| 100% | MERRILL | 7 | Robert —, New York City-born baritone whose Metropolitan Opera debut was in 1945 |
| 57% | KARLBOHM | 8 | Austrian conductor whose New York Metropolitan Opera debut was in 1957 |
| 56% | FLAGSTAD | 8 | Kirsten —, Norwegian soprano known for her Wagnerian roles whose Metropolitan Opera, New York debut was in 1935 |
| 56% | FLAGSTAD | 8 | Kirsten —, Norwegian soprano known for her Wagnerian roles whose Metropolitan Opera, New York, debut was in 1935 |
| 44% | JOAN | 4 | & 7D New York-born folk singer-songwriter whose self-titled debut album was released in 1960 |
| 39% | RYE | 3 | New York city where Ogden Nash was born |
| 38% | ELMIRA | 6 | Upstate New York city where Mark Twain was born |
| 38% | CRUSOE | 6 | Fictional hero whose first words are "I was born in the Year 1632, in the City of York ..." |
| 36% | PLAZAHOTEL | 10 | Landmark whose address is 768 Fifth Avenue in New York City |
| 36% | METS | 4 | New York team whose last World Series appearance was in 2000 |
| 36% | MADISON | 7 | ___ Square Garden, venue where "The Concert for New York City" was held in 2001 |
| 36% | PARK | 4 | Central ___, New York City landmark that is the most filmed location in the world |
| 35% | APPLE | 5 | The Big ___, nickname for New York City, New York that was popularized in the '20s |
| 35% | NILSSON | 7 | Birgit —, Swedish dramatic soprano whose New York debut was in 1959 |
| 35% | JOHNFKENNEDY | 12 | 35th US president for whom a New York City airport was renamed in 1963: 3 wds. |
| 35% | MENUHIN | 7 | Yehudi —, New York City-born violinist who died in 1999 |
| 34% | LAMPARD | 7 | Frank ___, former Chelsea midfielder who moved to New York City FC in 2015 to be a part of MLS |
| 34% | RUTHDRAPER | 10 | New York City-born monologist whose repertoire included The Italian Lesson and Opening a Bazaar |
| 33% | FLYTE | 5 | Sebastian —, character in 1945 Evelyn Waugh novel Brideshead Revisited whose teddy bear is named Aloysius |
| 33% | METANGEL | 8 | New York City opera benefactor? |
| 33% | PIRLO | 5 | Andrea ___, former A.C. Milan midfielder who moved to New York City FC in 2015 to be a part of MLS |
| 33% | POTSY | 5 | What is hopscotch called in New York City? |
| 33% | ACCENTS | 7 | They can be heard in New York City |
| 33% | DOMINGO | 7 | Placido —, Spanish tenor and conductor whose New York singing debut was in 1965 |
| 32% | OPERA | 5 | Metropolitan ___ House (music venue in New York City) |
| 32% | ROXY | 4 | New York City theater where CinemaScope debuted |
| 32% | UTICA | 5 | New York city in the Mohawk Valley |
| 32% | AYR | 3 | Poet Robert Burns was born in 1759 in the suburbs of this Scottish city |
| 32% | THEMET | 6 | New York City opera house, familiarly (2 wds.) |
| 32% | ELMIRA | 6 | New York city where Mark Twain is buried |