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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.

By PuzzledCross

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Across

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

Down

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

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