| DONNAKARAN | US fashion designer born in New York City in 1948 (5,5) |
| VERAWANG | Female fashion designer born in New York in 1949 (4,4) |
| ENCYCLICAL | Letter from Rome admits breakdown of New York City in CIA cell (10) |
| APATOW | Judd ****** , US comedian and filmmaker born in New York City in 1967 (6) |
| BAEZ | Joan, folksinger born in New York City in 1941 (4) |
| DONNA | ***** Karan, US fashion designer born in 1948 (5) |
| KLEIN | Calvin ___, US fashion designer born in 1942 (5) |
| JACOBS | Marc _ US fashion designer born in 1963 (6) |
| ISAAC | ***** Mizrahi. US fashion designer born in 1961 (5) |
| RALPHLAUREN | Fashion designer and philanthropist born in New York in 1939 (5,6) |
| STARLING | This is a chunky iridescent black bird with a long sharp bill. The millions in North America are descendants of 100 birds released in New York City in 1890-91. In Henry IV, Part 1 (act 1, scene 3), He |
| LAUDER | Cosmetics company founder born Josephine Esther Mentzer in New York City in 1908 (5,6) |
| ESTEE | Cosmetics company founder born Josephine Esther Mentzer in New York City in 1908 (5,6) |
| KISS | US rock band formed in New York City in January 1973 (4) |
| BROOKLYN | Former US city that became a borough of New York City in 1898 (8) |
| LANA | US singer/songwriter born in New York City, ---- Del Rey (4) |
| RIVERS | Joan, US comedienne and actress born in New York in 1933 (6) |
| AVEDON | Richard, U.S. fashion and portrait photographer born in New York in 1923 (6) |
| STEINWAY | Henry Engelhard ___, German-born founder of an eponymous piano company in New York City in 1853 (8) |
| ZANEGREY | Author who began a dental practice in New York City in 1898 |
