 | Long ___ Iced Tea, cocktail that shares part of its name with a New York metropolitan region |
| 34% | ACROSS | 6 | "___ the Universe," jukebox musical drama which was named after The Beatles song released in 1969 |
| 34% | TWO | 3 | "___ of Us," VH1 drama which was named after The Beatles song released in 1969 |
| 34% | PISTACHIO | 9 | Popular ice cream flavor which is green in color and contains nuts popular in the Middle East |
| 34% | STURMER | 7 | Village in Essex after which dessert apple the — pippin is named |
| 34% | DURANDURAN | 10 | Popular British band named after the villain in "Barbarella" |
| 34% | OTTOMAN | 7 | — Empire, name by which the former Turkish dynasty in Europe, Africa and Asia was also known |
| 34% | OTTOMAN | 7 | — Empire, name by which the former Turkish territory in Europe, Africa and Asia was also known |
| 33% | BROOKLYNDECKER | 14 | "Grace and Frankie" actress whose first name is also a place in New York City (2 wds.) |
| 33% | ZEALAND | 7 | New ___, Auckland's nation which is also home to the kiwis |