| Rating | Solver | Clue |
|---|---|---|
| SWEATBLOOD | Work very hard | |
| DOGGEDNESS | Hard work | |
| SPUNK | Hard work | |
| LABOUR | Work hard | |
| HASSLE | Work hard | |
| ELBOWGREASE | Hard work | |
| SLOG | Work hard | |
| MOIL | Work hard | |
| TOIL | Hard work | |
| GOON | Work hard | |
| HEEL | Work hard | |
| PLOD | Work hard | |
| ELBOW GREASE | Hard manual work | |
| BUCKETDOWN | Rain very hard | |
| STRIVE | Try very hard | |
| MANUALLABOR | Hard manual work | |
| DRUDGERY | Hard menial work | |
| BUSY | Hard at work | |
| SLAVING | Working very hard | |
| EMERY | Very hard mineral | |
| IRESTONE | Any very hard rock. | |
| SLAVE | Work hard, save about 50 | |
| GRIND | Hard work at the mill? | |
| OVERDO | Work too hard, ... it | |
| TRAVAIL | Trail outside Virginia is hard work | |