| Rating | Solver | Clue |
|---|---|---|
| DILIGENT | Assiduous | |
| ASSIDUATE | Unremitting; assiduous. | |
| INTENSIVE | Characterized by persistence; intent; unremitted; assiduous; intense. | |
| ASSIDUOUS | Performed with constant diligence or attention; unremitting; persistent; as, assiduous labor. | |
| SEDULITY | The quality or state of being sedulous; diligent and assiduous application; constant attention; unremitting industry; sedulousness. | |
| EMULATION | The endeavor to equal or to excel another in qualities or actions; an assiduous striving to equal or excel another; rivalry. | |
| APPLICATION | The act of fixing the mind or closely applying one's self; assiduous effort; close attention; as, to injure the health by application to study. | |
| SEDULOUS | Diligent in application or pursuit; constant, steady, and persevering in business, or in endeavors to effect an object; steadily industrious; assiduous; as, the sedulous bee. | |
| INDUSTRIOUS | ... constantly, regularly, or habitually occupied; busy; assiduous; not slothful or idle; -- commonly implying devotion to lawful and useful labor.... | |