| ICE | The bedrock of the continent of Antarctica is almost completely buried under ___ (3) |
| ROCKIES | Mountain range running down the west of the continent of North America |
| ROSSSEA | A large arm of the Pacific forming a deep indentation in the coast of Antarctica is known as the what? (4,3) |
| SOUTHPOLE | Situated on the continent of Antarctica, this is one of two points where the Earth's axis of rotation intersects its surface (5,4) |
| ANT | Insect seen in the word "Antarctica" but not on the continent of Antarctica |
| CHALKSTREAM | A river is the bedrock of continuous flow (5,6) |
| CHALK | Like the bedrock of rivers Chess and Coln (5) |
| BAR | The pub is almost completely stripped (3) |
| EUR | One of the continents: Abbr. |
| AFR | One of the continents: Abbr. |
| AMERIGO | Forename of the navigator Vespucci, after whom the continent of America was named (7) |
| ARGENTINA | Second- largest country of South America, occupying most of the southern half of the continent east of the Andes (9) |
| VASCODAGAMA | Portuguese navigator (1460-1524) who discovered the sea route from Portugal around the continent of |
| TETHYS | Ocean that existed between the continents of Gondwana and Laurasia during much of the Mesozoic era |
| ISTHMUS | Piece of connecting land such as that of Panama between the continents of North and South America |
| SUBSOIL | The layer of earth just below the surface but above the bedrock (7) |
| ASIA | The continent of the Orient? |
| CENTRALEUROPE | Penny has a rule changed for the tug-of-war in the middle of the continent (7,6) |
| AMERIGOVESPUCCI | Navigator after whom the continent of America was named (7,8) |
| EUROSTEP | Tricky basketball footwork named for the continent of its origin |
