Celebratory smooch that often follows a countdown Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Celebratory smooch that often follows a countdown featured in USA Today puzzle on January 1, 2026. We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 15 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is NEWYEARSEVEKISS.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% NEWYEARSEVEKISS Celebratory smooch that often follows a countdown (15) USA Today Jan 1, 2026
3% FESTIVE Celebratory (7) Commuter Dec 29, 2025
3% BUSS Playful smooch (4) Newsday Dec 12, 2025
3% TEN Start of a countdown, often (3)
2% TRL Former MTV countdown show: Abbr. (3)
2% ONE End of a countdown (3) LA Times Daily Dec 24, 2025
2% QUITEALOT Rather often (9) LA Times Daily Dec 23, 2025
2% CAROL Vorderman of Countdown * (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Dec 20, 2025
2% OLA Greeting often followed by "Como vai?" (3) LA Times Daily Dec 20, 2025
2% LAP Victory ___ (winner's celebratory round) (3)

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