| Rating | Solver | Clue |
|---|---|---|
| TESTED | Tried | |
| HADAGO | Tried | |
| PROSECUTED | Tried | |
| ATTEMPTED | Tried | |
| ENDEAVOURED | Tried | |
| ESSAYED | Tried | |
| STROVE | Tried hard | |
| EXPERIMENTED | Tried out | |
| SAMPLED | Tried out | |
| BEATEN | Tried; practiced. | |
| SOUGHT | Tried to find | |
| EMULATED | Tried to equal | |
| TIRED | Tried fixing flagging | |
| PROVEN | Tried and tested | |
| LOBBIED | Tried to persuade | |
| AUDITIONED | Tried out (for role) | |
| ENDEVOURED | Cook’s ship editor tried | |
| TASTED | Tried the flavour of | |
| SAY | Tried quality; temper; proof. | |
| WARPROOF | Valor tried by war. | |
| DETROIT | Tried to change American city | |
| ITERATED | �Tried tea out?” they repeated | |
| LOITERED | Hung about Leo, tried moving | |
| DIRTCHEAP | Chap tried out for a song | |
| SECONDGUESSED | Tried to predict the silver medallists? | |