Answer: EXAMS

AnswerCrossword Clue
EXAMSEnd-of-semester hurdles
EXAMSBoards, e.g.
EXAMSWhat cribs are used for
EXAMSFinals e.g.
examsexamination
examsEXAM, an examination
EXAMSThe O.W.L. and N.E.W.T. at Hogwarts
EXAMSPeriod preceding a school break
EXAMSThey're full of questions
EXAMSTough period of the school year
EXAMSBoards
EXAMSThey make the grade
EXAMSEnd-of-semester period
EXAMSMidterm worries
EXAMSThey may make the grade
EXAMSSemester enders, usually
EXAMSEnd-of-semester ordeals
EXAMSThey're marked
EXAMSSATs, e.g.
EXAMSEnd-of-semester doings
EXAMSMidterm trials
EXAMSSenior's final hurdle.
EXAMSFinals.
EXAMSMore students' affairs.
EXAMSEnd of term activities.
EXAMSMidyears.
EXAMSStudent ordeals.
EXAMSTests.
EXAMSStudents' moments of truth
EXAMSOrals
EXAMSYou have to study for them
EXAMSMidterms or finals
EXAMSProfs' concoctions
EXAMSS.A.T.'s
EXAMSOrals, e.g.
EXAMSStudent stumpers
EXAMSClosing period in a semester
EXAMSSemester's-end events
EXAMSReasons to cram
EXAMSThey may be final or physical