Try hard Crossword Clue

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STRAIN

(6 letters)

STRIVE

(6 letters)

POSER

(5 letters)

ENDEAVOR

(8 letters)

Helpful Hints

(verb)
1. have and exercise
2. put to use

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

HARD (adjective)
1. (of light) transmitted directly from a pointed light source
2. unfortunate or hard to bear
HARD (adverb)
1. with firmness
2. slowly and with difficulty
TRY (verb)
1. melt (fat or lard) in order to separate out impurities
2. test the limits of
TRY (noun)
1. earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something

Hint 3: Other Answers Used in the Past

STRAIN
(6 letters)
STRIVE
(6 letters)
POSER
(5 letters)
ENDEAVOR
(8 letters)

More Vox Crossword (8/29/2026) Answers

Across

1. Toronto Maple ___

6. Some vinyl releases, for short

9. Raised banks

14. Former SNL comedian Cleghorne

15. Hotel offering for an extra

16. Came to light

17. Pennsylvania school where three of the five starters for the 2026 NBA champions attended

19. Bandmate of John, Paul and George

20. Zesty Parmesan-like cheese

21. Confident

23. __ Faire (role-playing event)

24. Clear Eyes Rival

27. 2020 Cardi B/Megan Thee Stallion hit

30. Rallying cry incessantly shouted by fans of the 2026 NBA champions ... and actual end result of the 2026 NBA Finals

33. Sound of an explosion

36. March 15, historically

37. Field of reference

38. Network that broadcast NBA games from 1984-2002

41. Mononymous Somali supermodel

42. Scolded severely

44. 2026 NBA Finals MVP who won college player of the year while at 17-Across in 2018

48. Cornhuskers' school: Abbr.

49. People from Thessaloníki

50. Ancient

53. Velvet Brown's musical instrument

54. Shangri-La

57. Language of Southeast Asia

60. TV voice of the NBA Finals since 2006 (and voice of the 2026 NBA champions' local broadcasts since 1991)

63. Cast out of the country

64. Lead-in to a big event

65. Grasslike marshland plant

66. Hayes or Mirren

67. 24-hour period

68. Mugs for the camera, perhaps

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Down

1. Former "Reading Rainbow" host Burton

2. "Fur ___" (Beethoven composition)

3. Fully committed

4. Afrobeat pioneer ___ Kuti

5. Unforeseen obstacle

6. Friendly beginning?

7. Perspective, initially

8. Condition of zero change

9. Like desolate landscapes

10. Cleveland's lake

11. Darling of the 1980s Mets

12. Home arena of the 2026 NBA champions: Abbr.

13. Metric for online traffic, in web lingo

18. Boyfriend, to Bad Bunny

22. Athlete's outfit, casually

25. Rapper/actor born Tracy Marrow

26. Cerulean

27. Expand horizontally

28. Turn away

29. Green sauce used on linguine

30. "A Fish Called Wanda" actor Kevin

31. 'Just kidding!'

32. ___ to (American South version of "finna")

33. Giant monster of Japanese sci-fi

34. Jordan's capital city

35. Hooper's game, for short

39. Made successfully, like a free throw

40. Tokyo, prior to being Tokyo

43. Important topic for discussion

45. "The Sympathizer" Pulitzer winner Viet Thanh ___

46. “Hang on a sec,” in texts

47. Really chewed out

50. Newspaper stands

51. Feudal lord

52. Copenhagen natives

53. Folklorist's recital

55. Abbreviation in a recipe

56. Double Stuf treat

57. Uninspiring

58. Tool in the Portland Timbers logo

59. Palindrome meaning "small"

61. Tennis's Majoli or Jovic

62. Crucial

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