Stubbornness of poor ancient singer

The answer to “Stubbornness of poor ancient singer” in the The Times Quick Cryptic crossword is INTRANSIGENCE — a 13-letter word. It most recently appeared in the The Times Quick Cryptic crossword on September 15, 2026, a Tuesday puzzle, at 5-Down. Below you'll find why that fill fits, every other answer we've recorded for this clue, and links into the puzzle it came from.

“Stubbornness of poor ancient singer” answer

INTRANSIGENCE (13 letters)

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What does INTRANSIGENCE mean?

Reading the plain dictionary sense of INTRANSIGENCE is often the fastest way to see why it answers this clue.

When else has “Stubbornness of poor ancient singer” appeared?

The Times Quick Cryptic reuses clues across dates, sometimes with a different answer depending on the grid. Here's where this exact clue has shown up, and what the answer was each time — handy when you're checking whether today's fill is the only one.

September 15, 2026 (most recent) → INTRANSIGENCE. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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