| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| TESTS | Tries out |
| ESSAYS | Tries out. |
| SEEKS | Tries to ferret out |
| ASKS | Tries to find out |
| PUTTS | Tries to hole out |
| PUTSTO | ... the test (tries out) |
| PEERSAT | Tries to make out |
| ASKS | Tries to take (out) |
| READS | Tries out for a part |
| CROONS | Tries out for "American Idol," maybe |
| SUES | Tries to get money out of? |
| BAITS | Tries to get a rise out of |
| PROVOKES | Tries to get a rise out of |
| STAMPSON | Tries to put out, as a small fire |
| ROUGH | Tiger Woods tries to stay out of it |
| PHILIPREADS | Elizabeth II's prince tries out for a part? |
