| ALEAGUE | With 50-Across, sports comedy about our national pastime that was released the week of July 4 (in 1992) |
| INDEPENDENCEDAY | Will Smith thriller that, for obvious reasons, was released the week of July 4 (in 1996) |
| COMINGTOAMERICA | Immigration-based comedy released the week of July 4 (in 1988) |
| THEPATRIOT | Revolutionary War drama released the week of July 4 (in 2000) |
| ITAINTOVERUNTIL | With 47 Across, sports chestnut that evokes 17 Across |
| BLA | With 4- & 9-Across, sports news of 1919 |
| OVER | With 5-Across, sports bet based on total number of points scored |
| INMYFEELINGS | Drake hit with a record-setting 116.2 million US streams in the week of July 28 2018: 3 wds. |
| LAYDOWN | Put away the sparkling wine from American city - it's for the fourth of July in Ireland (3,4) |
| REPORTEDLY | Write about writer on third and fourth of July in a manner of speaking? (10) |
| HARLEMSHAKE | Baauer hit with a record-setting 103.1 million US streams in the week of March 2 2013: 2 wds. |
| OLDTOWNROAD | Lil Nas X hit with a record-setting 143 million US streams in the week of April 20 2019: 3 wds. |
| TUE | Day of the week of the great stock market crash, Oct. 29, 1929 |
| THUR | Day of the week of Jul. 4, 1776 |
| INDEPENDENCE | January 26 in India, July 4 in America - what a day! (12) |
| SAYING | Gains ground around Fourth of July, in a manner of speaking (6) |
| UNKNOWN | A little drunk now, number The Fourth of July in maths? (7) |
| LEOS | People born during the last week of July astrologically |
| NAIDOC | The first full week of July (abbr) (6) |
| THEY | The ones on the fourth of July (4) |
