| BLUEBIRD | Singer's unhappy attempt to cross river |
| BIRD | Flyer's attempt to cross river (4) |
| TERRITORY | Time to slip up -- I attempt to cross old field (9) |
| AUDITORY | Hearing car, attempt to cross over (8) |
| BANISH | Drive out in attempt to cross part of UK |
| ATRY | Orchestrated an attempt to cross the line (6,1,3) |
| SCORED | Orchestrated an attempt to cross the line (6,1,3) |
| TILERY | Attempt to cross French island, a source of baked clay |
| ASIA | Continent in seas I attempt to cross |
| EXPRESSWAY | Former pioneer's voided attempt to cross West by fast route |
| GECKO | Lizard in attempt to cross floor after head's chopped off |
| ABRIDGED | Attempt to cross over a delta, initially, was cut short (8) |
| TRIREMES | Attempts to cross French sea, being back in boats (8) |
| TRIFLES | Attempts to cross the floor, they don't mean much (7) |
| BURTLANCASTER | Film star only has to cross river to get to city |
| TROLL | Tax to cross river goes to one living under bridge |
| STAYTHECOURSE | Scouts here manage to cross river and keep going to the end (4,3,6) |
| SWARM | A lot of insects took to the water to cross river (5) |
| CRABBY | Irritable taxi driver having to cross river (6) |
| MRRIGHT | Special man having strength to cross river twice (2,5) |
