| RETRY | Sappers make an effort to rehear case (5) |
| REMOVE | Sappers make shift to take it away (6) |
| TRIPE | Told to make an effort to exercise? Codswallop! (5) |
| TRULY | In fact, make an effort to tour centre of Toulon (5) |
| HEAVE | Make an effort to lift (5) |
| EXERT | Make an effort to have the tree back around ten (5) |
| CLIMB | Make an effort to better one's social status? (5) |
| TRIER | He makes an effort to get to a German town (5) |
| RETCH | Make an effort to vomit |
| SEEKS | Makes an effort to locate |
| FENDS | Makes an effort to resist |
| RAREEARTH | Type of chemical element such as Yttrium, anagram of REHEAR ART (4,5) |
| HEARTIER | More red-blooded - rehear it (anag) (8) |
| HAMMERHOUSE | Classic scary series somehow rehears humor form - oho! (6,5,2,6) |
| OFHORROR | Classic scary series somehow rehears humor form - oho! (6,5,2,6) |
| OTHERHALF | Make an effort to take top off beer for mate (5,4) |
| BYLEAPS | To make an effort to achieve or complete something difficult (7) |
| PULLONESSOCKSUP | Make an effort to do better (4,4,5,2) |
| TRENDY | Finish inside; make an effort to be up to date (6) |
| PULLUPONESSOCKS | Make an effort to improve one's performance (4,2,4,5) |