| BLOWYOURMIND | What magicians strive to do |
| WORKWONDERS | What magicians do to have astonishing effect (4,7) |
| HAVEITALL | What many career women strive to do |
| AGREE | Don't deny it's what negotiators strive to do (5) |
| PERFECTPITCH | What groundsman will strive to do, picking up note ideally? |
| PRESS | Strive to do too much for the newspapers (5) |
| STRUGGLE | Vigorously strive to do or attain something (8) |
| BEST | What every player strives to do in defeat (4) |
| OUTOFTHEHAT | What magician may do unexpectedly to solve the problem (4,1,6,3,2,3,3) |
| PULLARABBIT | What magician may do unexpectedly to solve the problem (4,1,6,3,2,3,3) |
| TOPHATS | What magicians sometimes wear on their heads: 2 wds. |
| GETTO | & 19Dn. Tackle the job, as wrestlers strive to do (3,2,5) |
| GRIPS | Tackle the job, as wrestlers strive to do (3,2,5) |
| HEYPRESTO | What magicians exclaim when they work with ropes (3,6) |
| CHARMED | Delighted with what magician did (7) |
| WISHYOUWEREHERE | Ends holiday letter with what magician might say if rabbit doesn't come back on stage (4,3,4,4) |
| ACCURATE | Exactly what Guns strive to be if they don't want to go missing (8) |
| EVIL | What superheroes strive to squelch |
| NATURE | Simple life some strive to get back to |
| GIVEONESALL | Strive to be charitable to the utmost |
