| 100% | ALASKADAILY | 11 | ABC drama starring 18-Across, 25-Across, and 35-Across about a journalist who moves from New York City to Anchorage (2 wds.) |
| 38% | DREAMSCENARIO | 13 | 2023 film starring 18-Across, 41-Across, and Julianne Nicholson about a college professor who becomes famous when he starts appearing to random people in their sleep (2 wds.) |
| 38% | CLARKSTORY | 10 | "The Ron ___," 2006 film starring Matthew Perry based on a real life educator who leaves his hometown to teach in a New York City public school: 2 wds. |
| 37% | RENEGADENELL | 12 | 2024 Disney+ historical-fantasy drama starring 18-Across, 32-Across, and Adrian Lester about a woman framed for murder (2 wds.) |
| 35% | BROOKLYN | 8 | 2009 novel by 38-Across about an Irish woman who moves to New York in the 1950s (2 wds.) |
| 35% | AMISH | 5 | “Breaking ___” (TLC reality show about five Anabaptists who move to New York City) |
| 34% | THEUNICORN | 10 | CBS sitcom starring 18-Across and 33-Across about a recently widowed father who re-enters the dating scene (2 wds.) |
| 34% | COCKTAIL | 8 | 1988 romantic drama film starring Elisabeth Shue and Tom Cruise about a New York City student working as a bartender |
| 34% | BEFORESUNRISE | 13 | 1995 Ethan Hawke starrer romantic drama film about a man and woman who spend an evening in Vienna: 2 wds. |
| 34% | YOURHONOR | 9 | Showtime drama about a judge trying to protect his son from mobsters in New Orleans: 2 wds. |
| 33% | HARDMILES | 9 | 2024 film starring 15-Across and 30-Across about a difficult bicycle ride from Denver to the Grand Canyon (2 wds.) |
| 33% | INVENTINGANNA | 13 | Shonda Rhimes miniseries starring 18-Across and 42-Across based on the true story of a con artist who pretended to be an heiress (2 wds.) |
| 33% | RUSHINGWATERS | 13 | 2016 book by Danielle Steel about six people who come together during a Hurricane in New York City: 2 wds. |
| 33% | GEORGELOPEZ | 11 | Comedian who starred in a self-titled sitcom from 2002 to 2007, and another that started in 2016: 2 wds. |
| 32% | LUPITANYONGO | 12 | "12 Years a Slave," 18-Across, and 32-Across star who was the first Kenyan-Mexican actress to win an Oscar (2 wds.) |
| 32% | LAMPARD | 7 | Frank ___, former Chelsea midfielder who moved to New York City FC in 2015 to be a part of MLS |
| 32% | LYNDACARTER | 11 | Actress who portrayed 17- and 25-Across on TV from 1975 to 1979: 2 wds. |
| 32% | TWOBROTHERS | 11 | 2004 family drama film starring Guy Pearce which is about two tigers who are separated as cubs and then reunited a year later: 2 wds. |
| 32% | TIMETRAVELERS | 13 | "The ___ Wife," bestselling debut novel by Audrey Niffenegger published in 2003 about a man who moves through time and his wife: 2 wds. |
| 32% | PIRLO | 5 | Andrea ___, former A.C. Milan midfielder who moved to New York City FC in 2015 to be a part of MLS |
| 32% | SINGLEPARENTS | 13 | ABC sitcom about divorced moms and dads starring 18-Across and 41-Across (2 wds.) |
| 31% | CAFESOCIETY | 11 | 2016 romantic-comedy starring Jesse Eisenberg (birthday today) and Steve Carell, about a man who falls in love, in Hollywood: 2 wds. |
| 31% | THENOTEBOOK | 11 | 2004 romantic drama starring 18-Across and 32-Across that was adapted as a Broadway musical in 2024 (2 wds.) |
| 31% | EMILYINPARIS | 12 | Netflix series about an American woman who moves to France starring 14-Across and 29-Across (3 wds.) |
| 31% | DELTABURKE | 10 | Actress (married to 33-Across) who starred on a 1982 soap opera parody also called 18-Across: 2 wds. |
| 31% | ZUBINMEHTA | 10 | Indian-born conductor who led the New York Philharmonic from 1978 to 1991: 2 wds. |
| 31% | BARBARAWALTERS | 14 | Journalist who created "The View" and cohosted from 1997 to 2014: 2 wds. |
| 31% | TOMGLAVINE | 10 | A pitcher who made his name with the Atlanta Braves and New York Mets is a 10-time All-Star: 2 wds |
| 31% | CYNTHIANIXON | 12 | "Sex and the City" actress who unsuccessfully ran for New York governor in 2018: 2 wds. |
| 31% | KURTRUSSELL | 11 | "Escape from New York" actor who played Elvis Presley in the TV film "Elvis" and an Elvis impersonator in "3000 Miles to Graceland" (2 wds.) |