Most high school students, 7 letters
Kind of exam, with a hint to the answers to the four starred clues, 7 letters
Like some elections, 7 letters
Like the upcoming elections, and a hint to the four longest Across answers, 7 letters
Time for some elections, 7 letters
Trimmed complicated test (7), 7 letters
The middle of the gestation period, 7 letters
Middle of an academic term or a political term in office, 7 letters
An examination administered in the middle of an academic term, 7 letters
When the executive doesn't run, but legislators do, 15 letters
Prelim to spring break, 12 letters
Students' objections to a big exam?, 15 letters
Carnegie Hall's area, 7 letters
Central area in a big city, 7 letters
City's central section, 7 letters
Manhattan district, in its place?, 7 letters
Times Square, re Manhattan, 7 letters