| HAMILTON | This Alexander, made newly famous by Lin-Manuel Miranda, was shot during a duel in New Jersey on July 11, 1804 |
| OSRIC | He says "A hit, a very palpable hit" during a duel in "Hamlet" |
| NYT | Paper that ran a 27x27 crossword on Jul. 4, 1976 |
| ALEXRODRIGUEZ | Yankee born in Washington Heights on Jul. 27, 1975 |
| ANESSAYONMAN | The second section of this Alexander Pope poem begins "Know then thyself, presume not God to scan" |
| HINDENBURG | This giant airship exploded in a ball of fire as it was landing in New Jersey on May 6, 1937 |
| BREAKOUTSTAR | Newly famous celebrity |
| ANDROMEDA | Radon made newly formed galaxy (9) |
| BBQ | It may be all fired up on Jul. 4th |
| UNDERSTAND | Get made newly redundant having pinched rear of boss |
| PARVENU | One newly famous symbol of eroticism, mostly substandard (7) |
| KEVINJONAS | Along with brothers Joe and Nick, he kicked off their group's "Greetings From Your Hometown" tour in New Jersey on Sunday |
| NYG | NFL team that plays in New Jersey, on scoreboards |
| WINNINGGOAL | Decisive shot during a soccer match... (7,4) |
| TEARGAS | It may be shot during a riot |
| SCREW | Second ship's company shot during a game of snooker (5) |
| TICKTICKBOOM | Off Broadway musical made into a 2021 film directed by Lin-Manuel Miranda |
| HEIGHTS | In The ___, musical by Lin-Manuel Miranda that premiered in 2005 (7) |
| KIND | One Of A ___ song from the 2021 film Vivo performed by Lin-Manuel Miranda and Juan de Marcos Gonzalez |
| OCTET | Musical with an eight-person cast that will be adapted into a feature film by Lin-Manuel Miranda |
