Clock setting in New York that is key to the Times Square Ball Drop: Abbr. — Daily Themed Crossword Answer
This clue appeared in the December 31 2024 Daily Themed Crossword. The answer is below, with its letter count.
The answer
EST
3 letters
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Where this clue appears
December 31 2024
Daily
Daily Themed Crossword December 31 2024
EST
Superlative suffix with "old" or "bright"
EST
3
Superlative suffix for "old" or "great"
EST
3
Superlative suffix with "great" to describe Muhammad Ali
EST
3
Superlative suffix for "old" or "great"
EST
3
Superlative suffix with "great" or "sweet"
EST
3
Superlative suffix for "old" or "great"
EST
3
Superlative suffix with "great" or "cool"
EST
3
Suffix for a record holder, perhaps
EST
3
Superlative suffix
EST
3
Superlative suffix
EST
3
NYC time zone: Abbr.
EST
3
Superlative suffix with "great" or "cool"
EST
3
First digit in the year we're about to welcome: 2025
TWO
3
Alphabet-starting trio
ABC
3
Sound heard when opening a champagne bottle on New Year's
POP
3
Difficult situation (rhymes with "find")
BIND
4
"Woo-___! Here's to the new year!"
HOO
3
Sailor's "yes"
AYE
3
Poker pot starter
ANTE
4
Last three vowels
IOU
3
___-Z (group after millennials), for short
GEN
3
What you score in soccer or hockey, or resolutions that are set as a New Year's tradition
GOALS
5
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