| Antarctic sea. |
| Arctic seabird |
| Region near the Arctic Circle known for its reindeer |
| Barbarian in the seventh circle of the Inferno, per Dante |
| Confusing statements ... and a hint to the circled letters |
| Antarctic ice shelf |
| Attend a party uninvited ... and a literal hint to five sets of circled letters |
| Set one's sights on |
| Whatever it takes ... as hinted at in the arrangements of black squares around the circled letters |
| Arctic diving birds |
| With "a," someone undesirable ... and what's found in the circled letters? |
| Arctic residents |
| Angelic circlet |
| Concert stage sights |
| Alpine sights |
| Cryptographers' successes (and what can be found in the circles in this puzzle's long answers) |
| Agrarian structure, and a hint to the circled letters |
| Agcy. that sets (often surprisingly high) maximum standards for the amounts of the circled materials in edible goods |
| Boardwalk sights |
| Cartoony yell if your butt's on fire and you're running in circles |
| Arctic |
| Horror movie sights |
| Arctic assistant |
| Abode north of the Arctic Circle |
| A train might circle one |
| Sights |
| Circles overhead? |
| Frequent airport sights |
| Oil field sights |
| Arctic diver |