ACROSS

1. The act of acquiring knowledge

7. One concerned with grades

11. Memorize information in a short period of time

12. Master of Ceremonies, shortened

13. Short for physical education

14. Yarn

16. Already there

17. Word of discovery

19. What llama and collective have in common

21. Is literate and enjoys it

23. Highest academic degree

25. Short for including or increase

27. Hectoliter or House of Lords

28. Not PC

29. Particular play participants

30. Uncontrollable spasm

31. Alphabet, for one

33. The A in BA

34. Funding to help finances

36. Title of respect

38. Rant opposite

41. Certain tide

43. IX take away V

44. A person's nature; ego

46. It might be personal

48. Blvd. relative

49. Most popular dot

51. Make a close, intent study

53. Institution of higher learning

57. Length of time, at school

60. Instance

61. Score 100%, for example

63. Not functioning properly (hyph)

65. Time past

66. Tango number

68. Something very unique about a vacuum

69. Runs batted in, shortened

71. Development partner

75. Train syst.

76. Ln. cousin

78. Loses on purpose

79. Subtraction word

81. Undergraduate degree

82. Likely

DOWN

1. Particular activities

2. So. CA school

3. Time served, as in history

4. Associate of Arts, shortened

5. Short for trademark

6. Discovers the scam

7. Aid given due to merit

8. Skyward

9. Fourth in a series of items

10. Official academic record

12. Trigonometry, algebra, and more

15. Comes before IOU

16. Paid notice

18. Symbol for argon

20. Instructional speech

22. Tin symbol

24. Not quite right

26. Drink rather fast

32. Teacher of the highest rank, academically speaking

33. Astatine symbol

35. "I had to study all _____!"

37. Temporary job, generally in the field of your major

39. River in central England

40. Symbol for einsteinium

42. Inquire

45. Class that's not required

47. Jot down

50. Secondary area of study

52. About (abbr)

54. Uncooked

55. Such as (abbr)

56. "See __ later!"

58. Mode of operation, for short

59. Particular number needed form registration

62. Precedes room or mate

64. Intellectual counselor or advisor

67. Words when selling something that's been pre-owned

70. ___, humbug!

72. Mistake

73. Short for education

74. Country Music Awards, for short

77. Comes before Capitan or Dorado

80. Northern Territory, shortened

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