| JAMESMONROE | Third of three founding fathers to die on July 4th, and the only US President to have a foreign capital named for him (Liberia) |
| ADAMS | *One of 3 Presidents to die on July 4th |
| MAJOR | Of a musical scale, having an interval of a semitone between the third and fourth and the seventh and eighth notes (5) |
| GEORGE | First name of the young Founding Father-to-be who was fabled to have felled a cherry tree |
| PASHA | Dad has turned out to have a foreign title |
| SALES | July 4th and Labor Day events |
| DOYLY | It's handed to someone on a plate for party on Fourth of July and that's only the half of it (5) |
| GROVERCLEVELAND | The only US President to serve two, non-consecutive terms of office (actually winning the popular vote three times in a row) |
| BILLCLINTON | The only US President to be a Rhodes Scholar, and one of two to be impeached by Congress |
| REAGAN | First US president to have a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame |
| ROUEN | With a cathedral depicted in a series of paintings by Monet, a city on the Seine serving as the capi |
| RICHARDNIXON | The only US president to have resigned from office (7,5) |
| LINCOLN | The only US president to have been born in Kentucky (7) |
| RISHI | Forename of the leader who called a General Election to be held on July 4th (5) |
| DOORSOPEN | Hamilton event welcoming the public to explore the city's cultural and heritage architectural sites on May 4th and May 5th, 2024: 2 wds. |
| VANDAL | A member of a Germanic tribe which, in the 4th and 5th centuries A.D., invaded western Europe (6) |
| FDR | Initials of the only US president to be elected four times |
| JOHNFKENNEDY | The only US president to be awarded the Purple Heart (4,1,7) |
| BARCELONA | Which major city outside France will host the first stage of the Tour de France on July 4th? (9) |
| GERALDFORD | The only US President never to have been elected as president or vicepresident (6,4) |