| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| SLAPPEDAT | Tried to hit, as a handball |
| SWUNG | Tried to hit a pitch |
| SWUNG | Tried to hit a baseball |
| PAGED | Tried to reach, as a doctor |
| APPLIEDFOR | Tried to get, as a job |
| SWATTED | Tried to kill, as a fly |
| RANFOR | Tried to obtain, as a public office |
| DOUSED | Tried to put out, as a fire |
| RETOOLED | Tried to fix, as a TV show |
| GUMSHOED | Tried to move about unnoticed, as a shamus |
| LISTINGAGENT | He tried to sell the Tower of Pisa, passing himself off as a... |
