| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| DEFENSED | Tried to stop from scoring |
| ANTI | ...-suffragists (those who tried to stop women from winning the right to vote) |
| DENY | Stop from scoring |
| THROWHOME | Try to prevent a runner from scoring |
| ICARUS | He tried to escape from Crete |
| SUED | Tried to get money from, say |
| PLAYEDPICABO | Tried to hide from Street at the Olympics? |
| BACKPEDALED | Tried to distance oneself from a gaffe, say |
| BIAFRA | It tried to secede from Nigeria in 1967 |
| ORPHEUS | He tried to bring Eurydice back from Hades |
