| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| TWIG | "Just as the ... is bent . . . " |
| BENT | "Just as the twig is ... . . . " |
| OPERA | "... in English is, in the main, just about as sensible as baseball in Italian": H.L. Mencken |
| ASTHE | "Just ... twig is bent . . . ": Pope |
| FEARED | It is just as I ... |
| HOTMAMA | 2003 Trace Adkins hit about appreciating one's partner just as she is |
| BERRA | "And they give you cash, which is just as good as money" speaker |
| ZSAZSAGABOR | "Getting divorced just because you don't love a man is almost as silly as getting married just because you do" quipper |
