Refuse to take no for an answer
The crossword clue "Refuse to take no for an answer" is answered by INSIST, a 6-letter entry. Used 7 times across 7 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2000. It appears in 7 publications in the xd corpus.
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INSIST
6 letters. See every clue for this answer on the INSIST answer page.
Used 7 times across 7 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2000. It appears in 7 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other clues for INSIST
Every other clue in this collection answered by INSIST, most used first.
- Demand - used 15 times, most recently in 2025
- Refuse to yield - used 12 times, most recently in 2025
- Stand firm - used 11 times, most recently in 2026
- Be a stickler - used 6 times, most recently in 2017
- Be emphatic - used 6 times, most recently in 2019
Related clues
Clues in this collection of the same answer length that share a word with this clue, or match its answer pattern when no word is shared. Most used first.
- Take for granted - ASSUME, used 100 times
- Take turns - ROTATE, used 82 times
- Fit for farming - ARABLE, used 76 times
- Get even for - AVENGE, used 69 times
- Take into custody - ARREST, used 65 times
- Makes up (for) - ATONES, used 63 times
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