| Attempt to win approval |
| Aggressively attempts |
| Attempt to bypass opposition |
| Attempts a quick escape |
| Attempt, in British parlance. |
| An attempt to bring order out of chaos," per Sondheim |
| Attempts to strike |
| Youngster's lyric, perhaps after five missed attempts in this puzzle |
| Attempt |
| Hostile attempts to acquire competing products? |
| Diaper-wearing/attempted kindaper/astronaut Nowak |
| Additional attempts, informally |
| Rebound attempt? O-no! |
| Catches, as an attempted base stealer |
| Attempted deception |
| Attempts to displace |
| Attempts |
| Attempts to get a higher court to overturn one's espionage conviction? |
| Attempt to squeeze someone in? |
| Attempt at cooperation: 1920–46 |
| Attempts to smooth ruffled feathers |
| All-out attempt |
| Attempted activity in "The Barber of Seville |
| Attempt to bypass a spam filter, say |
| Attempt to cool, as steaming hot soup |
| Attempted |
| Diana who recently attempted to swim from Florida to Cuba |
| Attempted to downsize? |
| Like some attempts or excuses |
| What false modesty attempts to conceal |