| Rating | Solver | Clue |
|---|---|---|
| ENDEAVOUR | Effort | |
| TRY | Effort | |
| ATTEMPT | Effort | |
| HALFHEARTED | Lacklustre (effort) | |
| HANDSDOWN | Without effort | |
| ALLOUT | Maximum (effort) | |
| DIFFICULT | Requiring effort | |
| JOINT | Combined (effort) | |
| UNASSISTED | Solo (effort) | |
| PAINTS | Great effort | |
| EXERTION | Great effort | |
| UNAVAILING | Forlorn (effort) | |
| STRUGGLE | Strenuous effort | |
| TEAMWORK | Combined effort | |
| PAINS | Careful effort | |
| IDLY | Without effort | |
| BLITZ | All-out effort | |
| EASILY | Without effort | |
| HEAVED | Moved with effort | |
| TREK | Move with effort | |
| HAULS | Drags with effort | |
| RECOGNITION | Appreciation (of effort) | |
| STRIVE | Make great effort | |
| TRIED | Made an effort | |
| TRIES | Makes an effort | |