Across
- 3. the sparkling, dry, white table wine
- 5. a pyrotechnic display
- 8. a long, narrow flag or pennant
- 11. small bits of paper, usually colored, thrown or dropped from a height to enhance the gaiety of a festive event, as a parade, wedding, or New Year's Eve party
- 12. the festivities engaged in to celebrate something
- 14. the handing down of statements, beliefs, legends, customs, information, etc., from generation to generation, especially by word of mouth or by practice
- 15. the backward counting in fixed time units from the initiation of a project, as a rocket launching, with the moment of firing designated as zero
Down
- 1. a firework that emits little sparks
- 2. a period of 365 or 366 days, in the Gregorian calendar, divided into 12 calendar months, now reckoned as beginning Jan. 1 and ending Dec. 31
- 4. pressing lips in an expression of affection
- 6. the middle of the night; twelve o'clock at night
- 7. a social gathering, as of invited guests at a private home, for conversation, refreshments, entertainment, etc.
- 9. an art of sound in time that expresses ideas and emotions in significant forms through the elements of rhythm, melody, harmony, and color
- 10. a decision or determination
- 13. the first month of the year, containing 31 days
- 16. of recent origin, production, purchase, etc.