Refuse to budge Crossword Clue
Looking for the answer to “Refuse to budge” from the New York Times crossword of August 16, 2026? It has 6 letters. Flip the tiles one at a time, try a hint first, or look through the rest of that puzzle.
Crossword answer
NEW YORK TIMES, AUGUST 16, 2026
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INSIST is the answer to “Refuse to budge”. It means to be resolute on some matter.
Hints
Three clues to the answer, gentle first. Open one at a time.
Hint 1 Meaning
To be resolute on some matter.
Hint 2 Anagram
Its letters, scrambled: SNITSI.
Hint 3 Another clue
It has also been clued as “Not take "no" for an answer”.
More clues from the New York Times (August 16, 2026)
Across
- 1. Work parodied by Umberto Eco's "Granita"6 letters, starts with LLOLITA
- 7. Subject of Hawthorne's "The Scarlet Letter"3 letters, starts with SSIN
- 10. One's opponents4 letters, starts with TTHEM
- 14. Uncool4 letters, starts with LLAME
- 18. Untold6 letters, starts with AATONOF
- 19. Down Under runners4 letters, starts with EEMUS
- 21. Caramel-filled candy4 letters, starts with RROLO
- 22. Word following bear or honey4 letters, starts with TTRAP
- 23. _ATSO_ and _EKYL_21 letters, starts with DDOCTORSWITHOUTBORDERS
- 27. Astonished, informally5 letters, starts with SSHOOK
- 28. With 45-Across, many a correspondent3 letters, starts with PPEN
- 29. Do business7 letters, starts with OOPERATE
- 30. Uncle, in Uruguay3 letters, starts with TTIO
- 31. Water nymph of Greek myth5 letters, starts with NNAIAD
- 33. Poet's Muse5 letters, starts with EERATO
- 34. Memorial ___ Kettering (New York City medical facility)5 letters, starts with SSLOAN
- 36. _RAVES19 letters, starts with NNEEDSNOINTRODUCTION
- 41. It may be petrified6 letters, starts with FFOSSIL
- 42. Acknowledge5 letters, starts with NNODAT
- 43. El ___, Tex.4 letters, starts with PPASO
- 44. Sass3 letters, starts with LLIP
- 45. See 28-Across3 letters, starts with PPAL
- 47. Eggy quaff3 letters, starts with NNOG
- 48. Trudge4 letters, starts with PPLOD
- 50. Approaching4 letters, starts with NNIGH
- 54. Some funerary selections4 letters, starts with UURNS
- 56. SAG_16 letters, starts with NNEVERENDINGSTORY
- 60. Stands for speakers5 letters, starts with PPODIA
- 62. Preserver of freshness4 letters, starts with SSEAL
- 63. Sent6 letters, starts with EELATED
- 64. Place for a sailor's anchor, informally5 letters, starts with BBICEP
- 67. Hunk4 letters, starts with SSLAB
- 70. Disapproving syllables4 letters, starts with TTSKS
- 72. It may be mental5 letters, starts with IIMAGE
- 73. Out, in a way6 letters, starts with AASLEEP
- 75. "That's cool, man"4 letters, starts with IIDIG
- 77. Words that may open doors5 letters, starts with IITSME
- 79. _NIGHT16 letters, starts with HHEADLESSHORSEMAN
- 83. Learning method4 letters, starts with RROTE
- 87. Guard, as a goal4 letters, starts with TTEND
- 88. Get rid of4 letters, starts with SSHED
- 89. "Yadda, yadda"3 letters, starts with EETC
- 90. Squeaker … or squealer3 letters, starts with RRAT
- 92. Home improvement initials3 letters, starts with DDIY
- 93. Italian wine city4 letters, starts with AASTI
- 95. Fiber also known as viscose5 letters, starts with RRAYON
- 97. Toddler's jumping spot on a rainy day6 letters, starts with PPUDDLE
- 99. FRAN_19 letters, starts with NNOTCOMPLETELYHONEST
- 104. More reasonable5 letters, starts with SSANER
- 105. Interprets5 letters, starts with RREADS
- 106. Suspended musical instruments5 letters, starts with GGONGS
- 107. Vein contents3 letters, starts with OORE
- 108. Calm7 letters, starts with AATPEACE
- 111. Title that becomes loftier when an E is added3 letters, starts with SSIR
- 112. Escort to a penthouse, say5 letters, starts with SSEEUP
- 116. _IALO_21 letters, starts with UUNLIMITEDTALKANDTEXTS
- 120. Even4 letters, starts with TTIED
- 121. Carry on4 letters, starts with RRANT
- 122. Tender cut4 letters, starts with LLOIN
- 123. Pie portions, shapewise6 letters, starts with WWEDGES
- 124. Crones4 letters, starts with HHAGS
- 125. Gas brand that sounds like two letters of the alphabet4 letters, starts with EESSO
- 126. Invention originally developed as a yellow dye3 letters, starts with TTNT
- 127. Refuse to budge6 letters, starts with IINSIST
Down
- 1. Striplings4 letters, starts with LLADS
- 2. Texter's "Then again …"4 letters, starts with OOTOH
- 3. Bananas4 letters, starts with LLOCO
- 4. Chants7 letters, starts with IINTONES
- 5. Briefly swam8 letters, starts with TTOOKADIP
- 6. Home to more than 1,500 languages: Abbr.3 letters, starts with AAFR
- 7. Affixed, as a patch7 letters, starts with SSEWEDON
- 8. "Let's do this!"4 letters, starts with IIMIN
- 9. Macadamia, for one3 letters, starts with NNUT
- 10. Closely following6 letters, starts with TTRUETO
- 11. Racing vehicle6 letters, starts with HHOTROD
- 12. Napoleon exile site4 letters, starts with EELBA
- 13. No longer relevant4 letters, starts with MMOOT
- 14. Inc., abroad3 letters, starts with LLTD
- 15. Childish comeback6 letters, starts with AARETOO
- 16. Maid of Sherwood Forest6 letters, starts with MMARIAN
- 17. Many a printer5 letters, starts with EEPSON
- 20. Consequences of supply chain problems9 letters, starts with SSHORTAGES
- 24. Cross4 letters, starts with SSPAN
- 25. Dizzying gallery works5 letters, starts with OOPART
- 26. Pauses while playing5 letters, starts with RRESTS
- 32. Treasure or desert follower6 letters, starts with IISLAND
- 33. Ewoks' home moon5 letters, starts with EENDOR
- 35. Job that may involve jumping through hoops9 letters, starts with LLIONTAMER
- 36. Form of detective fiction4 letters, starts with NNOIR
- 37. Channel for gaming enthusiasts?4 letters, starts with EESPN
- 38. Actress Skye4 letters, starts with IIONE
- 39. Words after check, follow or catch4 letters, starts with UUPON
- 40. Bum5 letters, starts with CCADGE
- 41. Reason to take a shot3 letters, starts with FFLU
- 46. Some odoriferous gifts4 letters, starts with LLEIS
- 48. Smartphone predecessors, for short4 letters, starts with PPDAS
- 49. Female rapper with a longtime feud with Foxy Brown6 letters, starts with LLILKIM
- 51. "Diminutive" Greek letter4 letters, starts with IIOTA
- 52. Nickname that omits "-ory"4 letters, starts with GGREG
- 53. London park4 letters, starts with HHYDE
- 55. Chemistry test?9 letters, starts with SSPEEDDATE
- 57. Travel bag6 letters, starts with VVALISE
- 58. Bag3 letters, starts with NNET
- 59. Not very favorable, as some 84-Down4 letters, starts with SSLIM
- 61. Car with a stylized lightning bolt logo4 letters, starts with OOPEL
- 64. Thai money4 letters, starts with BBAHT
- 65. "Gotcha"4 letters, starts with IISEE
- 66. Group with a tartan4 letters, starts with CCLAN
- 68. It may drive one to distraction, in brief4 letters, starts with AADHD
- 69. Thumbnail, maybe3 letters, starts with BBIO
- 71. A-lister4 letters, starts with SSTAR
- 74. Sauce traditionally made in a mortar5 letters, starts with PPESTO
- 76. Steal9 letters, starts with GGREATDEAL
- 78. Attach with a click6 letters, starts with SSNAPON
- 80. Carpenter's spacer4 letters, starts with SSHIM
- 81. Ophthalmology concerns5 letters, starts with SSTYES
- 82. Green sci.4 letters, starts with EECOL
- 84. 2 to 5, say4 letters, starts with OODDS
- 85. Infraction at an arcade4 letters, starts with TTILT
- 86. ___ of Horus (Egyptian symbol of healing)3 letters, starts with EEYE
- 91. Element used in bulb filaments8 letters, starts with TTUNGSTEN
- 94. "Shoo!"5 letters, starts with SSCRAM
- 95. Display some emotion, perhaps5 letters, starts with RREACT
- 96. Member of the N.F.L.'s "Big Blue," in brief7 letters, starts with NNYGIANT
- 98. Prepares to puree, perhaps, as papayas7 letters, starts with DDESEEDS
- 99. Fantasy realm ruled by King Caspian6 letters, starts with NNARNIA
- 100. Feature of Anthony Robles, a 2011 N.C.A.A. national champion wrestler6 letters, starts with OONELEG
- 101. Shows pride in one's appearance, in a way6 letters, starts with PPREENS
- 102. Result in6 letters, starts with LLEADTO
- 103. Producer of a call to arms4 letters, starts with HHORN
- 104. Go ___ (fail)5 letters, starts with SSOUTH
- 109. Poop4 letters, starts with TTIRE
- 110. School grps.4 letters, starts with PPTAS
- 111. Hide4 letters, starts with SSKIN
- 113. Vet4 letters, starts with EEXGI
- 114. Western Indians4 letters, starts with UUTES
- 115. Subtle summons4 letters, starts with PPSST
- 117. Fingers3 letters, starts with IIDS
- 118. Park place?3 letters, starts with LLOT
- 119. Road recklessness of a sort, for short3 letters, starts with DDWI
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Questions
What is the answer to “Refuse to budge”?
INSIST, 6 letters: to be resolute on some matter.
When was “Refuse to budge” last seen in a crossword?
In the New York Times crossword of August 16, 2026.
How many letters does the answer have?
6 letters, starting with I.