| Rating | Solver | Clue |
|---|---|---|
| ATTEMPTS | Tries | |
| SAMPLES | Tries out | |
| TESTS | Tries out | |
| TIERS | Tries constructing layers | |
| SEEKS | Tries to obtain | |
| EMULATES | Tries to equal | |
| EMULATED | Tries to rival | |
| AIMS | Tries for points | |
| TESTDRIVES | Tries out (car) | |
| PRETESTS | Tries out beforehand | |
| RETESTS | Tries out again | |
| TRIALS | Tries out court cases | |
| AUDITIONS | Tries out for role | |
| CONVALESCES | Tries to get better | |
| TRIER | One who tries judicially. | |
| PRIEST | Quietly tries to become cleric | |
| RARITIES | Ira tries assembling unusual objects | |
| EXERT | Indexer tries to contain exercise | |
| SEAGULL | Tries ignoring new legislature’s flyer | |
| ASKS | Tries out asterisks in quizzes | |
| INERT | Entertainer tries to keep still | |
| READS | Tries out for a part | |
| REPOSITIONS | Puts another way ... tries poison | |
| FERTILISER | Tries rifle out as plant food | |
| MUTINEERS | Tries menu out on Bligh’s men | |