Answer:

insists

Answer	Crossword Clue
INSISTS	Won't take "no" for an answer
INSISTS	Refuses to yield
INSISTS	Demands

INSISTS	Puts one's foot down
INSISTS	Sticks ot one's guns
INSISTS	Won't take no for an answer
INSISTS	Is emphatic
INSISTS	Won't back down
INSISTS	Maintains
INSISTS	Dwells with emphasis.
INSISTS	Maintains stoutly.

INSISTS	Demands strongly.
INSISTS	Perseveres.
INSISTS	Demands.
INSISTS	Stands firm on
INSISTS	Demands firmly
INSISTS	Demands strongly
INSISTS	Stays firm in a demand
INSISTS	Commands

INSISTS	Holds to firmly

Crossword

a puzzle consisting of a grid of squares and blanks into which words crossing vertically and horizontally are written according to clues.