| 100% | FDNY | 4 | The Bravest in the Big Apple, for short |
| 68% | NYC | 3 | The Big Apple, for short |
| 68% | NYC | 3 | The Big Apple, for short: Abbr. |
| 67% | PRO | 3 | Athlete in the big league, for short |
| 66% | CCR | 3 | Band loved by the Dude in The Big Lebowski, for short |
| 66% | CITIBIKES | 9 | Wheels for rent in the Big Apple |
| 64% | NYPD | 4 | The Big Apple's "Finest," for short |
| 64% | NYC | 3 | Short-form name for The Big Apple |
| 64% | HRS | 3 | Big hits in the ballpark, for short |
| 63% | NYC | 3 | Short for the big apple, city that never sleeps |
| 62% | FDNY | 4 | Big Apple's Bravest, for short |
| 60% | NYC | 3 | "The Big Apple," for short |
| 58% | FDNY | 4 | The Big Apple's "bravest," in brief |
| 56% | FDNY | 4 | Big Apple's ''bravest,'' for short |
| 56% | GIULIANI | 8 | Big name in the Big Apple |
| 56% | RIO | 3 | City that hosts the biggest carnival in the world every year, for short |
| 55% | MODERN | 6 | Big Apple museum, for short, with "the" |
| 55% | NYU | 3 | School in the Big Apple |
| 55% | OSU | 3 | The Buckeyes of the Big Ten, for short |
| 55% | OSU | 3 | The Cowboys of the Big 12, for short |
| 55% | NYU | 3 | College in the Big Apple: Abbr. |
| 55% | WNET | 4 | PBS station in the Big Apple |
| 55% | NYU | 3 | School in the Big Apple: Abbr. |
| 55% | LGA | 3 | Airport code in the Big Apple |
| 55% | NUYORICAN | 9 | Spanish dialect in the Big Apple |
| 55% | EST | 3 | Winter hrs. in the Big Apple |
| 55% | NYU | 3 | Campus in the Big Apple: Abbr. |
| 55% | MET | 3 | Art museum in the Big Apple |
| 54% | DKNY | 4 | Fashion house based in the Big Apple |
| 54% | CSINY | 5 | TV procedural set in the Big Apple |