| 100% | LETITIAJAMES | 12 | New York attorney general who filed a lawsuit in August, 2020, to dissolve the N.R.A. |
| 37% | DIAMONDJIMBRADY | 15 | Tycoon who was the first person in New York City to own a car |
| 33% | MACY | 4 | R.H. who founded a New York store in 1858 |
| 31% | DANA | 4 | Actor Delany, who co-wrote a crossword for The New York Times in 2011 |
| 31% | BILLYSMITH | 10 | New York Islanders goalie who scored a goal in 1979: 2 wds. |
| 31% | SABRINAIONESCU | 14 | New York Liberty point guard who was the WNBA #1 overall draft pick in 2020 (2 wds.) |
| 31% | DIAMONDJIMBRADY | 15 | Tycoon who was reputedly the first person in New York City to own an automobile |
| 31% | BROOKLYN | 8 | Colm Tóibín novel about an Irish woman who moves to New York in the 1950s |
| 31% | LINCOLN | 7 | Abraham ___, 16th President of the U.S. who had a general store in New Salem |
| 31% | WILT | 4 | ___ Chamberlain, NBA player who scored 100 points in a game against the New York Knicks |
| 31% | HARDEN | 6 | James ___, NBA Point Guard who scored 61 points in a game against the New York Knicks |
| 31% | SOTO | 4 | Juan ___, baseball superstar who signed a 15-year, $765 million contract with the New York Mets in December 2024 |
| 30% | GUYLAFLEUR | 10 | A former New York Rangers player who was nicknamed "The Flower" who is considered one of the greatest hockey players in history: 2 wds. |
| 30% | 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. |
| 30% | PUDDNHEADWILSON | 15 | Mark Twain novel about a Northern lawyer who moves to the Deep South, featuring a New York college |
| 30% | NEWSOM | 6 | Artist described as "The Indie Singer-Harpist Who Met the Orchestra" in a 2008 New York Times article |
| 30% | ADAMS | 5 | John ___, second President of the United States after whom a town in Jefferson County, New York is named |
| 30% | LAMPARD | 7 | Frank ___, former Chelsea midfielder who moved to New York City FC in 2015 to be a part of MLS |
| 30% | BROOKLYN | 8 | 2009 novel by 38-Across about an Irish woman who moves to New York in the 1950s (2 wds.) |
| 30% | PATTON | 6 | U.S. general who was a pentathlete in the 1912 Olympics |
| 29% | 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.) |
| 29% | TOMLINSON | 9 | LaDainian ___, a running back who played for the New York Jets who was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2017 |
| 29% | PIRLO | 5 | Andrea ___, former A.C. Milan midfielder who moved to New York City FC in 2015 to be a part of MLS |
| 29% | BRYANTROTTIER | 13 | Hockey Hall of Famer who scored 5 goals in a single game two times for the New York Islanders: 2 wds. |
| 28% | JANEKRAKOWSKI | 13 | "Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt" actress who plays the recent widow of a New York Jets fan in Season 10 of "Curb Your Enthusiasm" (2 wds.) |
| 28% | TIMMARA | 7 | New York Giants founder who's in the Pro Football Hall of Fame |
| 28% | BETHESDA | 8 | In the New Testament, a pool in Jerusalem reputed to have healing powers |
| 28% | LEIA | 4 | Princess who's a general in "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" |
| 28% | ELVISCOSTELLO | 13 | "Veronica" new wave singer who was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2020 (2 wds.) |
| 28% | EDIE | 4 | Actress Falco who plays a general in "Avatar: The Way of Water" |