| WHOLEHEARTED | How the dealer struggles to be sincere |
| SERIOUS | Son, with hesitation, promises to be sincere (7) |
| NICER | It's better to be sincere at heart, albeit shifty! (5) |
| HEARTFELT | Let father contrive to be sincere |
| PRETENDS | Feigns, ... to be sincere |
| EARNESTS | Promises to be sincere at times, finally (8) |
| GENUINE | Ingenue dismayed at having to be sincere (7) |
| EARNEST | Sneer at efforts to be sincere and serious (7) |
| HEART | Encouragement felt to be sincere! (5) |
| ONLINE | At work, Neil struggles to be connected to the web (6) |
| BATHTUB | Washing spot that struggles to be accepted by infant (7) |
| MOVIESTARS | Initially Mary Astor perhaps struggles to be included with screen legends |
| FDR | He said "Be sincere; be brief; be seated" |
| CONFLICT | Struggle to be in opposition, but it can be a battle (8) |
| KEEPUPTODATE | Don't fall back, so far, in the struggle to be modern (4,2,2,4) |
| AGE | Obsolete term for the player immediately to the left of the dealer in games that use an automatic be |
| BYRONIC | Corbyn: "I struggle to be broodingly handsome" (7) |
| COMPETE | Struggle to be capable when books are finally taken away |
| NEOPHYTE | Beginner, nervous one, has struggle to be heard |
| TOPFLIGHT | Drug rejected by learner in struggle to be excellent (3-6) |
