| 100% | NYER | 4 | One who hails from the Big Apple: Abbr. |
| 59% | NYT | 3 | A newspaper from the Big Apple: Abbr. |
| 57% | NYT | 3 | A Washington Post competitor from the Big Apple: Abbr. |
| 49% | AOC | 3 | Congresswoman from the Bronx who's big on social media, familiarly: Abbr. |
| 49% | NYC | 3 | The Big Apple: Abbr. |
| 48% | NYER | 4 | Person from the Big Apple, informally |
| 47% | NYT | 3 | The Big Apple paper: Abbr. |
| 47% | PENNY | 5 | Small change for novelist from the Big Apple |
| 47% | DKNY | 4 | Fashion brand by Donna from the Big Apple |
| 47% | NYU | 3 | Prominent educational institution in the Big Apple: Abbr. |
| 46% | NYC | 3 | The Big Apple, for short: Abbr. |
| 46% | NYU | 3 | College in the Big Apple: Abbr. |
| 46% | NYU | 3 | School in the Big Apple: Abbr. |
| 46% | NYU | 3 | Campus in the Big Apple: Abbr. |
| 46% | NYPD | 4 | Squad that patrols the Big Apple: Abbr. |
| 46% | JFK | 3 | The Big Apple's busiest airport: Abbr. |
| 46% | NYT | 3 | Newspaper based in the Big Apple: Abbr. |
| 46% | NYU | 3 | College located in the Big Apple: Abbr. |
| 46% | NYT | 3 | The Big Apple's main newspaper: Abbr. |
| 46% | EST | 3 | Winter hours in the Big Apple: Abbr. |
| 45% | BRONXSHEARS | 11 | Big scissors from the Big Apple? |
| 45% | DUDE | 4 | One who abides in The Big Lebowski |
| 44% | MOVIESTAR | 9 | One who gets the biggest part? |
| 44% | TAS | 3 | Ones who make the grade?: abbr. |
| 44% | NYC | 3 | The Big Apple (Abbr.) |
| 43% | NYU | 3 | College in the Big Apple's Greenwich Village: Abbr. |
| 43% | EVE | 3 | One who ate the apple in Genesis |
| 43% | USA | 3 | Home to The Big Apple and the Windy City: Abbr. |
| 43% | LIAR | 4 | One who shies away from telling the truth |
| 43% | ATT | 3 | One who's into the bar scene?: Abbr. |