| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| CONATUS | Striving. |
| EFFORT | Striving |
| CONATION | Striving |
| LABORING | Striving. |
| NISUS | A striving. |
| REACHERS | Striving ones |
| RESTSONONESOARS | Stops striving |
| EMULOUS | Striving to excel. |
| PIOUS | Striving for sainthood |
| BEGGAR | One striving for change? |
| PRIZE | Anything worth striving for. |
| WELLINTENTIONED | Striving for goodness, but faulty |
| LAAPPSS | Endlessly striving for headache relief (7) |
| MAR | "Striving to better, oft we ... what's well": Shak. |
