| 100% | LETTHETIMESROLL | 15 | Start-press order for a New York daily? |
| 53% | METEXPECTATIONS | 15 | Prospects for a New York pennant? |
| 53% | THEMET | 6 | Locale for a New York diva |
| 53% | KNICKKNACK | 10 | Aptitude for a New York hoopster? |
| 52% | MET | 3 | Crosstown rival for a New York Yankee |
| 52% | MOHAWK | 6 | Hairdo named for a New York tribe |
| 52% | GENESEE | 7 | Brewery named for a New York river |
| 52% | YARD | 4 | Rarity for a New York City home |
| 52% | DELMONICOSTEAKS | 15 | Beef cuts named for a New York restaurateur |
| 52% | TIMETRAVEL | 10 | Sci-fi odyssey for a New York player |
| 52% | DELMONICOSTEAK | 14 | Boneless cut named for a New York restaurant |
| 52% | DELMONICOSTEAK | 14 | Beef cut named for a New York restaurant |
| 52% | ONEIDA | 6 | Tableware company named for a New York town |
| 51% | COP | 3 | Regular sight for a New York City subway rider |
| 51% | MANHATTAN | 9 | Whiskey-based drink named for a New York City borough |
| 51% | LGA | 3 | Queens airport named for a New York City mayor (Abbr.) |
| 49% | NINEWEST | 8 | Fashionable shoe brand named for a New York City address (2 wds.) |
| 49% | THREE | 5 | Shortest allowable number of letters for a New York Times crossword answer |
| 49% | WSJ | 3 | New York business daily, for short |
| 48% | ASHE | 4 | Arthur with a New York stadium named for him |
| 48% | OTT | 3 | Mel who was a New York Giant for 22 seasons |
| 48% | ATTICA | 6 | New York prison famous for a 1971 riot |
| 48% | ERIE | 4 | New York county named for a Great Lake |
| 48% | IONA | 4 | New York college named for a Scottish isle |
| 47% | ASHE | 4 | Tennis great Arthur with a New York stadium named for him |
| 47% | SENECA | 6 | New York lake named for a Five Nations tribe |
| 47% | ONEIDA | 6 | New York lake named for a Five Nations tribe |
| 47% | JFK | 3 | New York City airport named for a president: Abbr. |
| 47% | ROCKETTES | 9 | Line for a show in New York? |
| 46% | JFK | 3 | New York City airport named for a US president: Abbr. |