| 100% | SCENE | 5 | Anatomy of a ___ (movie-analysis video series by The New York Times) |
| 53% | OPED | 4 | Term retired by the New York Times in 2021 in favor of "guest essay" |
| 45% | INCOLDBLOOD | 11 | *1967 movie based on a series of New Yorker articles by Truman Capote |
| 44% | MEETMEINSTLOUIS | 15 | *1944 movie based on a series of New Yorker short stories by Sally Benson |
| 43% | GRETE | 5 | Waitz who won the New York City Marathon a record nine times |
| 43% | OCHS | 4 | Adolph of The New York Times |
| 43% | ARTS | 4 | Section of The New York Times |
| 43% | PAYWALL | 7 | Feature of the New York Times website |
| 42% | STYLE | 5 | Section of The New York Times that covers fashion |
| 42% | MANOWAR | 7 | Whom The New York Times co-named athlete of the year, with Babe Ruth, in 1920 |
| 41% | ARTS | 4 | Section of The New York Times where the crossword appears |
| 41% | METRO | 5 | Section of The New York Times that covers New York City |
| 40% | ABRONXTALE | 10 | The New Yorker's pick for the best movie of all time? |
| 40% | NRA | 3 | Org. sued by the State of New York in 2020 |
| 40% | MARGARETFARRAR | 14 | First puzzle editor of The New York Times |
| 40% | ACRONYM | 7 | Word formed by the first letters of a series of words |
| 40% | YANKEES | 7 | The New York ___, MLB team that has won the most number of World Series championships with 27 wins |
| 39% | NYT | 3 | The New York Times: Abbr. |
| 39% | ELDENRING | 9 | 2022 video game by the developers of the Souls series |
| 39% | RENZO | 5 | ___ Piano, designer of The New York Times Building |
| 39% | DEAN | 4 | ___ Baquet, executive editor of The New York Times |
| 39% | PAPER | 5 | The New York Times, e.g. |
| 39% | NEWSPAPER | 9 | The New York Times, for example |
| 39% | DAILY | 5 | The New York Times, e.g. |
| 39% | FIRE | 4 | New York City ___ Department, rivals of the NYPD in the comedy series "Brooklyn Nine-Nine" |
| 39% | DONNCLENDENON | 13 | New York Mets first baseman who was MVP of the 1969 World Series (2 wds.) |
| 39% | KIPSBAY | 7 | Site of a 1776 battle that gave New York City to the British |
| 39% | BRIDGE | 6 | Subject of a New York Times column until 2015 |
| 39% | LIU | 3 | The New York Times Connections editor Wyna |
| 38% | ZELDA | 5 | The Princess of Hyrule, in a long-running Nintendo video game series |