| 100% | NUYORICAN | 9 | Spanish dialect in the Big Apple |
| 73% | NUEVAYORK | 9 | The Big Apple, in Spanish |
| 64% | WNET | 4 | PBS station in the Big Apple |
| 64% | LGA | 3 | Airport code in the Big Apple |
| 64% | MET | 3 | Art museum in the Big Apple |
| 63% | EST | 3 | Winter hrs. in the Big Apple |
| 62% | NYU | 3 | School in the Big Apple |
| 61% | GIULIANI | 8 | Big name in the Big Apple |
| 61% | NYU | 3 | College in the Big Apple: Abbr. |
| 61% | NYU | 3 | School in the Big Apple: Abbr. |
| 61% | NYU | 3 | Campus in the Big Apple: Abbr. |
| 60% | CITIBIKES | 9 | Wheels for rent in the Big Apple |
| 60% | DKNY | 4 | Fashion house based in the Big Apple |
| 60% | CSINY | 5 | TV procedural set in the Big Apple |
| 60% | NYT | 3 | Newspaper based in the Big Apple: Abbr. |
| 60% | DKNY | 4 | Fashion label based in the Big Apple |
| 60% | NYU | 3 | College located in the Big Apple: Abbr. |
| 60% | CSINY | 5 | Forensic drama set in the Big Apple |
| 60% | NYG | 3 | People rushing in the Big Apple, briefly? |
| 60% | EST | 3 | Winter hours in the Big Apple: Abbr. |
| 60% | METS | 4 | National League team in the Big Apple |
| 60% | NYNY | 4 | The Big Apple, in addresses |
| 59% | BORO | 4 | Any one of five in the Big Apple |
| 59% | NYNEX | 5 | Old Baby Bell based in the Big Apple |
| 59% | NYU | 3 | Prominent educational institution in the Big Apple: Abbr. |
| 59% | NYU | 3 | College in the Big Apple's Greenwich Village: Abbr. |
| 59% | NEWYORKCOMICCONN | 16 | Actress Didi doing stand-up in the Big Apple? |
| 59% | FDNY | 4 | The Big Apple's "bravest," in brief |
| 58% | WALDORF | 7 | Noted Art Deco building in the Big Apple, with "the" |
| 58% | CSINY | 5 | Former CBS spinoff about forensic scientists in the Big Apple |