Attempted (5)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">attempted</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">('essay' can be a synonym of 'attempt')</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for essayed that I've seen before include "Attempted, endeavoured" , "Tried (E, not A)" , "tested" , "Attempted, tried" , "Made formal attempt" .)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">attempted</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">('try' can be a synonym of 'attempt')</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for tried that I've seen before include "heard in court" , "Tested" , "Made an attempt" , "Essayed" , "Proven by experience" .)