| DOONESLEVELBEST | Make every effort to equalise? |
| BENDOVERBACKWARDS | Make every effort (to please) |
| SDRAWKCABREVODNEB | Make every effort to be obliging |
| STRAIN | Make every effort to get a second coach (6) |
| STRUGGLE | Make every effort to get horse in chaotic result (8) |
| CLASSSTRUGGLE | Students make every effort to get this concept in political philosophy (5,8) |
| GOTOGREAT | Make every effort to visit Olympic-sized swimming pool? (2,2,5,7) |
| GIVEYOURALL | Make every effort to be the complete philanthropist? (4,4,3) |
| DOONESBEST | Make every effort to see bonds broken (2,4,4) |
| AVOIDLIKETHEPLAGUE | Make every effort to keep away from someone or something (5,4,3,6) |
| ATTEMPTS | Makes every effort to get try for top scorer (8) |
| BENDOVER | With 41-Across, make every effort to be accommodating |
| HANDICAP | Advantage given to a competitor to equalise chances of winning (8) |
| HALVE | Very well held, to equalise score (5) |
| EVENUP | With game time disappearing, happy to equalise |
| LEVELBEST | One's utmost to equalise with the champion |
| BUSTAGUT | Make every effort in one area to separate two others that may 26 (4,1,3) |
| FERTILITYDRUGS | They might make every effort conceivable to install yard mats, covering about 3.5x1 up (9,5) |
| STOPS | Pull out all the ___, make every effort (5) |
| EXERT | Make every effort (5) |
