| 100% | BORO | 4 | Manhattan or The Bronx, for short |
| 62% | NEWYORKSLANDER | 14 | Put-down to someone from Manhattan or the Bronx? |
| 61% | NYC | 3 | The Bronx's city, for short |
| 60% | AOC | 3 | Prominent congresswoman from the Bronx, for short |
| 60% | AOC | 3 | Congresswoman born in the Bronx, for short |
| 58% | AOC | 3 | Green New Deal legislator from the Bronx, for short |
| 56% | NGO | 3 | Greenpeace or the Red Cross, for short |
| 56% | MIL | 3 | Big bucks or the Bucks, for short |
| 56% | NGO | 3 | Greenpeace or the W.W.F., for short |
| 55% | EXPO | 4 | Comic-Con or the World's Fair, for short |
| 53% | BIO | 3 | Class that teaches about DNA or the animal kingdom, for short |
| 52% | MLBTEAM | 7 | The Reds or the Red Sox, for short |
| 52% | BORO | 4 | Brooklyn or Manhattan, for short |
| 50% | SUB | 3 | The Missouri, the Mississippi or the Minnesota, for short |
| 50% | PANDG | 5 | Consumer products giant, for short ... or a hint to the answers to the eight starred clues |
| 49% | LETSGOYANKEES | 13 | Cheer heard in the Bronx, or a phonetic hint for making the starred clues match their answers |
| 48% | BORO | 4 | Brooklyn or the Bronx, informally |
| 47% | BOROUGH | 7 | The Bronx or Brooklyn |
| 47% | DIF | 3 | "Not the same," for short (also, a starting to "-fuse" or "-ference") |
| 46% | BORO | 4 | The Bronx or Brooklyn, informally |
| 46% | SOHO | 4 | Area of London or Manhattan, for short |
| 46% | EDS | 3 | Employees at the Times or Post, for short |
| 46% | TOON | 4 | Marvin the Martian or Mickey Mouse, for short |
| 46% | REF | 3 | Official in the NFL or NBA, for short |
| 45% | PAREN | 5 | ) or (, for short |
| 45% | PAREN | 5 | ( or ), for short |
| 45% | AVE | 3 | Madison or Lexington, in Manhattan, for short |
| 44% | BOMBERS | 7 | The Bronx ___ (nickname for the New York Yankees) |
| 44% | ISL | 3 | Manhattan or Key West, for example: Abbr. |
| 44% | DUI | 3 | Driving under the influence for short |