| 100% | UPSHOT | 6 | The New York Times' data visualization arm: The __ |
| 58% | NYT | 3 | The New York Times: Abbr. |
| 57% | PAPER | 5 | The New York Times, e.g. |
| 57% | NEWSPAPER | 9 | The New York Times, for example |
| 57% | DAILY | 5 | The New York Times, e.g. |
| 56% | ARTS | 4 | New York Times section that has the crossword |
| 55% | ARTS | 4 | Section of The New York Times |
| 55% | MEDIA | 5 | Industry for the New York Times |
| 55% | OCHS | 4 | Adolph of The New York Times |
| 55% | BLOG | 4 | The New York Times crossword's "Wordplay," for one |
| 55% | DAILY | 5 | Like the New York Times mini puzzle |
| 55% | PAYWALL | 7 | Feature of the New York Times website |
| 54% | OPEDS | 5 | The New York Times is now calling them "guest essays" |
| 54% | DEAN | 4 | ___ Baquet, executive editor of The New York Times |
| 54% | MARGARETFARRAR | 14 | First puzzle editor of The New York Times |
| 54% | BEE | 3 | Spelling ___ (word game in the New York Times) |
| 54% | RENZO | 5 | ___ Piano, designer of The New York Times Building |
| 54% | OPED | 4 | The first one in The New York Times appeared in 1970 |
| 54% | OPEDS | 5 | The New York Times started calling them "guest essays" in 2021 |
| 53% | ESSAYS | 6 | Guest ___, what The New York Times calls op-eds |
| 53% | STYLE | 5 | Section of The New York Times that covers fashion |
| 53% | APPEALTOAUTHORITY | 17 | Besides, The New York Times said it was good! |
| 53% | OCHS | 4 | Adolph who purchased The New York Times in 1896 |
| 53% | OREO | 4 | Most common cookie in the New York Times crossword |
| 53% | COMICS | 6 | Common newspaper feature not seen in The New York Times |
| 53% | ARTS | 4 | Section of The New York Times where the crossword appears |
| 53% | APP | 3 | What many use to solve the New York Times crossword |
| 53% | LADY | 4 | The Gray ___ (nickname for the New York Times) |
| 52% | METRO | 5 | Section of The New York Times that covers New York City |
| 52% | COLOR | 5 | 1997 addition to the front page of The New York Times |