| HAPPYBIRTHDAYTOYOU | Song declared by a US court on June 28, 2016 to be in the public domain |
| EROS | This landmark statue was replaced in Piccadilly Circus, London, on June 28, 1947 |
| FEWGOOD | Alan Sorkin's Broadway drama of a US court martial, later adapted into a screenplay, A ... Men (3,4) |
| DOE | What is the surname of 'John,' indicating an anonymous party in a US court case? (3) |
| SPOTLIGHT | Start to 27 across to be in the public eye (9) |
| DEBBIEREYNOLDS | "Singin' in the Rain" actress who died on December 28, 2016: 2 wds. |
| OGANESSON | Synthetic chemical element with the highest atomic number (118), formally named on November 28 2016 (9) |
| MAJOR | Concentration declared by a college student |
| ANNEROBINSON | Since June 28, the host of Countdown on Channel 4 |
| MELBROOKS | Writer/director/actor born June 28, 1926 |
| IMAGE | ____ rights, those held by a person in the public domain over a use of their likeness by a club or other organisation (5) |
| STEAMBOATWILLIE | First theatrical release featuring Mickey Mouse (1928), in the public domain in the US since January 1 2024 (9,6) |
| ARE | Now We ___ Six (A. A. Milne book that entered the public domain this year) |
| TRAD | Like some music in the public domain: abbr. |
| KNOWN | This is in the public domain - understood? (5) |
| CIAWORLDFACTBOOK | Reference work in the public domain that's updated weekly |
| POINTOUT | Show purpose in the public domain (5,3) |
| OUTTHERE | Tout misplaced present in the public domain (3,5) |
| UNCOPYRIGHTABLE | Always in the public domain [no repeated letters] |
| SWAN | Bird which was declared by Act of Parliament in 1483 to be owned only by England's monarch (4) |
