Historical clue formulations

• ___ forgiveness — 2026-08-09
• Some are said to be "swimming" in this — 2026-05-12
• Opposite of surplus — 2025-11-24
• Red state? — 2025-05-27
• Money owed — 2024-10-01
• For which one might ask for forgiveness — 2024-09-01
• Something that can be racked up — 2024-08-13
• Red scare? — 2024-05-21
• Red ink, so to speak — 2024-02-05
• Tab, essentially — 2023-12-09
• You're gonna pay for this! — 2023-11-12
• What red might indicate — 2023-10-20
• Money owed — 2023-05-29
• "Outstanding" obligation — 2022-09-19
• It can be outstanding — 2022-06-05
• Student ___ — 2021-04-08
• Student's burden, often — 2021-03-05
• ___ ceiling — 2020-11-13
• Pileup after digging a hole — 2020-10-24
• Red cents? — 2020-07-18
• Matter of great interest for the United States — 2019-11-08
• Restructuring target — 2019-10-13
• Factor affecting a bond's rating — 2019-10-06
• It's nice when it's forgiven — 2019-07-18
• Red ink — 2019-05-14
• What many college students accrue — 2018-10-16
• Economic concern — 2018-01-05
• Word with ceiling or financing — 2017-09-24
• What may grow with interest — 2017-09-17
• Money owed — 2017-09-05
• Obligation — 2017-04-02
• ___ relief — 2017-02-26
• Arrears — 2017-02-12
• Visa concern — 2017-02-08
• Something a shopaholic might be in — 2017-01-12
• Student woe — 2016-06-30
• It may be forgiven — 2016-06-23
• College student's accumulation — 2015-08-27
• Amount in an i.o.u. — 2015-05-11
• Kind of ceiling — 2015-04-05
• Hole to be dug out of? — 2014-08-26
• Thing often of interest? — 2013-10-01
• Amount owed — 2013-07-22
• It's not good when it's outstanding — 2013-07-07
• It's indicated in red — 2013-05-19
• 2012 campaign issue — 2013-05-16
• Red ink — 2013-01-16
• Money owed — 2012-05-14
• Creation from plastic? — 2011-04-30
• Red ink — 2011-04-19