Across
- 5. Shiny party craft hazard
- 8. Pointy festive headwear
- 12. Collective holiday happenings
- 13. Feeling that the new year might actually be decent
- 15. Goals for the coming year
- 16. Classic New Year gathering
- 17. Party visuals
- 19. Focus of the final seconds
- 23. Tracks all 365 days
- 27. Big event lighting up the sky
- 28. Wish for the months ahead
- 31. Rituals repeated each year
- 32. Reflective end-of-year feeling
- 33. Speaking good wishes out loud
- 35. A little extra New Year energy
- 37. Moment the old year ends
- 38. Where many end the year
- 39. Hanging party decorations
- 41. Theme of the holiday
- 43. General atmosphere of joy
- 45. Joyful celebration
- 46. Promise you may or may not keep
- 47. Unwanted morning-after souvenir
- 48. What people hope Jan 1 brings
- 49. The moment the year flips
- 51. Loud celebration gadget
- 52. Festive well-wish
Down
- 1. Iconic New York countdown moment
- 2. Gentler version of a resolution
- 3. Nickname for sparkling wine
- 4. Romantic New Year custom
- 6. Feeling just before the countdown
- 7. Post-party munchies
- 9. The thing you’ll lose by February
- 10. Keeps track of the countdown
- 11. Collection of memories
- 14. What the calendar essentially does
- 18. The part no one talks about
- 20. What people toast with
- 21. Colourful sky explosions
- 22. Items believed to bring good fortune
- 24. What New Year’s Eve is all about
- 25. Person who insists things are done “properly”
- 26. Core emotion of New Year’s
- 29. Final seconds of the year
- 30. Day one of the new year
- 34. Sound of celebration
- 36. Festive street procession
- 37. Tiny paper bits tossed in the air
- 39. Handheld firework
- 40. Season of wrap-ups
- 42. Party essential filled with air or helium
- 44. Traditional celebratory drink
- 50. Catching up with friends or family