| GUMMO | And 18 Stage name of New York City-born entertainer and agent Milton Marx (5,4) |
| GUMMOMARX | Stage name of New York City-born entertainer and agent Milton Marx |
| MARX | Stage name of New York City-born entertainer and agent Milton Marx (5,4) |
| AMSTERDAM | Former name of New York (3,9) |
| GYPSYMOTH | Flier and agent turning up in gymnasium - both topped |
| RUTHDRAPER | New York City-born monologist whose repertoire included The Italian Lesson and Opening a Bazaar (4,6) |
| DRAPER | Ruth -,New York City-born monologist whose repertoire included The Italian Lesson and Opening a Bazaar (6) |
| HAAGENDAZS | New York City-born ice cream brand with a Danish-sounding name |
| MERRILL | Robert ?, New York City-born baritone whose Metropolitan Opera debut was in 1945 (7) |
| BIRDSEYE | Clarence, New York City-born inventor best known for developing a process for freezing foods (8) |
| NYRO | Laura, New York City-born singersongwriter who died in 1997 (4) |
| MENUHIN | Yehudi -, New York City-born violinist who died in 1999 (7) |
| SAMMYDAVISJR | New York-born entertainer and member of the 'Rat Pack' who died in 1990 (5,5,2) |
| GARNET | A deep shade of red, and the name of New York's official state gemstone |
| LORDE | Stage name of New Zealand singer-songwriter Ella Marija Lani Yelich-O'Connor, born in 1996 (5) |
| WISE | Ernie -; Yorkshire-born entertainer and comedian remembered as part of a double act with Eric Morecambe (4) |
| TRIBORO | ___ Bridge (former name of New York's R.F.K. Bridge) |
| NEWAMSTERDAM | Former name of New York |
| NEW | Former name of New York (3,9) |
| STATEN | Say name of New York island (6) |
