| 100% | AOC | 3 | Initials of the New York representative who's part of "the Squad" |
| 51% | OMAR | 4 | Minnesota Representative Ilhan who is part of "The Squad" in Congress |
| 51% | SIANO | 5 | Nicky ___, DJ and music producer who was an integral part of New York's disco clubs in the 1970s |
| 50% | AOC | 3 | Initials of the New Yorker who's the youngest woman elected to Congress |
| 49% | OMAR | 4 | Ilhan ___ (Minnesota congresswoman who's part of "the Squad") |
| 48% | TIMMARA | 7 | New York Giants founder who's in the Pro Football Hall of Fame |
| 48% | LIOTTA | 6 | Actor Ray who narrated AMC's 8-part series "The Making of the Mob: New York" |
| 47% | MAHER | 5 | Bill ___, part-owner of the New York Mets |
| 46% | STENGEL | 7 | Casey who was the first manager of the New York Mets |
| 46% | FDR | 3 | Initials of the president who implemented the New Deal |
| 45% | THURMANMUNSON | 13 | New York Yankees catching great who was the MLB's AL Rookie of the Year in 1970 (2 wds.) |
| 45% | MANOWAR | 7 | Whom The New York Times co-named athlete of the year, with Babe Ruth, in 1920 |
| 44% | BILLMAHER | 9 | "Real Time" host who owns a minority share of the New York Mets: 2 wds. |
| 44% | CORI | 4 | Bush who is part of "The Squad" in Congress |
| 43% | TOMLINSON | 9 | LaDainian ___, a running back who played for the New York Jets who was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2017 |
| 43% | MET | 3 | Part of New York City's Museum Mile, with "the" |
| 43% | JLO | 3 | Singer who's part of the celebrity couple "J-Rod" |
| 43% | AARON | 5 | With 30-Across, New York Yankees slugger who was Time's Athlete of the Year in 2022 |
| 43% | OCHS | 4 | Adolph who was chief of The New York Times from 1896 to 1935 |
| 43% | UPSTATE | 7 | Word referring to the northern part of New York |
| 42% | ERIC | 4 | Adams who is the current mayor of New York City |
| 42% | RAY | 3 | Allen who was part of the Celtics "New Big Three" |
| 42% | SALK | 4 | Scientist who was called the "Father of Biophilosophy" in the New York Times in 1966 |
| 42% | ELI | 3 | One of the Manning brothers who plays for New York Giants |
| 42% | BEAME | 5 | Abraham who served as mayor of New York in the seventies |
| 42% | TITO | 4 | Michael Jackson's brother who was part of the "Jackson 5" |
| 41% | JOHN | 4 | ___ Starks, NBA player who had one of the best free agent signings with the New York Knicks |
| 41% | FDR | 3 | Initials of the New Deal president |
| 41% | DONNCLENDENON | 13 | New York Mets first baseman who was MVP of the 1969 World Series (2 wds.) |
| 41% | MAIA | 4 | Olympic ice dancer Shibutani who's part of the "Shib Sibs" with her brother Alex |