The Week

[ebeohp]

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

[TheWinner]

soldiers on = persists

[elliemay1]

soldiers on means to persist
per si st s

[elliemay1]

^ not sure where 'per' comes in

[Lie-in King]

'per' is 'a'

[Farrwest]

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!

[elliemay1]

//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.//