| Rating | Solver | Clue |
|---|---|---|
| OBSTINACY | Doggedness | |
| RESOLUTENESS | Doggedness | |
| PERSISTENCE | Doggedness | |
| PERTINACITY | Doggedness | |
| TENACITY | Doggedness | |
| PERSISTENCY | The quality or state of being persistent; staying or continuing quality; hence, in an unfavorable sense, doggedness; obstinacy. | |
| PERSIST | ...metimes conveying an unfavorable notion, as of doggedness or obstinacy. ... | |