| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| EXERTS | Tries extra hard |
| STRAINS | Tries hard |
| STRIVES | Tries hard |
| STRIVES | Tries very hard |
| PRESSES | Tries too hard. |
| PUSHES | Tries hard to sell |
| STRIVESFOR | Tries hard to attain |
| OVERDOESIT | Tries a bit too hard |
| BITESONESTONGUE | Tries hard to remain silent |
| YELLS | Tries to reach the hard of hearing |
| CHASES | Tries to get the hard-to-get |
| OVERCOMPENSATES | Tries too hard to make up for a weakness |
| MILNE | Who wrote "A bear, however hard he tries, - Grows tubby without exercise" |
| AAMILNE | Writer who wrote "A bear, however hard he tries, - Grows tubby without exercise" |
