| 100% | STANLEE | 7 | He had a cameo in The Avengers with the line "Superheroes in New York? Give me a break!" |
| 35% | EBERT | 5 | His obituary in the New York Daily News began with the line "He got two thumbs up" |
| 34% | LAYLA | 5 | Song with the line "Like a fool, I fell in love with you" |
| 34% | STMARK | 6 | He has a place in the East Village |
| 34% | FASTCAR | 7 | Tracy Chapman hit with the line "I had a feeling I could be someone" (1988) |
| 34% | MARA | 4 | Family with a longtime ownership stake in the New York Giants |
| 33% | ROYSCHEIDER | 11 | He had the famous line in "Jaws": "You're gonna need a bigger boat" |
| 33% | ANZAC | 5 | In World War I, a soldier serving with the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps |
| 33% | DAMN | 4 | "Frankly, my dear, I don't give a ___" ("Gone With the Wind" line) |
| 33% | DOROTHY | 7 | Character who sings with the Scarecrow in "If I Only Had a Brain" |
| 33% | THOR | 4 | Superhero with a hammer who appeared in the first issue of the comic book "The Avengers" |
| 33% | TAR | 3 | 2022 movie that includes the line "As a BIPOC pangender, I have difficulty connecting with Bach" |
| 33% | JOHN | 4 | With 19-Down, mustachioed libertarian pundit who wrote the book “Give Me a Break” |
| 33% | BIGAPPLE | 8 | Nickname popularized by a New York Morning Telegraph sportswriter in the 1920s, with "the" |
| 33% | ALBA | 4 | Actress Jessica who has a cameo in the movie "Entourage" |
| 32% | NEIL | 4 | With 44-Down, only playwright to have a New York City theater named after him while still alive |
| 32% | DANSON | 6 | Ted with a cameo in the movie "Ted" |
| 32% | LENO | 4 | Jay with a cameo in the film "Contact" |
| 31% | TINMAN | 6 | He didn't have a heart in The Wizard of Oz |
| 31% | NORMANI | 7 | “Motivation” singer with a cameo in the “WAP” music video |
| 31% | SOTO | 4 | Juan ___, baseball superstar who signed a 15-year, $765 million contract with the New York Mets in December 2024 |
| 31% | ANDIE | 5 | Actress MacDowell who has a cameo in the Hulu series "Four Weddings and a Funeral" |
| 31% | ERNIEHUDSON | 11 | Costar of 1984's "Ghostbusters" who had a cameo in the 2016 version: 2 wds. |
| 31% | ASAPROCKY | 9 | He had a baby boy with Rihanna in 2022 |
| 31% | METS | 4 | New York team with a skyline in its logo |
| 30% | RHAMES | 6 | Ving who had a cameo in "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2" |
| 30% | LOUBEGA | 7 | He had a hit with Mambo No. 5 in 1999 |
| 30% | JANEEYRE | 8 | Novel with the line "Reader, I married him" |
| 30% | IWONTBACKDOWN | 13 | Tom Petty song with the line "In a world that keeps on pushin' me around" (4 wds.) |
| 30% | MAYAANGELOU | 11 | "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" writer who had a cameo as Aunt June in the 1993 film "Poetic Justice" (2 wds.) |