Crossword answer
PERSIST
7 letters · Used for 7 different clues · 20 appearances · Last seen The Sun, September 18, 2026
Letter pattern
PERSIST
Clues that lead to PERSIST
Most recent firstClueLettersPuzzleLast seen
Strange priests go on (7)7The SunSep 18, 2026
Don't give up7NewsdayJun 16, 2026
Continue, on the quiet, to resist change7Evening StandardJun 12, 2026
Continue, on getting power, to resist change7Evening StandardAug 1, 2025
Persevere7Evening StandardFeb 11, 2025
Go on, sir. Chuck the pest out!7Evening StandardAug 9, 2024
Though out of step, sir, don’t give up7Evening StandardFeb 8, 2019
About PERSIST in crosswords
PERSIST is a 7-letter answer that has appeared 20 times in our database across 7 different clues. It was most recently the answer to “Strange priests go on (7)” in the The Sun crossword on September 18, 2026.
Other 7-letter answers
PRELATEChurch dignitary
OSTRICHFlightless bird
SARDINERise and cast for fish (7)
CONVENTPrisoner opening nunnery (7)
ARACHNEAthena’s challenger who became a spider? (7)
VARIANTDiverse
MOTIVESReasons
MILKCANTarget in some carnival games
VETERANOld soldier
VISITEDCalled on
DELIGHTGild the plastic with great pleasure!
CATCHUPWork faster to make fishing results better?
UNNERVEDisconcert
PEASOUPMain crap according to Spooner, bowl of something green? (3,4)
Every appearance of PERSIST (20)
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Sep 18, 2026
Strange priests go on (7) · The Sun · 22 Across
Jun 16, 2026
Don't give up · Newsday · Down
Jun 12, 2026
Continue, on the quiet, to resist change · Evening Standard · 11 Down
Aug 1, 2025
Continue, on getting power, to resist change · Evening Standard · 16 Across
Feb 11, 2025
Persevere · Evening Standard · 15 Across
Nov 6, 2024
Persevere · Evening Standard · 32 Across
Aug 21, 2024
Persevere · Evening Standard · 3 Down
Aug 9, 2024
Go on, sir. Chuck the pest out! · Evening Standard · 34 Down
May 15, 2024
Persevere · Evening Standard · 15 Across
Jan 8, 2024
Persevere · Evening Standard · 15 Across
Feb 27, 2023
Persevere · Evening Standard · 12 Down
Sep 23, 2022
Persevere · Evening Standard · 3 Down
Jun 4, 2021
Continue, on the quiet, to resist change · Evening Standard · 11 Down
Jul 31, 2020
Continue, on getting power, to resist change · Evening Standard · 16 Across
Aug 30, 2019
Go on, sir. Chuck the pest out! · Evening Standard · 34 Down
Feb 8, 2019
Though out of step, sir, don’t give up · Evening Standard · 39 Across
Dec 7, 2018
Persevere · Evening Standard · 15 Across
Jul 30, 2018
Persevere · Evening Standard · 32 Across
Jul 4, 2018
Persevere · Evening Standard · 3 Down
Apr 6, 2018
Persevere · Evening Standard · 15 Across