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INSIST is a legal Scrabble word. See a dictionary definition for INSIST.

34 total results for INSIST   ( score: 50 )

16 results for INSIST from Shortz Era puzzles:
Repeated clues show (number of Shortz Era occurrences).
DateGridClueAuthor
Fri Jan 8, 202123ABrook no refusalEvan Kalish
Thu Aug 4, 201667ANot take no for an answerJonathan M. Kaye
Wed Apr 9, 201448DRefuse to yield (2)John E. Bennett
Wed Mar 24, 201022DRefuse to bendPeter A. Collins
Thu Jan 15, 200950DBe emphatic (2)Patrick Blindauer
Fri Nov 16, 200745DNot yieldChuck Deodene
Wed Nov 1, 200621DNot give an inchPaula Gamache
Sat Aug 30, 200318ARefuse to compromisePatrick Berry
Sat Aug 2, 200323AMore than requestDana Motley
Wed Jul 9, 200345DMore than urgePatrick Merrell
Sun Nov 7, 19995DBe firmBrendan Emmett Quigley
Wed Aug 11, 19991DBe emphatic (2)Rich Norris
Mon May 25, 199840ANot give up an argumentWilliam Canine
Mon Feb 23, 199867ARefuse to yield (2)Mark Danna
Sun Dec 15, 19967DPut one's foot downR. Ross
Sun Jul 10, 199439ADemandAlvin Chase
1 result for INSIST from Variety puzzles:
DateTypeGridClueAuthor
Jan 2, 2022AcrosticOPut one's foot downEmily Cox & Henry Rathvon
17 results for INSIST from pre-Shortz puzzles:
DateGridClueAuthorEditor
Sun Jul 19, 199264DPersevereKevin BoyleMaleska
Wed Nov 21, 199051APressMartha J. DeWittMaleska
Sun May 15, 198897DDeclare firmlyRichard SilvestriMaleska
Thu Sep 27, 198444DDemand firmlyEugene T. MaleskaMaleska
Sun Aug 8, 1982103DDemand stronglyMary Virginia OrnaMaleska
Fri Jul 31, 198110DAssert emphaticallyNancy McCarthyMaleska
Fri Jul 4, 19699DDemand.UnknownWeng
Thu May 21, 196410DMaintain positively.UnknownFarrar
Wed Apr 1, 196417ADemand.UnknownFarrar
Sun Jun 9, 196393APersevere.Sidney LambertFarrar
Sat May 26, 196226ADemand strongly.Helen H. KamerlingFarrar
Sun Oct 23, 196095DDemand strongly.Thomas MeekinFarrar
Sun Nov 15, 1959127ADemand strongly.Jack LuzzattoFarrar
Thu Sep 11, 195836DDemand strongly.Herbert EttensonFarrar
Tue Feb 18, 195857AMaintain.H. L. RisteenFarrar
Fri Sep 24, 195423ATake a firm stand.H. L. RisteenFarrar
Thu Oct 4, 195144DHold to firmly.UnknownFarrar
Anagrams:SITSIN, SITINS
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