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This week's theme: Fourth of July Fun!

Across

1. * UNCLE ___ SAYS THIS: "Begin Your Fourth of July Celebration by Solving this Fun Crossword!"
4. The 23rd letter of the Greek alphabet
7. Exploiters
12. * Heard on the Fourth: "___ we could go to that fireworks display in town tonight."
15. Shade tree
16. Spread by Scattering
17. * Crowd pleasers on the Fourth of July
20. Amusement Park attraction
21. Yoko's son (Initials)
22. * Had watermelon at a Fourth of July picnic
23. * Fourth of July cookout
25. Word with Purchase
27. "General Hospital" (TV) character
28. Following, without the "Ne"
29. Too
30. Stringed instrument, for short
32. Jampack, jumbled up?
34. Tropical cuckoo
35. Fence door
37. * Shout of approval during a Fourth of July celebration
39. Mr. Shankar
41. * Decoration theme on the Fourth of July, with Blue ...and #50A
43. Part for an Actor, scrambled up?
45. * Type of #40D
47. Horn blast
49. * It keeps drinks cold at picnics on the Fourth
50. * See #41A
51. How come?
52. Choleric Cat's Cry
54. Type of Vegetable, without the "lery"
56. "So long!"
58. Mosey in Mud
60. * Performed by #17A, with "1812"
63. Org. for doctors
64. * Where the crowd looks during a fireworks display on the Fourth
66. Long river
67. * True patriots
70. Plaudit
72. Hip-Hop star, with "Dr."
73. Puts in the mail
74. Flower snippees
75. Compass direction
76. Internal organ

Down

1. Certain relatives, for short
2. Truant from the Trenches, tinily
3. Prefix to "leading"
4. Vigor
5. Messy person
6. Pierce with a Point
7. * The ___ (for short) celebrates the Fourth of July
8. * Decorative thing seen at a party on the Fourth of July
9. Mr. Clapton
10. Brought Back
11. * Like #40D
13. * Stripes partners on the Fourth
14. * Something eaten at a #23A
18. Word in the Social Pages
19. Lanka completer
24. Meaningless chatter, when tripled
25. * Mr. Stone directed "Born on the Fourth of July" (1989) --a popular movie rental choice on the big day!
26. The Sultan of Swat: Babe ___
29. Said by Someone Sleepy: "I'm going to take ___ now."
31. * Mr. Lockhart, the Conductor of #17A
33. * Condiment on a #14D
34. Atomic #18
36. Bristlelike thing
37. Company leader, briefly
38. Mythical birds
40. * Tasty Treat on a Fun Fourth
42. Playthings
44. Mr. Cummings
46. Mine entrance
48. * Mr. Jefferson, the Drafter of the Declaration of Independence
51. Globes
53. * Heard on Independence Day: "___ all of our Fourth of July decorations every year, so that we have even more to put on display the next year."
54. * #40D is scooped into them
55. Force out
57. Ms. Melissa ___ Der Maur, the Rock Guitarist
59. Collection of rules
61. Fashion magazine
62. Sense organs
64. Language of Pakistan
65. "Hey, you!"
68. "Golly!"
69. School course, for short
71. Mr. Eliot