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This week's theme: Antarctica

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1. * The #41A is located at one end of the Earth's what?
5. * Area of Antarctica: ___ Byrd Land
10. Q. "Where does pancake syrup come from?" A. "Maple Tree ___ _ think."
14. Type size unit
15. * Said the Scientist: "I think I'll be doing scientific studies here in Antarctica for about ___ or so." (See #7D for a Related Clue)
16. Peanut and Sunflower
17. * Analyzed in Antarctica: "If we had ___ rope to the harness of our dog and attached it to the sled, maybe Poochie would have been able to pull some of these supplies for us."
19. * Asked in Antarctica: "How can you say you're as cold ___ when you're wearing that big, warm parka --and all I've got left to wear after plunging through that ice is this sweater my mother hand-knitted for me?"
20. River in Russia
21. * Antarctic what?
23. Basket item in a restaurant
25. "Thanks" by the Thames
26. * The South Atlantic, The South Pacific and The Indian ___ (bkwds.) surround Antarctica
28. * Roald ___: On December 14th, 1911, this Norwegian explorer became the first person to reach the #41A
31. puos fo epyT
32. Suffix to "Art"
33. * Take a breather during an Antarctic expedition
34. * Like the weather in Antarctica, with Really
35. * Antarctica consists of two major regions: East Antarctica and ___ Antarctica
37. Video Game, with -Man
39. Citrus fruit (bkwds.)
41. * It's in Antarctica
45. Smile openings
47. Make-a-Canal! _-u-_-_
48. Boo-Boo reminder
52. Ms. MacGraw
53. Famous Gallery in England (bkwds.)
56. kereD .sM
58. * Wondered during an expedition to the #41A: "___ we there yet?"
59. * It's on the coast of East Antarctica
61. * fissaM ___ :acitcratnA ni noitavele tsehgiH
63. He (Initials) sings "Veronica"
64. Like a library book
65. * Signed in 1959. Enacted in 1961. The Antarctic ___. (International agreement devised to reserve the continent of Antarctica to peaceful use and scientific study)
67. Type of security interest
69. ".9791 __ '__ ykcoR' was I" :tnemmoc s'ffuB mliF
71. * What an Antarctic iceberg can do ...but backwards?
74. ".___ _" .A "?dellac gniraew era uoy dnalrag lufituaeb taht si tahW" .Q
75. Olympic beret company
77. * Antarctica stuff
78. Traditional knowledge (bkwds.)
79. * flehS ecI ___ ehT: acitcratnA ni s'tI
80. * etilletaS htiw ,acitcratnA ni tcejbo edam-naM

Down

1. Liable
2. V + VII = ?
3. * Antarctica is covered by an extremely thick one (Answer is in the plural)
4. Ms. Hawkins' Day
5. Famed cellist
6. Make-a-Word! F-_-i-r-_-t-_-_-e (Cinderella, for example)
7. * Abode in Antarctica
8. * Announced in Antarctica: "___ really cold."
9. * Alp of Antarctica
10. * It's in Antarctica, with McMurdo
11. * Ascertained in Antarctica: "The ___ is really crisp here."
12. * It's in Antarctica: Hollick-Kenyon ___
13. * The active volcano at #9D is located on it: Ross ___
18. Curves
22. Type of rodent
24. * Anxiousness in Antarctica: "I can't wait ___ help comes ...I've got to get off Antarctica ...I must leave this place ...now!"
26. Visited
27. Maiden Name indicator
29. ___. Myself. And I.
30. Monogram (bkwds.) of the playwright of "Pygmalion" (1913)
36. Kitchen measurement, for short
38. In the location of
40. Partner to Misérables
42. * "!em tuohtiw no og ot evah uoy __ ,__ on fo era yeht ,meht no etibtsorf siht fo lla htiw ,teef yM" :noitidepxE na no desserpxE
43. The 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet
44. * There's a hole in its layer above Antarctica
45. * Beardmore ___ (It's in Antarctica)
46. By (bkwds.)
49. * Ones in Antarctica would be made of ice
50. Mr. Onassis, to pals
51. Gun the engine
52. * Spot in Antarctica that shares the name of the sort of Penguins which frequent it: ___ Coast
54. * First Name (bkwds.) of Mr. Shackleton (British explorer who led expeditions to Antarctica)
55. Pen Name of George William Russell
57. * One navigated by #54D was known as the Endurance
60. * ".kniht _ ___ duaM neeuQ" .A "?sa nwonk acitcratnA fo noiger siht s'tahW" .Q
62. * Stuff Stored in a Secret Spot on a Ship (See #57D for a Related Clue)
66. Make-a-Word! B-a-_-_-_-_-n-e (Singing voice)
68. Jeff Lynne's gr.
70. Atom
72. "Law" in Lyon
73. Abbr. that might appear in the subject line of an e-mail sent from one person to another
76. Jr.'s father