The NW-SE diagonal reads CHRISTMAS EVE – the day the puzzle appeared in 2006.
ACROSS
1 (C)YPERACEAE; per ace in anag. – r
10 R(H)ENIUM; e Ni in rum
11 PERON; cf. prone
12 AI(R)TED; it in ae D
13 HOBNOB; hob nob
14 FEN(I); 2 mngs.
15 IMPLETE; hidden
20 MISEN(T)REATED; a in anag.
21 A MILE A (M)INUTE; mi in ale + anag.
24 STARKER; starker(s)
26 (S)PEK; pe(a)k
27 HELD IN; h eldin
28 INT(E)RN; int. RN
29 IRENE; ire ne
30 INNER(V)E; inner E
31 MORIGERAT(E); rig era in mort
DOWN
1 (C)RAFTMANSHIP; raft man ship
2 PE(R)NS; 2 mngs.
3 ENT(I)RELY; ENT rely
4 RIEM; e in rim
5 AUDIO(T)APE; a U D I 0 ape
6 EPOPOEI(A); 0 Pope (rev.) + i.e. (rev.)
7 ERNES; hidden
8 ROOTLETS; root lets
9 ON BENDED KNE€; K, N in anag.
16 MUR(M)URING; mu RU ring
17 LIMITERS; MIT in lie + RS
18 (S)NEAKIER; nea(r) kier
19 GANG(S)TER; gang ter(m)
22 SALEM; sale m
23 OP€RA; hidden rev.
25 ANNE; anne(X)
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