Congratulations are in order

by Phelps Gates

     
           
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A.   Lovecraft tale set in Antarctica (5 wds)

B.   Amundsen`s last stop before Antarctica

C.   this surrounds the polar claims of Peary and Cook

D.   Scott`s last stop before Antarctica (2 wds)

E.   gave a drug to

F.   speak derisively

G.   to ground an electrical circuit (chiefly Brit.)

H.   latitude of the quote`s location (2 wds)

I.   pertaining to bullfights

J.   inferior liquor (colloq.)

K.   taking pleasure in

L.   secretly follow

M.   follower of Amos?

N.   naïve

O.   ten percent tax

P.   things you`re likely to find at a folk art festival

Q.   its altitude at the quote`s location is 9186 feet
(2 wds)

R.   remote (4 wds)

S.   fasten, in a way

T.   the act of getting rid of