| 100% | CITIBIKES | 9 | Wheels for rent in the Big Apple |
| 60% | FDNY | 4 | The Bravest in the Big Apple, for short |
| 55% | DKNY | 4 | Fashion house based in the Big Apple |
| 55% | CSINY | 5 | TV procedural set in the Big Apple |
| 55% | DKNY | 4 | Fashion label based in the Big Apple |
| 55% | CSINY | 5 | Forensic drama set in the Big Apple |
| 55% | METS | 4 | National League team in the Big Apple |
| 54% | EST | 3 | Winter hrs. in the Big Apple |
| 53% | NYU | 3 | School in the Big Apple |
| 53% | NYU | 3 | College in the Big Apple: Abbr. |
| 53% | WNET | 4 | PBS station in the Big Apple |
| 53% | NYU | 3 | School in the Big Apple: Abbr. |
| 53% | LGA | 3 | Airport code in the Big Apple |
| 53% | NUYORICAN | 9 | Spanish dialect in the Big Apple |
| 53% | NYU | 3 | Campus in the Big Apple: Abbr. |
| 53% | MET | 3 | Art museum in the Big Apple |
| 52% | NYT | 3 | Newspaper based in the Big Apple: Abbr. |
| 52% | NYU | 3 | College located in the Big Apple: Abbr. |
| 52% | NYG | 3 | People rushing in the Big Apple, briefly? |
| 52% | EST | 3 | Winter hours in the Big Apple: Abbr. |
| 52% | NYC | 3 | The Big Apple, for short |
| 52% | NYNY | 4 | The Big Apple, in addresses |
| 52% | NUEVAYORK | 9 | The Big Apple, in Spanish |
| 52% | CITI | 4 | With 8-Across, two-wheel transportation service in the Big Apple |
| 51% | BORO | 4 | Any one of five in the Big Apple |
| 51% | NYNEX | 5 | Old Baby Bell based in the Big Apple |
| 51% | NYU | 3 | Prominent educational institution in the Big Apple: Abbr. |
| 51% | NYC | 3 | The Big Apple, for short: Abbr. |
| 51% | NYU | 3 | College in the Big Apple's Greenwich Village: Abbr. |
| 51% | NEWYORKCOMICCONN | 16 | Actress Didi doing stand-up in the Big Apple? |