Answer:

BOARDS

AnswerCrossword Clue
BOARDSGoverning bodies
BOARDSPlanks
BOARDSImportant exams
BOARDSTread the ... (act)
BOARDSStudent's hurdles
BOARDSCrash the ... (aggressively rebound in basketball)
BOARDSRuling bodies
BOARDSCollege ..
BOARDSSurfing needs
BOARDSPuts up
BOARDSSupervising committees
BOARDSGets on
BOARDSGets on a plane
BOARDSManagerial groups
BOARDSThe stage.
BOARDSCouncils.
BOARDSBusiness councils.
BOARDSShow business (with "the").
BOARDSGoverning bodies.
BOARDSGroups of business men.
BOARDSEntrance examinations.
BOARDSPlace for Thespians.
BOARDSTwo-by-fours.
BOARDSGets on the plane
BOARDSThe stage
BOARDSSides of a rink
BOARDSManagement groups
BOARDSWhat Bernhardt trod
BOARDS(The) Stage
BOARDSCertifying exams
BOARDSS.A.T.'s
BOARDSCollege ...
BOARDSCollege entrance exams
BOARDSSATs
BOARDSHurdle for a doc
BOARDSAdvisory panels
BOARDSSurf shop array
BOARDSWorkplaces for sound men?
BOARDSWhat band does at airport
BOARDSTaste "On the ..."