2026 Puzzle

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Across
  1. 3. A drink often sipped to celebrate the new year
  2. 6. A year with one extra day, the next one in 2028
  3. 9. An exchange between romantic partners as the clock strikes 12
  4. 10. The animal that represents 2026 in the Chinese Zodiac
  5. 12. A personal promise or commitment made to start a good habit/end a bad one
Down
  1. 1. The first month of the new year
  2. 2. A loud, colorful explosion set off at 12 a.m.
  3. 4. A final farewell to 2025!
  4. 5. An accessory often worn for new years parties that suffered after 2009
  5. 7. Raising a glass with your peers for good fortune
  6. 8. The home of the iconic ball drop
  7. 11. Eat 12 of these fruits before midnight for good luck in the new year