| 100% | NEW | 3 | ___ York City FC, MLS team based in The Big Apple that is a member of MLS Eastern Conference |
| 55% | REALSALTLAKE | 12 | MLS team based in Utah that is a member of MLS Western Conference: 3 wds. |
| 43% | MINNESOTA | 9 | ___ United FC, MLS team based in Minneapolis-Saint Paul area that plays in Western Conference of Major League Soccer(MLS) |
| 41% | LAMPARD | 7 | Frank ___, former Chelsea midfielder who moved to New York City FC in 2015 to be a part of MLS |
| 40% | PIRLO | 5 | Andrea ___, former A.C. Milan midfielder who moved to New York City FC in 2015 to be a part of MLS |
| 40% | POTSDAM | 7 | City bordering Berlin that was the site of a 1945 conference |
| 40% | THEJEFFERSONS | 13 | Sitcom set in New York city that was a spin-off of "All in the Family" (2 wds.) |
| 39% | ASTER | 5 | Daisy-like flower that is a member of the sunflower family and blooms late in fall |
| 38% | YORK | 4 | New ___ Rangers, NHL team based in "The Big Apple" that has 4 Stanley Cup wins |
| 37% | OURGANG | 7 | Old group of movie kids that, in a way, the answers to starred clues could be a member of |
| 36% | CORE | 4 | Part of a big apple that the squirrels and crows will eat, even if you don't |
| 36% | APPLE | 5 | The Big ___, nickname for New York City, New York that was popularized in the '20s |
| 36% | WMD | 3 | Big bombs that were a focus of the Iraq War: Abbr. |
| 35% | UTES | 4 | Pac-12 team in Salt Lake City that will be joining the Big 12 in 2024 |
| 35% | UMTATA | 6 | Former name of Mthatha, city in Eastern Cape, South Africa, that was capital of the Transkei Bantustan |
| 35% | PARIS | 5 | City that "is burning," in the title of a classic documentary |
| 34% | LONDON | 6 | "___ Calling," song by British punk rock band the Clash which has the name of a city in its title that is known for the clock tower"Big Ben" |
| 34% | ALTO | 4 | Palo ___, Californian city that is a part of the Silicon Valley |
| 34% | YANKEES | 7 | New York ___, MLB team and member of the AL East division that is the team with the most World Series titles |
| 34% | MALIBUSTACY | 11 | Doll in a 1994 episode of "The Simpsons" that was based on the "Teen Talk" version of 32-Across (2 wds.) |
| 33% | AGE | 3 | "The ___ of Innocence," novel by Edith Wharton that is set in New York City |
| 33% | ASTRO | 5 | Member of the M.L.B. team whose manager and G.M. were suspended and dismissed in January, 2020, due to a sign-stealing scandal |
| 33% | CITY | 4 | (2/3) Concrete jungle like the Big Apple that's always in a hustle |
| 33% | MWA | 3 | Fraternal org. founded in 1883, now with over 740,000 members, that was to protect families after the death of a breadwinner. (abbr.) |
| 33% | QUEBEC | 6 | City that was the site of three battles in the Seven Years' War |
| 33% | TAMPABAY | 8 | Team that has a tankful of rays in the back of its ballpark |
| 33% | NASHVILLE | 9 | ___ SC, team based in Tennessee that will join MLS in 2020 |
| 33% | PATCH | 5 | Cabbage ___ Kids (dolls that were a big fad in the 1980s) |
| 33% | RIO | 3 | Brazilian city that was the title of a 2011 animated movie |
| 33% | ERIE | 4 | Great Lake that was a battleground in the War of 1812 |