| ASPIRATIONS | Strong desires to achieve something, such as success (11) |
| URGES | Strong desires to weave rugs out East (5) |
| SWEETS | Word for beloveds, darlings or dears; bonbons, candies, confects, sticky puddings, sugarplums and the like; cordials or wines flavoured with syrup; or, the delights or pleasures of something, such as |
| ASPIRING | Having a strong desire to achieve something (8) |
| ASPIRE | Have a strong desire to achieve something |
| SEEK | Desire to achieve (something) (4) |
| AMBITION | Desire to achieve something |
| TEMPTATIONS | Strong desires (11) |
| ALITTLEHEIR | What the king desires to sire? |
| GOONEBETTER | Work? I really must achieve something more! |
| LENGTHS | Go to great ___, put yourself out to help someone or to achieve something, eg (7) |
| DOORDIE | To make a final desperate attempt to achieve something, no matter what the cost (2,2,3) |
| VIE | Compete eagerly with someone in order to achieve something, as in Hemerocallis '___ en Rose'! (3) |
| EXTRA | Go the ____ mile, phrase meaning 'to make a special effort to achieve something' (5) |
| HASAGOAL | Is driven to achieve something |
| ASPIRANT | One is working hard to achieve something (8) |
| ENDEAVOUR | Try to achieve something (9) |
| STRUGGLE | An energetic attempt to achieve something (8) |
| SQUARETHECIRCLE | Quits the group to achieve something impossible |
| HELLBENT | Determined to achieve something at all costs |
