| Rating | Solver | Clue |
|---|---|---|
| LINGERING | Persistent | |
| CONTINUAL | Persistent | |
| NAGGING | Persistent | |
| RESTANT | Persistent. | |
| ANXIETIES | Persistent worries | |
| STAYER | Persistent person | |
| STICKER | Persistent person | |
| HARASSMENT | Persistent annoyance | |
| ACHE | Persistent throb | |
| AFTERTASTE | Persistent tang | |
| TRIER | Persistent person | |
| OBSESSIONS | Persistent feelings | |
| OBSESSION | Persistent preoccupation | |
| SIEGE | Persistent attack | |
| PERSISTIVE | See Persistent. | |
| TENACIOUS | Stubborn or persistent | |
| INSISTENT | Insisting; persistent; persevering. | |
| INCULCATE | Instil by persistent instruction | |
| PERSEVERING | Characterized by perseverance; persistent. | |
| PERSISTENTLY | In a persistent manner. | |
| GNAW | Wear away by persistent biting | |
| CLAMOUR | Persistent demand for mollusc belonging to us | |
| CHRONIC | Persistent rhino wedged between two cage openings | |
| PERSISTING | Inclined to persist; tenacious of purpose; persistent. | |
| WASPS | Start off to find widespread and surprisingly persistent stingers | |