Across

• 1.

  STROPS: STROPS (rev.)
• 3.

  SARCASM: SARCASM (anag.)
• 5.

  MILADY: MIL(A)DY ("dimly" anag.)
• 9.

  NEWYEARSEVE: NEW YEAR'S EVE
• 10.

  ADIEU: A(DIE)U
• 13.

  FOSTER: FOSTER (2 defs.)
• 14.

  AMULET: A + MULE + T
• 15.

  CHALET: CHA(LE)T
• 16.

  SATIRES: SA + TIRES
• 17.

  MADAME: MAD(AM)E

Down

• 2.

  TEAR: TEAR (2 defs.)
• 4.

  ANON: AN + ON
• 6.

  BADGER: BADGE + R
• 7.

  ANODES: AN(O)DES
• 8.

  AVATAR: AVA + TAR
• 11.

  ABUT: ABUT (rev.)
• 12.

  TEEM: TEEM ("team" hom.)

X's

• •

  OMIT: OMIT
• •

  AQUINAS: AQUINAS
• •

  LARDS: LARDS
• •

  TALE: TALE
• •

  MOUSSE: MOUSSE
• •

  POLITE: POLITE
• •

  REGULUS: REGULUS
• •

  GRATIS: GRATIS
• •

  LEANTO: LEANTO
• •

  HOISTING: HOISTING
• •

  CAVIAR: CAVIAR
• •

  SLIGHTS: SLIGHTS
• •

  SEDANS: SEDANS
• •

  LEMMON: LEMMON
• •

  MAILED: MAILED

O's

• •

  GELATO: GELATO
• •

  GARBO: GARBO
• •

  DALLAS: DALLAS
• •

  EARL: EARL
• •

  LEARNER: LEARNER
• •

  INEPT: INEPT
• •

  ELNORTE: ELNORTE
• •

  YOUNGER: YOUNGER
• •

  ARETHA: ARETHA
• •

  NEROLI: NEROLI
• •

  THORNTON: THORNTON
• •

  LEAD: LEAD
• •

  THROES: THROwES