| Buddhist's enlightenment | 28 |
| Buddhist breakthrough | 21 |
| Didn't take part | 20 |
| Was on the bench, perhaps | 25 |
| Was benched, say | 16 |
| Used the patio | 14 |
| Stayed to the end of | 20 |
| Stayed to the end | 17 |
| Skipped, as a dance | 19 |
| Opted not to play | 17 |
| Elected not to run, say | 23 |
| Didn't participate in | 25 |
| Did not play | 12 |
| Declined to dance | 17 |
| Took no further action | 22 |
| Took no action | 14 |
| Despotic ruler | 14 |
| Petty prince | 12 |
| Minor despot | 12 |
| Ancient Persian ruler | 21 |
| Subordinate ruler | 17 |
| Ancient Persian governor | 24 |
| Small-time dictator | 19 |
| Persian governor | 16 |
| Petty despot | 12 |
| Subordinate official | 20 |
| Subordinate despot | 18 |
| Subordinate bureaucrat | 22 |
| Petty ruler | 11 |
| Petty dictator | 14 |
| Persian despotic governor | 25 |
| Old Persian potentate | 21 |
| Despotic governor | 17 |
| Ancient Persia governor | 23 |
| Two-bit despot | 14 |
| Small-time ruler | 16 |
| Self-important bureaucrat | 25 |
| Ruthless governor | 17 |
| Petty official | 14 |
| Persian despot | 14 |
| Lowly despot | 12 |
| Little despot | 13 |
| H.S. hurdles | 12 |
| Exams for srs. | 14 |
| Mat. days | 9 |
| Exams for college-bound seniors | 31 |
| Pre-college exams | 17 |
| HS seniors' exams | 21 |
| Matinee days: Abbr. | 19 |
| Certain admission exams | 23 |
| Some srs. take them | 19 |
| Nearly four-hr. exams | 21 |
| Major sch. events | 17 |
| Info on college applications | 28 |
| Coll. entrance exams | 20 |
| Challenge for high school srs. | 30 |
| Calendar abbrs. | 15 |
| Bane of some teens | 18 |
| 2400 is perfect for them | 24 |
| They're taken in high sch. | 30 |
| They're taken in H.S. | 25 |
| They're scored on a scale from 600 to 2400 | 46 |
| They now have an essay component, briefly | 41 |
| They no longer include analogies | 32 |
| Their scores may be on transcripts | 34 |
| Their scores may accompany transcripts | 38 |
| Tests that cost $47 | 19 |
| Tests for srs. and jrs. | 23 |
| Stressors for H.S. students | 27 |
| Srs.' worry | 15 |
| Srs.' worries | 17 |
| Sr. trials | 10 |
| Sr. exams | 9 |
| Short school tests | 18 |
| Scores on them range from 600 to 2400 | 37 |
| Providers of scores, for short | 30 |
| Precollege exams | 16 |
| Pre-college exams, for short | 28 |
| MENSA accepts them instead of IQs | 33 |
| Hurdles for srs. | 16 |
| Hurdles for high schoolers, for short | 37 |
| HS seniors' worries | 23 |
| High-stakes H.S. exams | 22 |
| High school hurdles, briefly | 28 |
| H.S. students' concerns | 27 |
| H.S. seniors' tests | 23 |
| H.S. seniors' exams | 23 |
| H.S. seniors' concerns | 26 |
| Fris. followers | 15 |
| Focus of some H.S. prep courses | 31 |
| Exams with three sects. | 23 |
| Exams for seniors | 17 |
| Exams for jrs. and srs. | 23 |
| Exams for HS srs. | 17 |
| Exams for coll. hopefuls | 24 |
| ETS offerings | 13 |
| Essay questions are part of them: Abbr. | 39 |
| Dreaded parts of the coll. admission process | 44 |
| Days of week: Abbr. | 19 |
| Concerns for jrs. and srs. | 26 |