Across
- 2. – Exceptionally pleasing to taste or smell, like the food served at New Year feasts.
- 4. – The process of emotional cleansing, often associated with New Year reflection.
- 8. – The Scottish celebration of New Year’s Eve.
- 9. – A splendid display, like the grandeur of New Year festivities.
- 10. – Peace or harmony, often a wish for the New Year.
- 11. – A surprising realization or insight gained during New Year reflection.
- 14. – The occurrence of happy or beneficial events by chance.
- 16. – A prayer or plea, often used to ask for blessings in the New Year.
- 17. – A table or calendar showing astronomical data, significant in some New Year customs.
- 19. – The spirit or mood of a particular time, often reflecting the New Year’s themes.
- 21. – Relating to or based on long-standing traditions.
- 23. – The quality of happening by chance, often describing luck in the New Year.
- 25. – A blessing, often given at religious New Year services.
- 28. – Promising success or good fortune for the New Year.
- 29. – An offering or gift, symbolically given to mark the New Year.
Down
- 1. – An archaic term for Christmas or the midwinter season, often tied to New Year rituals.
- 3. – Beliefs about luck or omens often observed during New Year.
- 4. – To surrender or give in, symbolizing abandoning the old and welcoming the new.
- 5. – A large and destructive fire, sometimes symbolic of burning the old to welcome the new.
- 6. – Adorned with decorations, describing homes or streets during New Year celebrations.
- 7. – Overly enthusiastic or ecstatic, often describing New Year celebrations.
- 12. – The fizz and sparkle of drinks like champagne, representing joy and energy.
- 13. – Shining brilliantly, describing dazzling New Year decorations or fireworks.
- 15. – The act of remembering or honoring past events at the start of a new year.
- 18. – An omen or sign predicting what the New Year will bring.
- 20. – The act of lighting up, often symbolized by fireworks or candles during New Year.
- 22. – The act of stopping something, symbolizing an end to bad habits in the New Year.
- 24. – A celestial event that marks a new season, tied to some New Year traditions.
- 26. – A release or freedom, symbolizing letting go of past burdens for the New Year.
- 27. – A term for something or someone newly one year old.