First country in the world to enter the New Year, in the central Pacific SW of Hawaii (8) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% KIRIBATI First country in the world to enter the New Year, in the central Pacific SW of Hawaii (8) (8)
6% SHIRAZ City in SW central Iran (6) Puzzler Backwords Oct 16, 2025
5% ROOKIE First-year pro (6) Commuter Oct 16, 2025
5% TET Vietnamese New Year (3) Universal Oct 14, 2025
5% EVE New Year's __ (3) Commuter Oct 8, 2025
5% RICA Costa ___ (Central American country) (4)
5% COSTA ___ Rica (Central American country) (5)
5% MALTA Country that passed world-first protections for intersex people in 2015 (5) The Atlantic Sep 21, 2025
5% RIM "Pacific ___" (3) TV Sep 7, 2025
5% SEESIN Celebrates, as the New Year (6) Wall Street Journal Sep 6, 2025
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