PERSIST Crossword Clue & Answer

We found 162 solutions for 'PERSIST' with 2 to 19 letters.
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The clue "PERSIST" last appeared in the New York Times crossword on June 2, 2021. The correct answer for this puzzle is "LAST", a 4-letter word.

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Clue
Answer
Length
PERSIST with 2 letters
BE
2
GO
2
PERSIST with 3 letters
HUG
3
HUM
3
RUN
3
SET
3
PERSIST with 4 letters
BIDE
4
CLOT
4
FEED
4
GO ON
4
HANG
4
HOLD
4
KEEP
4
LAST ⭐
4
LIVE
4
MASS
4
PUSH
4
SAVE
4
STAY
4
TOIL
4
URGE
4
WEAR
4
PERSIST with 5 letters
ABIDE
5
BUNCH
5
CARRY
5
CLASP
5
CLING
5
DRONE
5
DWELL
5
EXIST
5
GET ON
5
GRASP
5
LABOR
5
PRESS
5
RECUR
5
RUN ON
5
STAND
5
STICK
5
TARRY
5
PERSIST with 6 letters
ADHERE
6
ASSERT
6
CLEAVE
6
CLINCH
6
COHERE
6
CORK UP
6
DRAG ON
6
ENDURE
6
EXTEND
6
FOLLOW
6
HANG IN
6
HANG ON
6
HANGON
6
HOLD IN
6
HOLD ON
6
INSIST
6
KEEP AT
6
KEEP IN
6
KEEP ON
6
KEEP UP
6
KEEPON
6
LINGER
6
LIVE ON
6
LOCK IN
6
MANAGE
6
OBTAIN
6
PURSUE
6
PUSHON
6
REMAIN
6
RETAIN
6
SAVE UP
6
STAY ON
6
STRIVE
6
PERSIST with 7 letters
CARRY ON
7
CLING TO
7
CLUSTER
7
CONGEAL
7
CONTEND
7
EMBRACE
7
FORBEAR
7
HOLD OUT
7
INHIBIT
7
LAST OUT
7
MAKE OUT
7
OUTLAST
7
OUTLIVE
7
OUTSTAY
7
PERDURE
7
PREVAIL
7
PROCEED
7
PROLONG
7
PROVIDE
7
REPRESS
7
SOLDIER
7
STAND ON
7
STAY PUT
7
STICK TO
7
SUBSIST
7
SURVIVE
7
SUSPEND
7
SUSTAIN
7

Top answer for PERSIST crossword clue from newspapers

LAST

Definition of PERSIST

  • stay behind; "The smell stayed in the room"; "The hostility remained long after they made up"

Anagrams of PERSIST

ESPRITS PRIESTS SITREPS SPRIEST SPRITES STIRPES STRIPES TRIPSES

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Solution LAST is our most searched for solution by our visitors. Solution LAST is 4 letters long. We have 15 further solutions of the same word length.

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There are 162 solutions. The longest is NOT ACCEPT COMPROMISE with 19 letters, and the shortest is BE with 2 letters.

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Solutions are between 2 and 19 letters long.

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10
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6
WORK persistently
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