| 100% | TIMESSQUARE | 11 | New York setting for a "Rockin'" 35-Across celebration co-hosted by 27-Across (2 wds.) |
| 45% | RACHELMADDOW | 12 | MSNBC host who co-constructed a New York Times crossword in 2018: 2 wds. |
| 42% | WAYSIDESCHOOL | 13 | Setting for a series of novels by 30-Across (2 wds.) |
| 41% | OPENHOUSE | 9 | Event for potential home buyers hosted by a Realtor: 2 wds. |
| 39% | THESCHOLOMANCE | 14 | Trilogy of novels by 27-Across set in a magic school (2 wds.) |
| 38% | THEADDRESS | 10 | Novel by 39-Across set in New York City's apartment building The Dakota (2 wds.) |
| 38% | FORTUNESROCKS | 13 | Novel by 29-Across set at a beach house on the New Hampshire coast (2 wds.) |
| 38% | LATENIGHT | 9 | 2019 movie written by Mindy Kaling, who plays a writer for a TV host: 2 wds. |
| 38% | THEDOLLHOUSE | 12 | Novel by 39-Across set in New York City's Barbizon Hotel (2 wds.) |
| 38% | MELINDAGATES | 12 | Billionaire philanthropist who co-constructed a New York Times crossword in 2018: 2 wds. |
| 38% | EGGSBENEDICT | 12 | Breakfast dish with Hollandaise sauce named for either a New York stockbroker or a New York yachtsman (or was invented by a New York chef who made up the name) (2 wds.) |
| 38% | NATASHALYONNE | 13 | "Russian Doll" actress who co-constructed a New York Times crossword in 2019: 2 wds. |
| 38% | BILLMAHER | 9 | "Real Time" host who owns a minority share of the New York Mets: 2 wds. |
| 36% | NEELSETHI | 9 | Newcomer who played Mowgli, a boy raised by wolves, in 27-Across: 2 wds. |
| 36% | RUSHINGWATERS | 13 | 2016 book by Danielle Steel about six people who come together during a Hurricane in New York City: 2 wds. |
| 36% | BARTOLOCOLON | 12 | Dominican pitcher who, last August, set the record for most wins by a Latin American pitcher with 246: 2 wds. |
| 36% | GLASSANIMALS | 12 | British indie rock band fronted by Dave Bayley and nominated for a Best New Artist Grammy in 2022: 2 wds. |
| 36% | WEEKENDUPDATE | 13 | Comedy news segment hosted by Seth Meyers on 24-Across: 2 wds. |
| 36% | NINEWEST | 8 | Fashionable shoe brand named for a New York City address (2 wds.) |
| 35% | BRYANTROTTIER | 13 | Hockey Hall of Famer who scored 5 goals in a single game two times for the New York Islanders: 2 wds. |
| 35% | ROBREINER | 9 | Director of 33-Across who will write a foreword for the book by 15-Across: 2 wds. |
| 35% | ALASKADAILY | 11 | ABC drama starring 18-Across, 25-Across, and 35-Across about a journalist who moves from New York City to Anchorage (2 wds.) |
| 35% | THEBIGAPPLE | 11 | Nickname for New York City that was first popularized by John Fitz Gerald and was a part of an ad campaign: 3 wds. |
| 35% | EZRACORNELL | 11 | Man for whom a New York Ivy League school is named, who shares his first name with "The Flash" actor Miller: 2 wds. |
| 35% | DRAGQUEEN | 9 | Contestant on a reality show hosted by RuPaul: 2 wds. |
| 34% | RUDYGIULIANI | 12 | Former New York City mayor who achieved a "Full Ginsburg" by appearing on five different Sunday morning news shows on October 9, 2016: 2 wds. |
| 34% | AMUSEMENTARCADE | 15 | Setting for a 35-Across |
| 34% | FULLFRONTAL | 11 | The only current late-night program hosted by a woman: 2 wds. |
| 34% | MYSTICRIVER | 11 | 2003 movie set in Boston, for which Sean Penn and Tim Robbins each won a 1-Across: 2 wds. |
| 34% | TRADESIN | 8 | Swaps for a newer model, perhaps: 2 wds. |