| 100% | WPA | 3 | Oldest advocacy group for females in the US (since 1845) focusing on New York State and criminal justice issues (abbr.) |
| 27% | POUGHKEEPSIE | 12 | City in the state of New York on the Hudson River |
| 26% | BUFFALO | 7 | Port in New York State, US, at the eastern end of Lake Erie |
| 26% | BUFFALO | 7 | US port in New York State at the eastern end of Lake Erie |
| 26% | DDT | 3 | Insecticide banned in the US since 1972: Abbr. |
| 25% | IHOP | 4 | Popular breakfast chain in the USA that is known for flapjacks and has a smile on its logo: Abbr. |
| 25% | SBS | 3 | Abbr. for the phenomenon when nonspecific symptoms are reported by many people in new homes and offices |
| 25% | SCHENECTADY | 11 | City in eastern New York State founded on the south side of the Mohawk River |
| 25% | FLA | 3 | #1 in U.S. News & World Report's Best States for Education list: Abbr. |
| 24% | KIDS | 4 | New ___ on the Block, boy band that debuted in 1984 and which is known for the song "Step by Step" |
| 24% | SEP | 3 | Labor Day month, in the US and Canada: Abbr. |
| 24% | PCB | 3 | Pollutant banned in the U.S. since 1979: Abbr. |
| 24% | AARP | 4 | Group for people 50 and older: Abbr. |
| 24% | NFL | 3 | Group for the Falcons and Seahawks: Abbr. |
| 24% | NFL | 3 | Group for the Jets and Jaguars: Abbr. |
| 24% | SNL | 3 | New York sketch-comedy show that premièred in 1975 (and is still on the air), briefly |
| 24% | MIAMI | 5 | Second-most visited city in the US, after New York |
| 24% | NBA | 3 | Group for the Bulls and the Bucks: Abbr. |
| 24% | TICONDEROGA | 11 | Resort village in NE New York State on a neck of land between Lakes George and Champlain |
| 24% | CIA | 3 | Surveillance group for the US: Abbr. |
| 24% | UTICA | 5 | City in the state of New York |
| 23% | BRO | 3 | Popular term of address among men in the US and New Zealand |
| 23% | AHA | 3 | Pop band best known in the US for "Take On Me": Hyph. |
| 23% | UAW | 3 | American labor union representing workers in the U.S. and Canada: Abbr. |
| 23% | JFK | 3 | New York City airport named for a US president: Abbr. |
| 23% | EXILES | 6 | Manuel Quezon in the U.S. and Kwame Nkrumah in Guinea, for two |
| 23% | FCC | 3 | Regulatory board for censorship in the U.S.: Abbr. |
| 23% | FLA | 3 | Flattest state in the U.S.: Abbr. |
| 23% | METS | 4 | New York team that won the World Series in 1969 and 1986 |
| 23% | MOHAWK | 6 | Largest tributary of the Hudson River in the state of New York, US |