| FORGETTHERECORD | Stop trying to be number one? |
| WEGETIT | "You can stop trying to be so obvious" |
| LEADER | Old king in play had to accept hollow decree to be number one (6) |
| SECONDBEST | Just failing to be number one (6,4) |
| WERE | Used to be number one around end of December (4) |
| LEAD | The clue will be number one (4) |
| HAIRDO | Heart's first radio hit could be number one (6) |
| JACKITIN | Stop trying to quit? (4,2,2) |
| COMEOFFIT | "Stop trying to fool me!" |
| PACKITIN | Stop trying to stuff suitcase? (4,2,2) |
| THROWINTHETOWEL | Stop trying to add cloth (5,2,3,5) |
| ICANDOIT | "Stop trying to help!" |
| IMUP | "You can stop trying to wake me now!" |
| FETCH | "Stop trying to make '___' happen!" ("Mean Girls" quote) |
| GIVEUP | Stop trying to surrender (4,2) |
| AGREETODIFFER | Stop trying to persuade someone that you are right and they are wrong (5,2,6) |
| CALLITADAY | Stop trying to define twenty-four hours (4,2,1,3) |
| SAYNOMORE | "You can stop trying to convince me, I'm already sold!" |
| NELLY | US golfer who has been number one in the Women's World Golf Rankings, _ Korda (5) |
| ADAM | Ada meets a thousand more but this man will always be Number 1 |
