Across
- 3. Something slowly returning
- 6. Bought with optimism
- 9. New Year’s test
- 10. What many try after New Year’s Eve
- 11. Peaceful state after the holidays
- 13. January tradition that fades fast
- 14. What people do during long evenings
- 15. Popular post-holiday ritual
- 17. Astronomical event just passed
- 18. What many start to track their year
Down
- 1. Resolution’s missing ingredient
- 2. Membership spike location
- 4. Post-holiday plans
- 5. Often good, rarely kept
- 7. Looking back at the past year
- 8. Fresh start at the year’s beginning
- 9. What flips after December
- 12. High on January first
- 13. Midwinter feeling of monotony
- 16. Relating to the winter season