It may be involved in tallying the four theme answers

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What this puzzle's theme answers contain (if you look closely enough)
Commonality of the theme answers
Big letters, for short (and what your answers must be written in to understand the theme)
The pairs of letters inserted into each of this puzzle's theme answers, for example
When spelled out, word that follows the beginnings of the starred answers in a memorable kids' show theme song
Theme of this puzzle hidden in the seven other longest across answers
Title of a crossword with theme answers like OVERHAND KNOT, BUTTERFLY EFFECT, and CRAWL SPACE
What each completed pair of theme answers in this puzzle is
Transport systems that begin each of the three theme answers
___ to school . . . or a hint to the puzzle theme suggested by the ends of five answers
"Dog the Bounty Hunter" network, and a hint to the theme in this puzzle's four longest answers
Records "broken" in this puzzle's nine theme answers
Rumored reason for the stock market plunge of 5/6/10, whose effect is seen in this puzzle's theme answers
New element whose name will be ratified in January, 2010, and whose symbol appears in the middle of this puzzle's theme answers
Wise guys featured in this puzzle's theme answers
Compound found in perfume and this puzzle's theme answers
Upright, and what's been removed to form this puzzle's theme answers
Big fight, and clue to this puzzle's theme that begins the four longest answers
Finding from the "fifths" taken from this puzzle's theme answers
What this puzzle's theme answers start with
Rebelliously, perhaps (and a hint to this puzzle's four theme answers)
This puzzle's theme found in the answers to five asterisked clues
New element in each of this puzzle's theme answers
"Gosh!" (or, based on the starts of starred answers, one who is expert at solving this puzzle's theme?)
HBO's "Inside the __" (and hidden theme in this puzzle's four longest answers)