Across the board is an idiom that means 'uniformly, without exception'. It is often used to describe a situation where a change or decision affects everyone in the same way. The crossword solutions for this term are WIDE (4 letters), SAWS (4 letters), SWEEPING (8 letters), UNIVERSAL (9 letters), GENERAL (7 letters), BLANKET (7 letters), SAW (3 letters), and BROAD (5 letters). All of these words can be used to describe something that is applied to everyone or everything in a uniform manner.