Midnight Countdown

Ring in the new with wordplay and bubbly
A New Year's Eve themed crossword featuring midnight celebrations, resolutions, countdowns, and fresh starts.
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Across

  • 2A
    East African nation
  • 5A
    Resolution, essentially
  • 6A
    Square up before the ball drops?
  • 8A
    Noisemaker or streamer
  • 9A
    Countdown descriptor
  • 11A
    Story shared over champagne?
  • 12A
    Resolution starter, often

Down

  • 1D
    What December 31 makes us do
  • 2D
    Designer Donna
  • 3D
    Raise, as flutes at midnight
  • 4D
    It's out with the old one
  • 7D
    ___ bear plunge (icy Jan. 1 dip)
  • 8D
    Works that light up midnight?
  • 10D
    Fresh, like the year after midnight