Happy Christmas, everyone! It’s still the Christmas season around here (as evidenced by the fudge wreath that’s still in the refrigerator), so let’s do another holiday puzzle. See you in 2014, and mind the circles!
Reminder: There’s but a week left to back Matt Gaffney’s Murder by Meta puzzle collection. Strike while the iron (or your weapon of choice) is hot!
Neville Fogarty 
Do not grok 54D.
23-Across is NAVI
reverse both
ssorcA-32 is IVAN, a TSAR
Sam’s got it!
Thanks! I was looking backwards but only at the letters & not the number … so I was “WTF is Otila?”
Trois cheers for Neville! Great way to end the year. Enjoy the remaining days of Christmas!