| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| AIMING | Directing, as one's efforts. |
| TURNUPTHEHEAT | Intensify one's efforts |
| TRIESHARDER | Redoubles one's efforts |
| BEARDOWN | Intensify one's efforts |
| BAGIT | Abandon one's efforts, slangily |
| EARNS | Receives through one's efforts |
| EARN | Acquire by one's efforts |
| PUNT | Abandon one's efforts, informally |
| SELFMADE | Successful by one's own efforts. |
| SELFMADE | Successful through one's own efforts |
| FREECLIMBS | Trips up on one's own efforts? |
