| 100% | PANAM | 5 | The Beatles arrived in New York in 1964 on this |
| 47% | SHED | 4 | The ___, arts center in New York City that has an outer shell on wheels |
| 45% | TROY | 4 | City on the Hudson in upstate New York |
| 44% | SCHENECTADY | 11 | City in eastern New York State founded on the south side of the Mohawk River |
| 44% | TWISTANDSHOUT | 13 | 1964 Beatles hit, and a hint to the circled letters in this puzzle |
| 44% | WEST | 4 | New York-to-California direction (and where this answer is in the diagram) |
| 44% | SKIMORE | 7 | Spend extra time on the slopes? (going from one school in New York ...) |
| 44% | POUGHKEEPSIE | 12 | City in the state of New York on the Hudson River |
| 43% | BROOKLYN | 8 | New York City borough that produced all three of the rappers in this puzzle |
| 43% | ONLY | 4 | "The ___ Living Boy in New York" song by Simon & Garfunkel that originally appeared on the album "Bridge Over Troubled Water" |
| 43% | OSSINING | 8 | Town in southeastern New York on the east bank of the Hudson River |
| 43% | PANAM | 5 | Airline that owned the Boeing 707-331 that the Beatles arrived on at John F. Kennedy on February 7, 1964 |
| 42% | SNL | 3 | New York sketch-comedy show that premièred in 1975 (and is still on the air), briefly |
| 42% | YANKEES | 7 | New York ___ vs Boston Red Sox, legendary rivalry on the baseball field that started in 1903 |
| 42% | OSSINING | 8 | Town in south-eastern New York on the east bank of the Hudson River |
| 41% | OSCARANDFELIX | 13 | Roommates living in New York City on "The Odd Couple": 3 wds. |
| 41% | ESPERANTO | 9 | You can read the news on china.org.cn in this language |
| 41% | WESTPOINT | 9 | Academy near the Culinary Institute in New York |
| 41% | TAXIS | 5 | Cabs, like the yellow ones in New York |
| 41% | ART | 3 | The "A" in New York City's "MoMA" |
| 41% | DIAGNOSIS | 9 | Documentary web TV series based on The New York Times Magazine column that was released in 2019 |
| 40% | ORIGINSTORES | 12 | The Macy's in New York's Herald Square, and others? |
| 40% | ACTI | 4 | When Hamilton arrives in New York City, in "Hamilton" |
| 40% | TIM | 3 | Where the ball drops on New Year's Eve ... as depicted literally in four places in this puzzle |
| 40% | NYACK | 5 | New York City suburb on the Hudson |
| 40% | AVENUES | 7 | In New York, Lexington and Park are these |
| 40% | PEPPER | 6 | The Beatles sang about this Sergeant in 1967 |
| 40% | SHEA | 4 | ___ Stadium, venue in New York where The Beatles opened their 1965 North American tour with the largest gathering in concert history at that time |
| 39% | EAST | 4 | California-to-New York direction (and where this answer is in the diagram) |
| 39% | WPA | 3 | Oldest advocacy group for females in the US (since 1845) focusing on New York State and criminal justice issues (abbr.) |