Solution to Seasons Greetings XIV by Eclogue

 Seasons Greetings XIV by Eclogue - SOLUTION

The large X is drawn through the five symmetrically placed X’s to form the CROSSword

Across
Entry	Answer	Explanation
epic	ERIC	ciré<
mare	WARE	war + e
linos	LINTS	lin + (st<)
saver	RAVER	hidden; extRAVERts
MACAWS		ca in maws
MORASS		moss around ra
ANAXIAL		(ax + i) in anal
BAUXITE		(a + ux) in bIte
overripe	OVERRIDE	(rio verde)*
SLILY		silly*
IRENE		ne after ire
LLAMAS		a in small<
SPIGELIAN		(i spin a leg)*
RE-EXIST		re + (s)exist
MISLUCKED		(liked scum)*
FACTOR		fact + or
oasis	OASES	os around sea*
PINKY		Two meanings
RESINATA		Erastian*
wraxled	WRAXLES	w + r + axles
ELIXIRS		eli + xi + rs
RANCED		e for i in rancid
storey	STORMY	rots< + my
ETNAS		teas* around n
snuck	SNACK	N in sack
neat	NEAR	initials; n e a r
spae	SPAS	hidden; timeS PASt
Down
Entry	Answer	Explanation
Elma	ELMS	el + ms; Ref Nine Elms
PIANO		pi + a no
incavi	INCAVO	in + cav(e) + o
COAXERS		co + axe + r + s
MARXIAN		mar + xian
AVAILS		vail in as
resty	RESTS	initials; r e s t s
Erse	ERIE	(e)erie
swire	SHIRE	she around IR
SOUL MATE		soul + mate
SARNIE		arisen*
MASAI		as in mai
LIEGE-LORD		lie + gel + ord
BELLICOSE		bell + ie around cos
PLEXURE		lex in pure
prickles	TRICKLES	stickler*
skails	SCAILS	sails around c
MANX CAT		x between man and cat
STYED		st(a)yed
DIAXONS		(i + ax(e)) in dons
FIANNA		hidden; rufFIAN NAtives
snits	SNOTS	not in ss
STIR UP		stir(r)up
prate	CRATE	c + rate
ARECA		rec in aa
wren	WHEN	w + hen
SYKE		(k + yes)*