| 100% | NYER | 4 | One from Manhattan or Brooklyn, e.g., briefly |
| 42% | LATINAMERICAN | 13 | From Manaus or Managua, e.g. |
| 42% | AFRICAN | 7 | From Nigeria or Togo, e.g. |
| 41% | BRIT | 4 | One from London Town, e.g. |
| 41% | DIGIT | 5 | One or two, e.g. |
| 40% | NYPD | 4 | Manhattan or Brooklyn cops: Abbr. |
| 40% | APP | 3 | Spotify or Tinder, e.g., briefly |
| 40% | PROF | 4 | One teaching econ or psych, e.g. |
| 40% | DIETER | 6 | One trying keto or paleo, e.g. |
| 39% | ITE | 3 | Suffix with Manhattan or Brooklyn |
| 39% | ITE | 3 | End for Manhattan or Brooklyn |
| 39% | ITE | 3 | Ending to Manhattan or Brooklyn |
| 39% | ITE | 3 | Suffix for Manhattan or Brooklyn |
| 38% | GOLFER | 6 | Woods, e.g., or one who uses woods |
| 37% | BRIT | 4 | One from Newcastle or Nottingham |
| 37% | THAI | 4 | One from Phuket or Pattaya? |
| 37% | IRANIAN | 7 | One from Qom or Qazvin |
| 37% | NYPD | 4 | Letters on squad cars in Manhattan or Brooklyn |
| 37% | BRIT | 4 | One Direction's Liam or Harry, e.g. |
| 36% | NEWYORKSLANDER | 14 | Put-down to someone from Manhattan or the Bronx? |
| 36% | ETA | 3 | Text update from a Lyft driver, e.g., briefly |
| 36% | ALE | 3 | Brooklyn Brown or Newcastle Brown, e.g. |
| 36% | TEAM | 4 | Brooklyn Nets or Milwaukee Bucks, e.g. |
| 36% | CODER | 5 | One who writes in C or Python, e.g. |
| 36% | ALIEN | 5 | One from far away, or VERY far away |
| 35% | MAIL | 4 | E or G follower |
| 35% | SHAPESHIFTER | 12 | Werewolf, e.g. ... or the one responsible for 20-, 34- and 41-Across? |
| 35% | CROSSBRED | 9 | Developed from two or more types, e.g. dogs |
| 35% | BORO | 4 | Brooklyn or Manhattan, for short |
| 35% | LEE | 3 | Director from Taiwan or Brooklyn |