Making the Grade

A puzzle with a lot of class.
Solve clues inspired by school life and academia in this clever wordplay puzzle full of scholastic nostalgia.
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Across

  • 1A
    Biblical text containing a 'test'
  • 5A
    What an honor roll student sets
  • 6A
    One of two in a school year, often
  • 9A
    Awkward stage for a high schooler, maybe
  • 10A
    How the valedictorian spoke to the graduating class
  • 13A
    Legendary music producer Rick
  • 14A
    Schooldays, slangily
  • 15A
    It might dismiss you
  • 16A
    Kept at it, like a determined student

Down

  • 2D
    On a waitlist for a popular class
  • 3D
    Calculus or algebra, in Britain
  • 4D
    Dispenser of ice packs at school
  • 5D
    Hall monitor's duty, maybe
  • 7D
    Like an A+ course
  • 8D
    Spelling bee prize, perhaps
  • 9D
    Essay-writing tool
  • 11D
    ___ Reade, Big Apple pharmacy
  • 12D
    Gambles on an exam, say