| NWSL | Pro sports org. with teams whose names begin the four theme entries |
| ISPY | A word game in which one guesses objects in view, whose names begin with a certain letter of the alphabet (1,3) |
| MLS | Org. with teams like Minnesota United and Real Salt Lake |
| NCAA | Org. whose "March Madness" tournament would have started this week, had it not been canceled due to coronavirus concerns; some of its past champions (with their winning years) begin the four theme ent |
| BOUT | Big fight, and clue to this puzzle's theme that begins the four longest answers |
| CARTOONDOGS | Their names begin eight answers in this puzzle |
| ONCEUPONATIMEIN | Phrase that, when preceded by the first parts of the four theme entries, creates the name of the entertainment in the parenthesis |
| NUMBERS | Four different Spanish ones begin each of the four theme entries |
| STORM | Each of the first names in the four theme entries will be an Atlantic one of these in 2020 |
| MIAMI | The last word of each of the four theme entries is a member of a professional sports team from this city |
| MEN | The start of the four theme entries, collectively |
| ROAD | ___ sign (each of the four theme entries starts with one) |
| GAMESTOP | Company whose stock price has swung wildly in recent weeks due to a Reddit campaign -- or what the four theme entries feature |
| NEYO | R&B artist "residing" in the four theme entries |
| VET | Today's honoree and word found in the four theme entries |
| ELEMENT | Each of the four theme entries ends in an astrological one of these |
| INSIDEVOICE | Good title for this crossword, considering what each of the four theme entries conceals (2 wds.) |
| TILDE | Squiggle seen on an "N" in each of the four theme entries |
| CICADAS | Loud insects swarming much of the Eastern U.S. this month after their standard 17-year dormancy; some of the many sounds they make begin our four theme entries |
| MARON | WTF podcaster whose first and last name start with the same three letters; ditto for our other four theme entries |
