| MENUHIN | Yehudi ?, New York City-born violinist who died in 1999 |
| MERRILL | Robert ?, New York City-born baritone whose Metropolitan Opera debut was in 1945 (7) |
| DRAPER | Ruth ?, New York City-born monologist whose repertoire included The Italian Lesson and Opening a Bazaar |
| APPLE | The Big ? (New York City) |
| NYRO | Laura, New York City-born singersongwriter who died in 1997 (4) |
| HEIFETZ | Jascha ?, Vilnius-born violinist who debuted at Carnegie Hall, New York City in 1917 (7) |
| GUMMO | 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 |
| HAAGENDAZS | New York City-born ice cream brand with a Danish-sounding name |
| RUTHDRAPER | New York City-born monologist whose repertoire included The Italian Lesson and Opening a Bazaar |
| MARX | Stage name of New York City-born entertainer and agent Milton Marx (5,4) |
| STERN | Isaac, Russia-born violinist who made his New York debut in 1937 (5) |
| BIRDSEYE | Clarence, New York City-born inventor best known for developing a process for freezing foods (8) |
| GRAPPELLI | Stephane ?, French jazz violinist who died in 1997 |
| LOCATELLI | Italian composer and violinist who died in 1764 (9) |
| YEHUDIMENUHIN | New York-born violinist who at the age of seven appeared as soloist with the San Francisco Symphony |
| ITZHAK | Tel Aviv-born violinist who made his Carnegie Hall debut in 1963 (6,7) |
| PERLMAN | Tel Aviv-born violinist who made his Carnegie Hall debut in 1963 (6,7) |
| CALLAS | Maria ?, New York-born operatic soprano who died in 1977 |
| VANDERBILT | Cornelius ?, New York-born businessman and philanthropist who died in 1877 (10) |
