NEW YEARS

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Across
  1. 1. it drops 43m in 60 seconds and its no apple
  2. 7. a promise to do better
  3. 8. new year we should yell this at midnight tonight
  4. 9. 5-4-3-2-1
  5. 10. we should also do this at midnight tonight
  6. 12. italians wear these in red to bring good luck - not outer garments
  7. 14. the first major new year celebrations are here and its not an opera
Down
  1. 2. first observed 4000 years ago in the hanging gardens perhaps
  2. 3. noisy explosions to ward off evil spirits
  3. 4. he established January 1 as new years day and the Juliun calendar
  4. 5. we throw bits of paper in the air to celebrate
  5. 6. iranian new year
  6. 11. in spain they eat 12 of these hoping for 12 happy months, before they ferment
  7. 13. the Thai celebrate by splashing this on each other