New Year crossword
Tap a square and type. Tap it again to switch direction.
Across
- 5 Targets written on a list each January
- 7 Hand-held stick that throws off bright sparks
- 8 Ten, nine, eight ... shouted before the big moment
- 10 Personal goal set for the coming twelve months
- 12 Moment the calendar flips to January first
- 13 First month on the new calendar
- 15 Tiny paper bits tossed at a celebration
- 16 Rose Bowl procession of floats in Pasadena
Down
- 1 Scottish name for the year-end festival
- 2 Wall hanging you replace on the first
- 3 Raised glass and a few kind words
- 4 Times Square tradition with a lighted sphere
- 6 Clean slate the season promises
- 9 Party gadget you spin or blow for a racket
- 11 Colorful burst lighting the sky at twelve
- 14 Warm spiced apple drink served at a family party
About this puzzle
A 20 by 16 crossword with 8 across and 8 down, on the subject of New Year.
- Grid
- 20 x 16
- Across
- 8
- Down
- 8
- Longest answer
- FRESHSTART (10 letters)
Show the answer key
- 1 down: HOGMANAY. Scottish name for the year-end festival
- 2 down: CALENDAR. Wall hanging you replace on the first
- 3 down: TOAST. Raised glass and a few kind words
- 4 down: BALLDROP. Times Square tradition with a lighted sphere
- 5 across: GOALS. Targets written on a list each January
- 6 down: FRESHSTART. Clean slate the season promises
- 7 across: SPARKLER. Hand-held stick that throws off bright sparks
- 8 across: COUNTDOWN. Ten, nine, eight ... shouted before the big moment
- 9 down: NOISEMAKER. Party gadget you spin or blow for a racket
- 10 across: RESOLUTION. Personal goal set for the coming twelve months
- 11 down: FIREWORK. Colorful burst lighting the sky at twelve
- 12 across: MIDNIGHT. Moment the calendar flips to January first
- 13 across: JANUARY. First month on the new calendar
- 14 down: CIDER. Warm spiced apple drink served at a family party
- 15 across: CONFETTI. Tiny paper bits tossed at a celebration
- 16 across: PARADE. Rose Bowl procession of floats in Pasadena
Questions
- How many clues does this New Year crossword have?
- 8 across and 8 down, on a 20 x 16 grid. The longest answer is FRESHSTART (10 letters).
- How do I switch between across and down?
- Tap a square to type into it, and tap the same square again to turn the corner. The answer you are filling is shaded on the grid and its clue lights up in the list, so you always know which one you are on.
- Will it tell me when a letter is wrong?
- Only when you ask. Press Check letters and any wrong letter is marked. A crossword is solved by reasoning across two answers at once, and flagging a letter the moment it is typed takes that away.
- Can I print this crossword?
- Yes. The printable version carries the same grid and clues with the answer key, at three difficulties.
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