| 100% | PELL | 4 | Grant for students with financial need |
| 50% | DEBT | 4 | Financial burden for college grads with student loans to repay |
| 44% | MATHEXAMS | 9 | Tests for students with something to prove? |
| 43% | IEPS | 4 | Public-school requirements for students with disabilities: Abbr. |
| 43% | CSMAJOR | 7 | Student with coding homework, for short |
| 41% | LOANS | 5 | Financial burdens for many students |
| 40% | PREP | 4 | Test ___ (what Kaplan helps students with, for short) |
| 40% | AID | 3 | Need-based figure for some students |
| 40% | PELL | 4 | Student grant named for a senator |
| 40% | AID | 3 | Financial ___ (funding for a college student) |
| 40% | AID | 3 | Financial ___ (assistance for a college student) |
| 40% | AID | 3 | Financial ___ (monetary help for a student) |
| 40% | VISA | 4 | Need for an international student, often |
| 39% | PELL | 4 | ___ Grant (subsidy for a college student) |
| 39% | NEA | 3 | Org. with Student Success Grants |
| 38% | XXXXXXXXXX | 10 | Students may need a permission slip for it |
| 38% | CAKEBATTERIES | 13 | Need for a birthday treat with electric candles? |
| 38% | LOAN | 4 | Financial assistance for a college student or car buyer |
| 38% | FINAL | 5 | With 6-Across, semester-ending events for college students |
| 38% | MAN | 3 | With 43-Across, strength needed for a team job |
| 38% | WSJ | 3 | Paper with a financial focus, for short |
| 37% | MENTHOL | 7 | Analgesic for month spent with English student |
| 37% | WATER | 5 | Basic need for sustenance, along with 7-Across |
| 37% | BREAD | 5 | Basic need for sustenance, along with 9-Across |
| 37% | METHLABS | 8 | Workplaces with a need for speed |
| 37% | RACER | 5 | One with a need for speed |
| 37% | LEADFOOT | 8 | *Driver with a need for speed |
| 36% | PELLGRANT | 9 | Financial aid for college that doesn't need to be repaid |
| 36% | NOTTING | 7 | London area for a film with Hugh Grant: __ Hill |
| 36% | AMMO | 4 | Hunter's need that rhymes with "camo," for short |