Ring it in

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Across
  1. 3. Ten-to-one ritual
  2. 5. NYC spot for a famous countdown
  3. 8. What “drops” in Times Square
  4. 10. Make a firm decision
  5. 13. Longtime host of “New Year’s Rockin’ Eve”
  6. 14. Something to “turn over”
  7. 16. Traditional midnight singalong
  8. 18. Tooting party favor
  9. 20. Toasting sound
  10. 21. World-standard calendar system
  11. 24. What a clock does at midnight
  12. 26. January vow
  13. 29. Diapered symbol of Jan. 1
  14. 30. Jan. 1 spectacle in California
  15. 32. Midnight sky show
  16. 33. Classic New Year’s Eve headwear
  17. 34. Classic New Year’s toast drink
  18. 35. Symbolic New Year’s act
  19. 40. Bearded year-end figure
  20. 42. Tiny bits tossed at celebrations
  21. 43. Big game played after the parade, often
  22. 44. December recap feature
  23. 45. Fresh start, figuratively
  24. 46. Word said before a sip
  25. 47. When the year flips
  26. 48. Maker of the crystal New Year’s ball
Down
  1. 1. Party favor that’s loud
  2. 2. Sparkling wine, casually
  3. 4. Lucky New Year’s dish in the South
  4. 5. Spanish midnight tradition
  5. 6. Scottish word for New Year’s Eve
  6. 7. Rose Parade host city
  7. 8. New Year’s Day meal plan for many
  8. 9. Raise a glass
  9. 11. Jan. 1 regret, often
  10. 12. Holiday on January 1
  11. 15. Welcome, as the new year
  12. 17. Handheld “fireworks”
  13. 19. Times Square midnight tradition
  14. 22. Bid farewell, in a phrase
  15. 23. “Rockin’ Eve” host named Ryan
  16. 25. Small celebratory explosive
  17. 27. One with a Feb. 29
  18. 28. Blank start for a writer
  19. 31. New Year’s tradition for couples
  20. 36. Two-faced Roman god tied to January
  21. 37. Italian bubbly alternative
  22. 38. Night before a holiday
  23. 39. Scottish New Year’s first visitor
  24. 41. “Coin-like” New Year’s food in some cultures