| Rating | Solver | Clue |
|---|---|---|
| SERIOUSLY | Earnestly | |
| SINCERELY | Earnestly | |
| CONTEND | Argue earnestly | |
| PEER | Look earnestly | |
| EXHORT | Persuade earnestly | |
| URGE | Recommend earnestly | |
| ENTREAT | Ask earnestly | |
| APPEAL | Ask earnestly | |
| ADJURE | Request earnestly | |
| PLEAD | Appeal earnestly | |
| URGES | Recommends earnestly | |
| DEVOUTLY | Sincerely; solemnly; earnestly. | |
| IMPLORING | Demanding earnestly or pressingly | |
| CLAMANT | Crying earnestly, beseeching clamorously. | |
| PREACH | To advise or recommend earnestly. | |
| ENGAGEDLY | With attachment; with interest; earnestly. | |
| POSTULATE | To invite earnestly; to solicit. | |
| RING | To repeat often, loudly, or earnestly. | |
| ANXIOUS | Earnestly desirous; as, anxious to please. | |
| INSTANTLY | With urgency or importunity; earnestly; pressingly. | |
| HARD | With pressure; with urgency; hence, diligently; earnestly. | |
| PANT | Hence: To long eagerly; to desire earnestly. | |
| GROAN | To strive after earnestly, as with groans. | |
| STARE | To look earnestly at; to gaze at. | |
| SUSPIRED | Ardently desired or longed for; earnestly coveted. | |