| 100% | CAR | 3 | Purchase for many a New York-to-Los Angeles transplant |
| 54% | HEADWEST | 8 | Move from New York to Los Angeles, say |
| 52% | ACTOR | 5 | What a waiter in New York or Los Angeles might aspire to be |
| 48% | REDEYE | 6 | Many a flight from L.A. to New York |
| 47% | GOEAST | 6 | Move from Los Angeles to New York, say |
| 46% | ARTSCENES | 9 | Cultural draws for New York and Los Angeles |
| 46% | BEHINDTHETIMES | 14 | Beaten to a news scoop in Los Angeles? |
| 45% | BICOASTAL | 9 | Like a New York/Los Angeles romance |
| 45% | ENS | 3 | New York has one and so does Los Angeles, but London has a couple |
| 45% | PUN | 3 | Many a New York Post headline |
| 44% | KENYAN | 6 | Many a New York City Marathon winner |
| 44% | UBERDRIVER | 10 | Many a New York cabbie, after hours |
| 44% | VAN | 3 | Purchase for many a church or motel |
| 43% | TOLL | 4 | Payment at many a New York bridge |
| 42% | TIMES | 5 | New York or Los Angeles newspaper |
| 42% | REFI | 4 | Many a new loan, for short |
| 42% | KNISH | 5 | Offering from many a New York City street vendor |
| 42% | PORTS | 5 | New York and Los Angeles, e.g. |
| 41% | SIGN | 4 | Hollywood ___, historic landmark in Los Angeles built for a real estate development ad, that was meant to be temporary |
| 41% | WNBA | 4 | Org. for the Los Angeles Sparks and New York Liberty |
| 41% | BOX | 3 | Container for many a shoe store purchase |
| 40% | CSTORE | 6 | Place for many a last-minute purchase, casually |
| 40% | ASHE | 4 | Arthur with a New York stadium named for him |
| 39% | OTT | 3 | Mel who was a New York Giant for 22 seasons |
| 39% | TIMES | 5 | Something New York and Los Angeles each have |
| 39% | MAGS | 4 | New York, Chicago and Los Angeles, in brief |
| 39% | ATTICA | 6 | New York prison famous for a 1971 riot |
| 39% | ERIE | 4 | New York county named for a Great Lake |
| 39% | IONA | 4 | New York college named for a Scottish isle |
| 39% | ASHE | 4 | Tennis great Arthur with a New York stadium named for him |