Crossword puzzle clue "hint of hope"

Leia's only hope, at the beginning of "A New Hope"

Hint of hope

Hint (and a hint to this puzzle's theme)

"Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of ___" (classic 1971 children's book based on experiments at the National Insistute of Mental Health, hint hint)

Something your poetry teacher might assign you to write about a particularly inspirational poetry teacher you've had *hint* *hint

Relinquish (hope)

Bob Hope quip, part 1

"I Hope I Get It" musical