| Area at the centre of New Year celebrations in New York City (5,6) |
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| Where to see the 86-Down |
New York Times |
31 Dec 2023 |
| *Site of an annual ball drop |
LA Times Daily |
27 Jul 2021 |
| *Site of an annual ball drop |
The Washington Post |
27 Jul 2021 |
| Traditional New Year's Eve site |
Thomas Joseph |
31 Dec 2020 |
| Scene of iconic kiss (x) -- make that 'xx'? |
The Telegraph Toughie |
03 Jul 2020 |
| Where many gather on New Year's Eve |
Universal |
18 Mar 2020 |
| New York location that's busy by nine, perhaps |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
07 Feb 2020 |
| Annual ball drop locale |
USA Today |
27 Aug 2018 |
| Annual ball drop locale |
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| Facebook Status: '10-9-8-7 ... Ringing in the New Year with 1,000,000 of my newest, closest friends!' |
New York Times |
22 Oct 2017 |
| New Year's Eve ball-drop setting |
The Chronicle of Higher Education |
21 Jul 2017 |
| *Crowded place on New Year's Eve |
Wall Street Journal |
25 Apr 2017 |
| Facebook Status: "10-9-8-7 ... Ringing in the New Year with 1,000,000 of my newest, closest friends!" |
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| New Year's Eve ball-drop setting |
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| Sign of a product with dinosaur as American tourist attraction |
The Telegraph Toughie |
12 Oct 2016 |
| New Year's Eve spot, for many |
USA Today |
31 Dec 2015 |
| Hub of the Broadway theater district |
LA Times Daily |
25 Aug 2015 |
| New Year's Eve spot, for many |
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| Hub of the Broadway theater district |
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| New Year's Eve hot spot |
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| Where the ball drops on New Year's Eve ... as depicted literally in four places in this puzzle |
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| Ball-dropping site, or what this puzzle's circled letters form? |
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| Ball-dropping site, or what this puzzle's circled letters form? |
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| Where Yankees fans cheer a dropped ball? |
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| Popular celebration site at year's end |
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| Site of a kiss photographed at the end of 17 Across |
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| *Scene of an annual ball-dropping |
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| Media focus each 12/31 |
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| Busy area of Manhattan (and the theme of this puzzle) |
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| See 13-Down |
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| Where the ball is dropped |
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| Manhattan attraction |
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| News Year's Eve mob scene |
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| Where crowds will gather this evening |
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| New Year's Eve hot spot |
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| Where some are on December 31 |
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| Ball-dropping site |
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| Popular place on 17 Across |
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| Popular Manhattan locale |
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| Timely site |
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| N.Y.C. feature. |
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| Summer Festival area. |
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| Scene of New Year's Eve revelry. |
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| Well-known crossroads. |
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| Farmland in 1851. |
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