| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| ASHOT | "It was just ... in the dark" |
| MINUSSHAFT | What the 1973 film became after it was just "In Africa?" |
| ASLIP | "It was just ... of the tongue" |
| EEN | It was a dark period for Poe |
| STORMYNIGHT | It was also dark, per some classically purple prose |
| PURPLEPROSE | Bulwer-Lytton's "It was a dark and stormy night ...," e.g. |
