| STUDENTLOANS | President Biden announced $10,000 of forgiveness on Aug. 24 for those who've taken out these |
| BAIL | Puffy Combs posted $10,000 of it in 1999 |
| MAKEAMENDS | Ask for forgiveness on bended knees, Madam (4,6) |
| OHMERCY | Bob Dylan cried forgiveness on releasing this album (2,5) |
| APRESSKI | Party time for those who've been on white powder? (5-3) |
| OBITUARIES | Part of paper for those who've passed? (10) |
| WINERIES | They tend to bottle things up for those who've made Bordeaux what it is (8) |
| EMERITI | I get weary, me - it's another way for those who've retired! (7) |
| WAKE | A bit Irish to say it's a party for those who've departed! (4) |
| SAUDIARABIA | President Biden raised eyebrows on July 15 by greeting the crown prince of this country with a fist bump instead of a handshake |
| SNL | Show on which James Austin Johnson plays President Biden, for short |
| ESQS | Titles for those who've passed the bar: Abbr. |
| BEDSTEAD | It offers firm support for those who've retired (8) |
| MARALAGO | Property of former President Trump raided by the FBI on Aug. 8; its name is Spanish for "sea-to-lake," so called because it borders both the Atlantic and Lake Worth Lagoon |
| REMISSION | It is negligent, taking one on out of forgiveness (9) |
| SHRINKFLATION | President Biden released a video on Super Bowl Sunday decrying this business practice, in which companies subtly decrease product size instead of increasing price |
| ULTRAMAGA | Term recently coined by President Biden for Donald Trump's especially radical followers |
| SEAMUS | Nobel winning poet Heaney, quoted by President Biden in his recent introduction of Elton John |
| FORTYSIX | Casual synonym for President Biden, who met with world leaders in Bali this month to discuss the global economy |
| AMTRAKJOE | Nickname for President Biden that refers to his daily train commutes as a senator: 2 wds. |
