| 100% | EMPIRESTATE | 11 | Nickname for the Big Apple's home |
| 64% | NYPD | 4 | The Big Apple's "Finest," for short |
| 59% | NYC | 3 | Initials for the Big Apple |
| 58% | NOLA | 4 | Another nickname for the Big Easy |
| 58% | NOLA | 4 | Alternate nickname for the Big Easy |
| 57% | NYC | 3 | Short-form name for The Big Apple |
| 57% | NYC | 3 | The Big Apple, for short |
| 57% | NYC | 3 | The Big Apple, for short: Abbr. |
| 56% | NYC | 3 | Short for the big apple, city that never sleeps |
| 55% | NEWYORK | 7 | The Big Apple; city home to Central Park |
| 54% | HARLEM | 6 | Big Apple home of the Globetrotters |
| 53% | RIO | 3 | Home to the world’s biggest annual Carnival celebration, for short |
| 53% | PENN | 4 | The Big Apple's ___ Station |
| 53% | FDR | 3 | The Big Apple's ___ Drive |
| 52% | NOLA | 4 | Another nickname for the city sometimes called "the Big Easy" |
| 51% | JFK | 3 | The Big Apple's busiest airport: Abbr. |
| 51% | NYT | 3 | The Big Apple's main newspaper: Abbr. |
| 51% | FDNY | 4 | The Big Apple's "bravest," in brief |
| 50% | HALOS | 5 | Nickname for the MLB's Angels |
| 50% | BABYYODA | 8 | Nickname for the Mandalorian's charge |
| 50% | TRIBORO | 7 | The Big Apple's RFK Bridge, once, with "the" |
| 50% | NEWYORK | 7 | The Big Apple, which is home to the Nesuhi Ertegun Jazz Hall of Fame: 2 wds. |
| 50% | BROOKLYNNEWYORK | 15 | One of the Big Apple's boroughs |
| 50% | HABS | 4 | Nickname for the NHL's Montreal Canadiens |
| 49% | USA | 3 | Home to The Big Apple and the Windy City: Abbr. |
| 49% | FDNY | 4 | The Bravest in the Big Apple, for short |
| 49% | BEN | 3 | Big ___, nickname for the Great Bell of London |
| 49% | ANI | 3 | Nickname for the protagonist in 2024's "Anora" |
| 49% | GMEN | 4 | Nickname for the N.F.L.'s Giants |
| 49% | BAMA | 4 | Nickname for the Crimson Tide's school |