| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| INOT | Trying to get untied, briefly? |
| ATBAT | Trying to get on |
| WAVING | Trying to get attention |
| ONBASE | Trying to get home |
| ESTIMATING | Trying to get close to |
| ATBAT | Trying to get a hit |
| SCRABBLING | Desperately trying to get a handhold |
| TURNINGONESHEAD | Trying to get a better look? |
| HITCHERS | Ones trying to get picked up |
| PUSHY | Always trying to get one's way |
| DOE | One trying to get a quick buck? |
| RETAKER | Photographer trying anew to get it right |
| HACKER | User trying to get through a firewall |
| UPDRAFTDODGER | One trying to get out of the wind? |
| SAYANYTHINGMONK | ... trying to get a friar to violate his vow of silence? |
| SLEEPALOT | "...and trying to [get some work done on my REM research project]." |
