| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| LESS | More, in a maxim |
| PEN | Weapon in a maxim |
| SPILT | Like milk in a maxim |
| THREEMAYKEEPA | Start of a maxim published in 1735 |
| NEXTTOGODLINESS | Cleanliness, in John Wesley's maxim. |
| TEAT | "It's not the ..., it's the tumidity" (William Safire maxim about sexual double standards in film nudity ratings) |
