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ebeohp | 16:55 Fri 17th Feb 2023 | Crosswords
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6D. Soldiers on a street in Secret Intelligence Service (8) P-R-I-TS.
Only answers seems to be PERSISTS.
If this is correct why?
Many thanks in advance
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soldiers on = persists
soldiers on means to persist
per si st s
^ not sure where 'per' comes in
'per' is 'a'
Excuse me The Winner, surely 'to soldier on' means to "carry on'. As an Army vet I use the expression quite often in the context when asked 'how was I doing?' My reply that I was soldiering on would simply mean that I was carrying on as normal. I wasn't persisting in or on anything!
//To continue or persist
(intransitive) To continue or persist, despite adversity or difficulty. quotations ▼ He soldiered on through the night, working hard and not sleeping.//

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