New Year Crossword!

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Across
  1. 2. The famous NYC location where the ball drops: Times ___
  2. 4. A party favor that makes a loud sound when you blow it
  3. 5. The shiny object that "drops" in New York City
  4. 6. What you do with a special someone when the clock strikes 12
  5. 8. The bubbly drink used to toast at the stroke of midnight
  6. 10. The first month of the brand new year
  7. 12. What you call a goal like "Exercise more" or "Save money"
  8. 15. Tiny colorful paper bits dropped from the ceiling at midnight
Down
  1. 1. Large, colorful explosions in the sky to celebrate
  2. 3. A "Clean ___" (An idiom for starting over fresh)
  3. 7. "Auld Lang ___" (The song everyone sings but forgets the words to)
  4. 9. The 2026 Lunar zodiac animal
  5. 11. "5, 4, 3, 2, 1!" is the midnight ___
  6. 13. Raising your glass to wish friends good luck
  7. 14. The specific moment the date changes from 2025 to 2026