Try - Crossword Clue, Answer and Explanation

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph, The Times, The Mirror, the Penny Press, the Evening Standard, the King Feature Syndicate, The Independent, the Sydney Morning Herald and The Star Tribune.

'try' is the definition.
(I know that stab is a type of try)

This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for stab that I've seen before include "Try - skewer" , "Puncture" , "Attempt (with dagger?)" , "Injure with knife" , "Sudden sharp pain" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard, The New York Times, the Penny Press, The Independent and the LA Times.

'try' is the definition.
(I know that test is a type of try)

This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for test that I've seen before include "Trial; Hampshire river" , "Cricket match; exam" , "Experiment" , "Dip one's toe in" , "water flowing through Hampshire" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard, The New York Times, the Penny Press, The Independent and the LA Times.

'try' is the definition.
(I know that try can be written as taste)

This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for taste that I've seen before include "To eat sparingly" , "Artistic appreciation" , "Small portion" , "A sense; briefly sample" , "Partake of" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.

'try' is the definition.
(essay can mean to try or attempt something)

This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for essay that I've seen before include "Written academic work" , "School composition" , "Prose composition" , "Try; a piece of writing" , "Thesis" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.

'try' is the definition.
(I know that endeavour is a kind of the try)

This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for endeavour that I've seen before include "Aim" , "Try - Cook's ship" , "Captain Cook's first ship - DCI Morse's first name" , "Attempt by employing effort" , "Try hard (to achieve)" .)

I've seen this clue in the Penny Press, The Independent, The New York Times and the Evening Standard.

'try' is the definition.
(I know that try can be written as sample)

This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for sample that I've seen before include "Small part used to represent the whole" , "piece to try" , "Test the specimen" , "Taste(r)" , "Experience" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.

'try' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for tax that I've seen before include "VAT or DIRT, say" , "VAT, for instance" , "Are demanding" , "Tariff" , "Payment to the Exchequer" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times and The New York Times.

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