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